Sunday, February 7, 2021

 Baked Fillet of Sole with Lemon & Butter


I was looking for cod fillets but the cold storage place next door had none in stock, so I opted for sole. Here,s a simple recipe where any 6 year old kid can cook!

Ingredients:

    1/2 kg Sole fillets

    1/4 lb. butter

    1/2 bulb garlic, chopped fine

    1 lemon

    Italian parsley, chopped fine

    Dash of salt & pepper

In a pan, heat the butter and garlic. After the butter has melted, pour the juice of half a lemon. 


In a baking dish, assemble the fillets and sprinkle salt and pepper. Pour in the heated garlic-butter-lemon and bathe the fillets. Sprinkle the chopped parsley and slice the remaining lemon and arrange on top of the fillets.


Set the oven at 180 degrees and after heating for 5 minutes bake the fillets for 25 minutes then serve.


Saturday, February 6, 2021

Winged Bean (Sigarillas) with Coconut Milk

 





The Bicol province in the Philippines is well known for its cuisine using coconut milk and chili as its main ingredient. They can create a variety of menus using different vegetables such as lotus leaves, string beans, bamboo hearts, banana hearts, papaya, jackfruit, etc.

Ingredients:
    1/2 Kg Winged Bean chopped
    2 tblspns cooking oil
    1 large Onion, sliced
    1 Garlic, chopped
    1/4 Kg Pork, diced
    1/4 Kg dried Shrimp
    1 cup Coconut milk
    5 pcs. green chilies, diced
    5 pcs. red chilies
    2 slices ginger

In a deep pan or a wok, saute the onion, garlic, ginger in oil for a minute. Mix the pork and dried shrimp and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk and the chopped winged bean and bring to a boil. After 5 minutes, bring to a simmer and cover pan and check until the winged bean is tender. Top the dish with red peppers.
    
    

Monday, February 1, 2021

Pork Belly Humba with Cua Pao

 

Using Pork belly, this sumptuous meal is cooked the same style as the Filipino Adobo but with a twist. The same ingredients are used plus an additional pineapple juice is added to sweeten the meat.

Ingredients:

    1 kg. pork belly cut 2"

    2 to 3 star anises (optional)

    1/2 cup soy

    1/2 cup vinegar

    1/2 cup pineapple juice

    1 tblspn sugar

    1/4 tspn salt & pepper

In a pot mix all the ingredients and bring to a boil. After 5 minutes, bring to a simmer until the meat is tender then add the salt and pepper. Serve in a cuapao bun sold in Chinese oriental food stores for about P1.20 a dozen.