Kare-kare by RiA

I'd like to share another recipe with you. A Filipino and tasty dish called "Kare-kare." I got this recipe from my sister. I tried this a few times already so I somehow managed to do it well. But even when the first time I did this, it was great.

These are the ingredients: 1/2 kilo beef/tripe cut into cubes 1/2 kilo oxtail, 2" long (optional) 8 cups of Water 4 tbsp Oil 1/8 cup Annato Seeds (atsuete) 2 pcs Onions 1 head Garlic 3 cups Peanut Butter 1/4 cup Ground Roasted Rice (or Rice Flour/All Purpose Flour) 4 pcs. Eggplant 1" thick 1 bundle Pechay 1 bundle Sitaw, 2" long strips 1 Banana Bud Salt or Patis to Taste Procedure: 1. Boil beef tripe in water for an hour, 30-45 minutes in a pressure cooker or until tender. Strain and keep stock. Remove scums. 2. Put hot water in the annato seeds in a bowl let it stand until bright red in color. Discard the seeds. 3. Saute onions and garlic. Add stock, roasted rice or flour, beef tripe and/or oxtail and peanut butter. 4. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Add salt/fish sauce to taste. Put in the annato / atsuete mix well. 5. Add vegetables with 2 minutes intervals: sitaw, eggplant, banana bud and pechay. 6. Cook for a few minutes. Don't over cook the vegetables. 7. Serve with bagoong and rice. *If using rice flour, mix 1/2 of stock to flour and 1/2 to peanut butter prior to adding mixture.

In the original recipe of my sister, the annato seeds are heated in oil. But for me, I only put in a hot water until it turns bright red in color. It's up to you how red it would be. You can put it later than the veggies or before adding the veggies. This looks difficult to cook but it is pretty simple. I also don't usually measure the ingredients especially the peanut butter. I add just a few at first, then add more to my liking. I actually put a lot so it will taste good so don't stick so much to my measurements. I also don't use oxtail with my recipe, but it is up to you it you want it. I like beef tripe more because it has less scums and fats.

I hope you will try this and share with me the picture of it. Hope you will also like it the way I did it. Till my next dish! See yah!

Shrimp with Green Peas Salad by RiA

I got this recipe from an old cookbook called "Mother's Tasty Dishes" it was written in tagalog so I will interpret it in english language. This is so yummy and very easy to prepare.

Ingredients: 2 cups sauteed shrimp (halabos na hipon) Mayonnaise Celery, chopped 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1 cup green peas, pre-boiled lettuce Procedure: Peel the sauteed shrimp. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Put the salad in a lettuce. [You may add seasoning (salt and pepper) according to your taste]

Very simple but tasty salad. Hope you'll try this and let me know how it tasted like. Until my next dish! See yah!

Spinach and Tuna Pasta by RiA

I got this recipe from allthecooks.com but the original recipe had just the spinach, since I have canned tuna left here at home, I decided to add it on this dish. It tasted so good! I'd like to share this with you.

These are the ingredients: 226 gr. - pasta noodles (supposedly fettuccine noodles but I used the spiral one), 226 gr - fresh spinach 1tbsp - garlic salt (mash garlic with salt) 1 cup heavy cream 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 2 can tuna flakes pinch of nutmeg (optional) Procedure: Cook the pasta noodles (fettuccine or spiral) to a boiling water for 10 minutes or until the pasta is a little bit soft, drain. In a pan, stir-fry the tuna flakes until cooked, add in the garlic salt, heavy cream, nutmeg then mix the pasta and the fresh spinach. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.

This dish is very delicious and nutritious too because it has vegetables and tuna. This is good for those who are on a diet.

You can partner it with a garlic bread. Just toss a pan bread with a garlic mixture: heat the butter for a short time, just until it melted, put in minced garlic, salt and pepper and basil leaves.

Hope you can try this and share it with me via a comment. Until my next dish! See yah!

Classic Potato Salad by RiA

This is one of my favorites among my newly found recipes. Even my family loves it. I found this on "recipe" on my android phone here.

I did the exact thing and ingredients this time.

These are the ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise 2 tbsp vinegar 1 ½ tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 4 cup cubed cooked potatoes (5-6 medium) 1 cup celery, sliced ½ cup chopped onion 2 hard cooked eggs, chopped Procedure: Combine the first 5 ingredients. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover, chill.

This is super easy to do again and it taste great! I suggest you try this out now. Credits to allthecooks.com for this yummy recipe.

Until my next dish. See yah!

