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Roasted Pork Belly with crispy crackling
Monday, September 22nd, 2008This one pot dish is heavenly delish.. Love the crispy crackling skin! Nope it wasn’t me who made it, it was my dear hubby. This can not be done quickly as it will take two hours of roasting in the oven. But it was worth waiting and the house smelled like there was a big feast whilst it was just the two of us feasting on this for lunch with a bottle of red wine. Tell you what, it wasn’t really
Grilled Pork with Caper Sauce
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008This is my favorite easy-to-do recipe. I have tried it in one of the restaurants before but it was with white fish and figured out it would be nice to try it with pork, hence since I tried it at home, it became a regular on our dinner table.
Here’s how to do it.
prepare the pork:
Sear the pork in very hot pan until slightly brown, grill in the oven for 20 minutes just cook the pork completely
Grilled Fish with Garlic Fried rice
Monday, July 7th, 2008Simple food is the best. Fresh fish grilled to perfection; juicy in the inside, that’s how I like my fish to be. Tender and Juicy. I’m not a big fan of overcooked fish but my cousin is. He likes fish fried or grilled until almost crispy, I find it overcooked and dry and all the goodness had gone.
This is really quick, simple and straight forward dish. Preheat the pan (don’t put oil in it)
Pasta (Fettucini) with Prawns
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Pasta (Fettuccini) with Prawns
I love this creamy pasta served with prawns. The prawns were fried separately to keep its shape without getting soggy. However the flavors of the prawns is being infused with the sauce using the heads and shells of the prawns. This recipe may take a little of your time, but remember, good food CAN NOT BE RUSHED. Read on.
Ingredients:
½ Kg. Tiger Prawns
1
Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast
Saturday, January 26th, 2008This is quick, easy and simple meal. I can do it with closed eyes! Simple flavors! It’s been a while I’ve been avoiding deep fried foods, healthy options are steaming, grilling, pouching, boiling, pan-frying or stir-frying. Most of the time I go for the grill.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
Procedure:
1. Preheat the grill.
2. Remove the skin and
Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Sweet & Spicy Chicken wings (served with potato wedges)
I didn’t measure the ingredients, so its just a matter of preference how spicy or how sweet you like to have. The marinade shouldn’t be too runny, so avoid using so much soy sauce as it would just be wasted and the flavors are loosened as well. So, to keep the flavors intact, just keep nicely moist leaving you just enough marinate to
Hummus - A Spread that makes a difference!
Monday, January 7th, 2008My first entry to GYO (Grow Your Own), a monthly food blogging event that celebrates that we grow ourselves and the dishes we make using our homegrown products. For more information about GYO, click
Here.
Hummus is a popular dip or spread in middle eastern countries. Its primary ingredient is chick peas mixed with garlic and lemon juice. There are many variations with spices as well.
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Spicy Beef and Rice Wraps
Saturday, December 29th, 2007Christmas Honey Glazed Ham
Thursday, December 27th, 2007Christmas Honey Glazed Ham
Ingredients:
5-6 lb. fully cooked ham
1/4 cup whole cloves
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1 1/2 cups honey
2/3 cup butter
1/8 tsp. white & Black pepper
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place ham cut side down in a foil-lined roasting pan. Using a sharp knife, score the surface of the ham in a diamong pattern. Insert a clove in each of the scored intersections.
Spicy Prawns
Monday, February 26th, 2007Spicy prawns
What I had:
Frozen Prawns (deveined and shelled)
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon butter
2 teaspoons chili flakes
Salt to taste
Procedure:
Thaw the prawns completely, wash and set aside.
Crush garlic with mortar and pestle to make a paste and add a little salt. Set aside.
