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Dinakdakan (Ilocano grilled pork meat and brain) recipe

Ingredients:

400 grams pig’s meat (ear, tongue, face)
2 medium-sized white onion, sliced
1 large-sized ginger, chopped
dash of salt and pepper, according to taste
kalamansi or lemon juice
pork brain

Directions:

1. Boil pork until half cooked. Strain and grill until brown.
2. Sliced the pork meat into 1″ long and 1/4″ thick (or your desired sizes).
3. Place in a bowl and then add onion, ginger, and lemon or kalamansi juice.
4. Wrap pork brain in an aluminum foil.
5. Grill the pork brain until medium cooked.
6. Add grilled pork brain to the dinakdakan.
7. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.

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Dinakdakan (Ilocano grilled pig face and meat) recipe

Ingredients:
250 to 350 grams pig’s meat (ear, tongue, face)
1 medium sized white onion, sliced
1 medium sized ginger, chopped
Salt and pepper
calamansi or lemon juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise

Directions:
1. Boil pork until half cooked. Strain and grill until brown.
2. Sliced the pork meat into 1″ long and 1/4″ thick (or your desired sizes).
3. Place in a bowl and then add onion, ginger, and lemon or kalamansi juice.
4. Mix well with mayonnaise.
5. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.


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Get to know your all-time bulb vegetables!

A regular staple to Filipino dishes is the ever-dependable bulb vegetable which includes onions, garlic, and ramps. Dishes come alive when these members of the lily family contribute aromatic undertones. Onion and garlic prove to be versatile especially when they add punch to salads and salsas in their raw form. The real magic happens when they’re cooked. The light sauté or slow roast tones down their pungent, acrid flavors and coaxes out their natural sweetness.

Bring out the best of bulb vegetables with these tips:

• “Spring” bulb such as scallions and ramps, needs refrigeration.
• “Storage” bulbs are the more typically onionlike or the round, thin-skinned vegetables that can simply be kept out in a dark, dry place.
• Chives are technically related to onions and garlic but are considered to be an herb.
With so many kinds of onions out in the market, it is wise to know each one of them so as to keep them fresh for a long time and to know what each onion is best for.

1. Spanish onion

Characteristics:

This storage onion is relatively mild but not as much as sweet onions. These are round, with a thin, brownish, and papery skin. Spanish onions are the most common type of onion in the United States. They are also available as red and white. When a recipe asks for “an onion,” a Spanish onion is the one to use.

2. Shallots

Alternate names: Gray shallot, Red shallot

Characteristics:

The shallots often looks more like garlic than an onion because of its small, bulbous cluster and thin dry coppery-brown skin. Individual shallot cloves closely resemble oversized garlic cloves with their pointed tapered ends. The only difference is that the shallot possesses a luminescent purple hue. Its flavor is milder than an onion, but its bite is still sharp when uncooked. The French incorporate the shallot into many dishes but it’s also popular throughout Southeast Asian cuisine.

3. White onion

Characteristics:

This storage onion is named for the color of its thin skin and flesh. This is the onion of choice when making Latin and Central American dishes, especially Mexican food, with a taste that’s tangy than sweet or sour.

3. Garlic

Characteristics:

Garlic is sold many ways: whole bulb, already-peeled cloves, pre-sliced, and minced. At the farmers’ market, newly harvested garlic is sometimes sold with the curled green stems still attached to the bulb, the ends of which are called “scapes.” An unpeeled garlic clove doesn’t have a very strong scent, but once the clove’s body has been damaged, a pungent odor is released. To get garlic that’s sweet and fragrant, either sauté or roast it. But be careful not to burn the garlic, which will result in an acrid smell.

4. Pearl onions

Characteristics:

These very small onions are valued for their sweet, delicate flavor and are usually served as an accompaniment. Pearl onions can be creamed, roasted, or glazed. Pickled pearl onions make a great garnish to the classic martini. Better look for frozen pre-peeled pearl onions at your local market to lessen the task of peeling such small onions.

5. Red onion

Alternate name: Purple onion

Characteristics:

The bright reddish-purple skin makes this onion hard to miss. It’s a favorite ingredient in salads. Red onions have the sharpest flavor in the family, so use uncooked red onions sparingly. To soften the taste, chill raw onions in ice water for 20 minutes before serving.

5. Sweet onions

Alternate names: Fresh onion, spring onion, summer onion

Characteristics:

These storage onions are sweet because they have a lower concentration of sulfur allowing the sugar content to stand out. People who like onions but dislike the strong taste, will find sweet onions a good alternative. Some people even consume them raw, like ripe fruit. These don’t keep as well as other storage onions, so try to consume them as soon as possible.

6. Ramps

Alternate names: Tennessee truffles, wild leek, ramson, wild leek, ail des bois

Characteristics:

This North American native spring onion is edible in its whole goodness. Be it from the tops of its lily of the valley like leaves and stems to all the way down to the bulb. When eaten raw, a ramp tastes strong and more like garlic than scallion, but if cooked, its flavor turns mildly sweet. When serving, try to keep the entire plant intact for a lovely presentation.