Cheesy Mashed Potato by RiA

I'll be sharing another side dish or merienda. I was about to make the usual mashed potato but thought of making it in a different way. This is so much easy to make and so delicious too. Here is how to make my cheesy mashed potato:

Ingredients: Butter Potatoes Salt and Pepper to taste Milk Cheddar cheese Parmesan Cheese for topping Procedure: Cook potatoes on a double boiler until it is very soft, then mash them. Add butter, salt and pepper. Combine milk until the texture is good enough for you. Put cheddar cheese and Parmesan on top for the finishing touch. You can put cheese wiz instead of the cheddar cheese to make it cheesier. :D

Hope you'll like it and try it for yourself. That's it for now. Until my next dish. See you soon!

Chicken Teriyaki Kabobs by RiA

I got this delicious recipe from the application "recipe" on my android phone. I did the exact ingredients for the marinade but I added the tomatoes so it would be more filling.

Here are the ingredients for this dish:

680 gr chicken breasts, skinned and boned

White Onions, cut into 1 inch length

Tomatoes, cut into wedges

Marinate:

1/2 cup Soy Sauce

2 tablespoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Oil

1 teaspoon Minced fresh ginger root

1 clove garlic, minced

Procedure:

Cut chicken into 1 1/2 inches square pieces. Thread each of eight 6 inches bamboo or metal skewers alternately with chicken, white onion pieces (spear onion slices through side, not lengthwise) and tomatoes. Place skewers in shallow pan. Combine soy sauce, sugar, oil, ginger and garlic; pour over skewers and brush chicken thoroughly with sauce. Marinate 30 minutes. Reserving marinade, place on rack of broiler pan. Turn over and brush with reserved marinade until the chicken is tender.

You may also add fruits like pineapple or vegetables like bell pepper. You also can remove the chicken, tomatoes and onion and place them in the broiler if you are not comfortable in the skewers and to cook all of them easily. One problem with this dish is when it is in the skewers, the chicken may not be cooked entirely but the vegetables are well cooked already.

Hope you'll like it and try it for yourself. That's it for now. Until my next dish. See you soon!

Pancit by RiA

This is a famous dish for the Filipinos. I got this from our family's recipes but sadly I forgot to put the liver which would taste better. These are the ingredients for Pansit:

Pansit Bihon

Carrots

Baguio Beans

Cabbage

Pork

Chicken Balls

Soy Sauce

Salt and Pepper

Shrimp Stock

Pork Stock

Oyster Sauce (optional)
Cooking Oil
Onion and Garlic

Procedure:
Saute the onion and garlic, add in the pork (and/or liver) until it is soft and tender. Add in the rest of the vegetables and the salt and pepper. Then pour the shrimp and pork stock then the pansit bihon. Mix the soy sauce and the oyster sauce. Let it simmer for a few minutes and then it is done.

I didn't put on the measurements because it would depend on you. The more ingredients you have, the more it will taste good. I've put some oyster sauce to make it a bit sweeter. You can also add liver and sitcharo (instead of baguio beans). You can cook this for special occasions like birthday because they say that it will give you a long life. :D

That's it for now. Until my next dish. See you soon!

Tortang Talong by RiA

This has been a family's recipe for a long time. I guess many of you already know how to cook this. To those who don't know it yet, I will share the recipe with you.

Here are the ingredients:

5-6 Medium to Large Eggplants

1/4 Kilo Ground Pork

3 Medium Carrots diced

3 Large Potatoes, diced

2-3 Beaten Eggs

Onion and Garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

Cooking Oil

Procedure:

Grill the eggplants until it is cooked and soft enough to peel its skin. After you peel the skin, mash it with fork making it in a circular / oblong shape. Set it aside.

For the mixture, saute garlic and onions, then add the ground pork. Cook the pork for about 30 minutes or until it turns brown. Add in the carrots, potatoes and salt and pepper. Set it aside.

Get your mashed eggplants and add the mixture, one eggplant at a time. Put it in a plate so you can arrange it beautifully. Put the beaten eggs, enough to cover the whole eggplant. Then fry it.

If you noticed it, it takes a while to be able to prepare it because of the processes you have to do. But once you get the hang of it, it is quite easy. For the sauce you can add for this dish is soy sauce and calamansi. But for me, I love the japanese mayo and ketchup to go with it. :))

Hope you'll like it and try it for yourself. That's it for now. Until my next dish. See you soon!

Mixed Vegetables by RiA

This is so easy to make. It serves as side dish for main dishes. I partnered it with my Burger Steak.

 

These are the ingredients for my Mixed Vegetables:
1 pack mixed vegetables (carrots, corn, green peas)
Butter
Nestle Cream
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Nutmeg (optional)
Fresh Milk (optional)

Procedure:
Melt butter in the pan, add the mixed vegetables. Stir them altogether until cooked. Add the spices, then the cream and milk to make it flavorful and creamy.

The original recipe was the butter and the mixed vegetables, I just added cream and milk and the spice to make it tastier.

Hope you'll like it. That's it for now. Until my next dish. See you soon!