Grease a pan with oil and heat. Add shrimps and cook until done or until shrimps turn dark orange. Remove
Cannelloni
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Cannelloni Ingredients:CannelloniBéchamel sauce3 Tablespoons olive oil½ kilo ground beef2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)2 white onion (finely chopped)1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds1 ½ cup tomato sauce4 fresh tomatoes (finely chopped)2 carrots (finely chopped)1 red pepper (finely chopped)Salt and pepperGrated cheeseParsley (finely chopped)Basil (finely chopped) To prepare filling:Heat oil in a pan
Fish ‘n Eggplant wrap
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Fish ‘n Eggplant wrap Ingredients: 4 Tbsp. olive oil 2 Tbsp. butter 1 large Eggplant 6 slices of fish fillet (skinned) parsley Salt & pepper to taste Carrots Bell Pepper How to: Slice eggplant lengthwise into thin long slices. Brush with butter unto the surface of the eggplant. In a very hot grill pan or flat pan, pan roast the eggplant until soft and sides turn slightly brown. (with a grilled
Egg Surprize
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 Egg Surprize
Ingredients:
Oil for deep frying
1 kilo ground pork
1 onion (finely chopped)
Coriander (finely chopped)
Salt & pepper to taste
6 boiled eggs
2 slightly beaten eggs
Bread crumbs
How to:
Season ground pork with onion, coriander, salt & pepper. Place a plastic cling wrap on a flat board. Form a ball of the seasoned ground meat on top of the plastic wrap. Place another plastic cling
Stuffed Chicken Rolls
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 Stuffed Pork Rolls
Ingredients: Oil for frying slices of lean pork Salt & Pepper Finely chopped parsley How to: Flatten slices of pork with a meat tenderizer. Season with salt & pepper and sprinkle finely chopped parsley. Roll the piece of meat and tuck with toothpick. Set aside. In a nice and hot flat pan, pan fry the stuffed rolls of meat setting the sealed side down. (Toothpick removed) When
Pan-fried Chicken breast with rice noodles
Monday, January 29th, 2007Pan-fried Chicken Breast with Vermicelli (Rice Noodle)
Remove the skin of the chicken. Slice diagonally on opposit directions forming crisscross cuts and rub with salt. Pan fry for about 2 minutes on each side to seal the meat until chicken turns golden brown. Continue cooking in the oven for 10 minutes at 250 degrees C.
While the chicken is in the oven, prepare the vermicelli noodles. Bring
Chicken Sandwich with eggplant dip
Monday, January 29th, 2007Chicken Sandwich with eggplant dip Flat breadEggplant dipGrilled chicken breast (thinly sliced)White onion (thinly sliced)Red bell pepper (cubed)Tomatoes (thinly sliced) To make flat bread:1 cup flour (sifted)1 tsp. salt¼ cup water Mix salt and flour in a mixing bowl. Add 1 Tablespoon water at a time while mixing until it forms rough dough. Add water if its too dry, this depends of the strength
Grilled Chicken Breast with Pepper Marmalade
Monday, January 29th, 2007Grilled chicken breast with pepper marmaladeQuite lazy for lunch and didn’t know what to do. Switched the TV channel to BBC Food and caught Sophie Grigson doing pepper marmalade for her dish with Trout fish, my tastebuds wondered if the marmalade would go with chicken, since I always have chicken breast in the fridge. Hmmm… yes the flavors are blending indeed! I’m quite lucky, I have all the
Stuffed Chicken Rolls
Monday, January 29th, 2007Stuffed Chicken Rolls Another Stuffed Meat! I love stuffing meats! It’s just like a surprise inside. So what’s the stuffing this time?? It is shredded potatoes seasoned with lots of pepper and dash of salt. Spicy inside coz I didn’t season the meat this time!Slice meat very thinly or flatten with meat tenderizer. Shred 1 medium sized potato and season with salt and pepper. Slice 1 medium sized
Stir-fried Pancit with pork ribs
Monday, January 29th, 2007pancit with pork ribsTo prepare pork ribs:
Boil the ribs with water for 30 minutes or until well done. Marinate with soy sauce for another 30 minutes. Brown the meat in a very hot pan with 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and straight to a very hot oven for 20 minutes. To prepare stir-fried pancit (egg noodles)1 onion1 garlic1 red pepper1 green pepper250 g egg noodlessalt and pepper to tasteCook egg