Food Recipe Notebook

INGREDIENTS: 1 Tablespoon muscovado sugar, or brown sugar 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 1 pound ground pork 1 pound ground beef 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, diced 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 eggs, beaten Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Filling: Hard boiled eggs Hot dogs or Vienna sausages, left whole HOW TO COOK: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Combine the sugar and soy sauce in a small bowl, stir until sugar dissolves, and set aside. 3. In a large bowl, combine the pork, beef and vegetables. Add the beaten eggs, the soy and sugar, and the black pepper to the meat mixture and stir until everything is well-combined (mixing with your hands is best for this). 4. Evenly divide the meat mixture between two sheets of aluminum foil about 15-inches long. Spread the meat into a rectangle (about 10x6 inches) in the middle of the foil, and then place filling (hard boiled eggs, hot do...

INGREDIENTS: Cabbage Rolls 1 large head green cabbage, about 2 to 2¼ pounds 2 pounds ground beef 2 eggs (not necessary, you can leave them out, but they do make the meat fluffier) 1 medium onion, grated or minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ cup raw long-grain white rice * Tomato Sauce 2 tablespoons butter or vegetable oil 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 medium onion, chopped (medium dice) 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce or one 32-ounce can whole tomatoes, pulsed in a food processor with juice until pureed. juice of one lemon or 2 tablespoons (or more to taste) apple cider vinegar ¼ to ¾ cup light brown sugar (Depending on amount of sweetness you prefer. Start with ¼ cup and taste sauce, adding if you like it sweeter. If you prefer it completely savory, add only 1 tablespoon brown sugar and the juice from half a lemon) Salt and pepper to taste ½ cup golden raisins (optional) Chopped parsley, for garnish ...

INGREDIENTS: Bibingka Batter 1 cup rice 1 cup water 1/2 cup refined sugar 2 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp melted butter 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup thick coconut milk Cooking Bibingka bibingka batter 4-5 salted eggs 1 packet white cheese grated coconut butter HOW TO COOK: 1. Soak one cup of rice in one cup of water overnight. 2. Drain water from the soaked rice. 3. Produce rice flour by grinding the rice softened by soaking, in a rice grinder. 4. If you don’t have a grinder, you can have the rice ground in the public market. 5. Any stall selling galapong will have a rice grinder. 6. Once the rice flour is ready, mix it with sugar. 7. Add baking powder, melted butter, beaten eggs and thick coconut milk to the rice flour mixture. 8. Mix the rice flour mixture thoroughly.This will serve as the bibingka batter. Cooking Bibingka 1. Put some coal in the improvised basin made of a piece of G.I. sheet or tin. 2. Make the ...

INGREDIENTS: 1 med. Eggplant, cut in 1" slices 1 med. Ampalaya, cut in 1" slices 6 pieces red pepper cut in 1/2" slices 6 pieces chili finger (sili) 1 cup coconut milk (first extract) 1 cup coconut milk (second extract) 4 cloves garlic minced 1 med. onion 1/2 to 3/4 kilogram pork, sliced small 1 tbsp Bagoong (alamang) or shrimp paste 2 tablespoons cooking oil salt vetsin HOW TO COOK: 1. Sauté the garlic, onion, pork, shrimp, and bagoong 2. Add second extract of coconut milk and bring to a boil 3. Simmer until pork is halfway cooked 4. Add the vegetables (including the peppers and chili fingers) 5. Add first extract of coconut milk and bring to a boil 6. Simmer until cooked 7. Add salt, vetsin to desired taste Source: Lahat Sarap

INGREDIENTS: 3 lbs /1.5 kilos pieces of Chicken (or one whole chicken, cut-up) or a combo of Chicken and Pork 1/2 cup white Vinegar 1/3 cup Water 1/3 (up to 1/2) cup Soy Sauce 1 Whole Garlic, cloves separated, crushed, but left unpeeled 2 teaspoons whole Black Peppercorns 3 Bay leaves 1 Tablespoon brown Sugar (optional) HOW TO COOK: 1. Place the meat and the rest of the ingredients in a large pan like a Dutch oven. You can also marinate the meat overnight prior to cooking. 2. Using medium heat, bring to a boil. Adjust the heat to the lowest setting and cook uncovered for 20 minutes. This helps mellow the taste of the vinegar. 3. Cover and then continue to simmer on low until the chicken (and pork) pieces are tender about 30-40 minutes. When the meat is already tender, sprinkle the brown sugar on top. Gently stir to allow sugar to be absorbed by the meat. Cover and cook for another 2-3 minutes. This will not really sweeten the adobo but just help e...

INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 medium yellow onion, sliced into thin strips 1 green bell pepper, sliced into thin strips 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 3 Tablespoons steak sauce (I used Heinz 57) 6 hoagie buns HOW TO COOK: 1. Spray inside of crock pot with non-stick spray. Lay the onion and bell pepper slices in the bottom of crock pot. Pour chicken broth over the veggies. Lay chicken breasts over the top of vegetables. Sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder and steak sauce over the chicken. 2. Cover with lid and cook on low heat for 6 to 7 hours OR on high heat for 3 to 4 hours (or until chicken is tender and cooked through) 3. Carefully remove chicken from crock pot and shred with two forks. Return to crock pot and stir to combine the shredded chicken and veggies. (There will be liquid in the crock pot but I leave it in to keep the chicken moist) 4. Usin...

INGREDIENTS: 2 1⁄2lbs chicken legs 1 2⁄3tablespoons olive oil (to help it stop sticking to the pan) 1⁄2cup soy sauce 1 2⁄3tablespoons ketchup 3⁄4cup honey 2 -3garlic cloves, minced salt and pepper HOW TO COOK: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius. 2. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix together the oil, soy sauce, ketchup, honey, garlic, salt and pepper. 3. Pour over the chicken. 4. Bake in preheated oven for one hour, or until sauce is caramelized. 5. Could also use wings or pork ribs. Source: Food