Entries from August 2009 ↓

Monggo Guisado Recipe (Ginisang Munggo)

Ingredients :

1 cup mongo beans, soaked in water for 30-45 minutes

1 small onion, sliced

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 pcs. tomatoes, diced

1 cup pork, cubed

2 teaspoon cooked alamang or bagoong (optional)

4 cups rice water

patis

oil for sautèing

ampalaya leaf/leaves

Preparation :

- Sautèe garlic in oil until golden brown.

- Add onion, tomatoes and pork. Stir continually until cooked.

- Add mongo beans. Pour in 4 cups of rice water. Cook until beans are tender but not soggy.

- Season with patis and bagoong according to taste.

_ Serve with fried tinapa or fish and rice.

Pakbet or Pinakbet Recipe


Ingredients :

1/4 kilo pork with fat, cut into small pieces

2 pcs. Amapalya (bitter melons) sliced to bite size pieces

2 cups squash, cut into cubes

2 cups stringbeans, cut into 2″ inches

2 pcs.Eggplants, sliced to bite size pieces

5 pcs. of okra, cut in two

1 head garlic, minced

2 onions, diced

5 tomatoes, sliced

4 tablespoon bagoong or alamang

3 tablespoons of oil

1 cup water

rock salt

Preparation :

- In a cooking pan, heat oil and fry the pork until brown, remove the pork from the pan and set aside.

- On the same pan, saute garlic, onion, and tomatoes.

- In a casserole, boil water and add bagoong.

- Add the pork in the casserole and mix in the sautéed garlic, onion, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

- Add in all the vegetables and cook until the vegetables are done, careful not to overcook, add salt.

- Serve hot with plain rice.