7. Scallions

Alternate names: Green onion, bunching onion, Chinese onion, Welsh onion

Characteristics:

This spring onion’s flavorful bite makes it a famous ingredient in Asian cooking. Some recipes may call for only the long green hollow leaves or the white bulbous ends, but the scallion is entirely edible. Recipes usually require that scallions be chopped. Scallions are interchangeable with ramps. Don’t let them languish in the fridge. Use soon after purchase.


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Pancit Molo soup recipe

Ingredients :
1 pack molo (or siomai/wonton) wrappers

Filling
1/2 lb. ground pork
1/2 lb. shrimps, chopped
1 small turnip (singkamas), chopped finely
1 small carrot, chopped finely
1/2 tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 egg

Broth
2 tbsp. oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small onion, chopped
250 grams ground pork
100 grams sweet ham, chopped
100 grams shrimps, peeled
6 cups chicken broth
salt and pepper, to taste
chopped spring onions, to garnish
fried garlic, to garnish

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients for the filling.
2. Get one molo wrapper and put a little filling in the center.
3. Fold the wrapper, to make the two ends meet to seal.
4. Repeat procedure to wrap all the fillings. Set aside.
5. In a saucepan, heat oil. Sauté garlic and onions.
6. Add in the pork, ham and shrimps. Cook for a few minutes and then add the broth.
7. Bring to a boil and then drop in the stuffed molo wrappers. Season to taste. Cover and let it boil again.
8. Reduce heat and let it simmer for a few minutes.
9. Serve hot. Topped with spring onions and fried garlic.
Makes 4-6 servings.

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Filipino-style Chicken Curry Recipe

Ingredients :
2-3 tbsp. oil
3 potatoes, peeled, quartered and fried
1 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, quartered
1 tbsp. patis or fish sauce
3 tbsp. curry powder
salt and pepper
1 cup water
1 red bell pepper, cut into big squares
1 green bell pepper, cut into big squares
3 celery stalks, cut into 1-1/2″ long
1 cup coconut milk or evaporated milk

Directions:
1. Fry sliced potatoes in oil. Set aside.
2. In the same pan, fry chicken pieces until brown.
3. Add garlic and onion. Sauté for a few minutes until soft.
4. Pour in patis and season with curry powder, salt and pepper. Stir for 2 minutes.
5. Add water. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat.
6. Add celery, bell peppers and fried potatoes. Simmer for 3 minutes or until half done.
7. Add milk and stir occasionally. Cook for another 7 minutes (or lesser when using evaporated milk because the liquids will curled).
8. Remove from heat. Serve hot.

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Mongo Guisado (Mung Bean Soup) recipe

Ingredients:
1/2 pound raw mung beans
2 cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/4 pound peeled and deveined prawns
1 small tomato, diced
3 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
1/2 pound fresh spinach leaves

Directions:
1. Bring the mung beans and the water to a boil in a pot. Cook at a boil until the beans are soft, about 40 minutes.
2. Mash the beans; set aside.
3. Heat the olive oil in a large pot. Cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil over medium heat until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Add the pork; season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking the mixture another 3 minutes.
5. Gently stir the prawns into the mixture. Cook 2 minutes more.

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Filipino-style Spicy Tuna Sisig recipe

Ingredients:
2 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup tuna, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
2 tablespoon barbecue marinade sauce
1 medium sized red or white onion, sliced
calamansi juice, 6 pieces
salt and pepper to taste
Pure labuyo or chili red hot Pepper sauce

Directions:

1. Marinate tuna in barbecue marinade for 5-15 minutes.
2. Stir fry the tuna for 3-5 minutes on each side.
3. Sautee sliced onion until cooked.
4. Remove tuna and onions from pan.
5. Cut tuna into bite size pieces.
6. Place cut up tuna in hot sizzling plate.
7. Pour calamansi juice and chopped onions over the tuna.
8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
9. Serve with any Red Hot Chili pepper hot sauce if you want it spicy.


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Crab Meat Bacon Rounds recipe

Make these Crab meat bacon rounds and pop into the broiler at the last minute just before serving.

Ingredients:
1/2 c sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
6 ozs crab meat, flaked
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
20 crackers
3 bacon slices, chopped
6 large green olives, sliced

Directions:
1. Beat egg whites.
2. Fold shredded cheese and crab meat into stiffly beaten egg whites.
3. Pile crab meat mixture onto buttered crackers. Sprinkle with finely diced bacon on top.
4. Broil until cheese melts and bacon is crispy.
5. Top each with a sliced stuffed olive.

20 Servings.

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Ginataang Kalabasa (Squash Cooked in Coconut Milk) Recipe


Ingredients:
• 1 kilo squash, cut into cubes (1″x1″)
• 1/4 kilo shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 3 pieces tomatoes, diced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons of ginger root, crushed and minced
• 4 tablespoons of cooking or olive oil
• 2 pieces long chili peppers
• 2 tablespoons of shrimp paste (bagoong)
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 cups coconut cream (katang gata)
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons of fish sauce (patis)

Directions:
1. Heat oil on a saucepan. Sauté garlic, onions until light brown then add ginger, cook until onions become translucent.
2. Add the tomatoes, squash, chicken stock, shrimp paste and the coconut milk. Let boil then simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Wait until the liquid has reduced and the squash becomes tender.
3. Add the coconut cream, long chili peppers and the shrimps. Bring again to a boil and simmer for a few more minutes.
4. Serve hot with plain rice.


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