Feb 22 2010

Chicken Pandan

Chicken Pandan

Here’s how to cook “Chicken Pandan”

Ingredients:

500 g. of chicken, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon of pepper
8 cloves of garlic
pandan leaves
oil (for deep frying)

Directions:

* Pound garlic and blend with chicken, pepper, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, oyster sauce. Let it stand for 1 – 2 hours.

* Wrap chicken in pandan leaves.

* Deep-fry over medium heat until cooked.

* Drain oil and serve.


Feb 4 2010

Swift Chicken Paprika

Swift Chicken Paprika

Here’s how to cook “Swift Chicken Paprika”

Ingredients:

500 gms. Swift Sariwanok Drumsticks, boiled (reserve 3/4 cup chicken stock)
1 lemon, divided
2 tbsps. Butterfresh Margarine
1 med. size onion, chopped
1 tbsp. paprika

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 cup tomatoes, seeded & chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

* Arrange drumsticks on a tray; squeeze out juice of half of the lemon over chicken; set aside.

* In a large skillet, heat margarine over medium heat.

* Brown chicken on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes.

* Stir-in onions and cook until soft.

* Mix in paprika and cayenne pepper.

* Add chicken stock and bring to a boil for a few seconds.

* Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

* Stir in tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes longer.

* Remove chicken and transfer to a serving platter.

* Stir cream into the sauce and heat thoroughly.

* Squeeze out juice of remaining lemon and season with salt and pepper.

* Pour over chicken.

* Serve with cooked pasta if desired.


Feb 3 2010

Chicken Burger Grill

Chicken Burger Grill

Here’s how to make “Chicken Burger Grill”

Ingredients:

1 k.Swift Sarimanok Chicken Burger Patties
burger buns
mayonnaise or any choice of dressing

lettuce
cucumber slices
tomato slices

Directions:

*Grill chicken burger patties for 5 minutes on each side until done.

*Spread mayonnaise on buns, top each bun with lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and grilled chicken burger patty.

*Serve with green salad and french fries on the side.


Jan 20 2010

Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Here’s how to cook “Diced Chicken with Cashew Nuts”

Ingredients:

2/3 cup deboned chicken, diced ground pepper to season
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Rhum
1 tsp cornstarch
2 tbsp peanut oil or ordinary oil
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp ginger, minced Seasoned Broth:
1 cup chicken broth

1 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 cup chicharo
1/2 cup sweet peas
1/2 cupp toasted cashew halves
Drops of sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Combine ingredients for the chicken mixture. Let stand for several minutes. Sauté the garlic and ginger in oil. Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry until chicken is half-cooked. Combine broth, sugar, Mama Sita’s Oyster Sauce, cornstarch and pour into chicken mixture. Continue cooking until chicken is tender. Add the vegetables, cashew, and drops of sesame oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.


Jan 6 2010

Chicken Ham

Chicken Ham

Here’s how to cook “Chicken Ham”

Ingredients:

1 k. chicken, whole & dressed

For the pumping pickle solution:
1 tbsp. salt, refined
½ tsp. curing salt
1 tbsp. sugar, refined
1 tsp. phosphate

¼ tsp. vitamin C
1 tbsp. hamspice
1 tbsp. isolate
1 tsp. carageenan
½ cup water, chilled

For the dry cure mixture:
2 tbsps. salt, refined
4 tbsps. sugar, refined
¼ tbsp. phosphate

¼ tsp. Vitamin C
2 cups brown sugar
1 to 2 cups pineapple juice or 1 bottle 7-up
½ cup anisado wine
2 to 3 pcs. clavo de comer (clovels)
Few strands dried oregano
3 pcs. bay leaves (laurel)

For the thick syrup:
Bring to a boil the following ingredients
1 cup cooking solution
2 cups brown sugar
¼ cup pineapple juice
½ tsp. carageenan, dissolved in ¼ cup water
2 tbsps. soy sauce

Directions:

* Procedure for pumping pickle solution: dissolved first in chilled water and strain before adding to other ingredients.

* These two ingredients (isolate and carageenan) minimize shrinkage in ham and promote better sliceability.

* Cooking ingredients for the chicken ham: Put 2 to 3 cups of water to chicken and add the following ingredients.


Nov 21 2009

Sinampalukang Manok (Tamarind-Flavored Chicken Soup)


sinampalukang manok

Here’s how to cook “Sinampalukang Manok”..

Ingredients:
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp garlic, crushed
1 pc onion, sliced
1 pc ginger, small, sliced
1 pc tomato, sliced
3 cups chicken, cut into serving pieces

1 tbsp patis (fish sauce)
3 cups water
2 tbsp Mama Sita’s Sinigang (Tamarind Seasoning) Mix
1 cup sitaw (long beans)
1 pc sili (long green pepper)

Directions:

Fry garlic in cooking oil. Add the onion, ginger, and tomato. Add the chicken, stir-fry, and season with fish sauce. When the chicken is almost done, add water and bring to a boil. Add Mama Sita’s Sinigang (Tamarind Seasoning) Mix, long beans, and long green pepper. Continue cooking until the vegetables are ready. Serve with fish sauce.


Nov 12 2009

Chicken Inasal Recipe

Ingredients :
4 stalks lemongrass, julienned

1 kg chicken, quartered

1 tsp fresh coarse ground black pepper

1 lemon, juice of, extracted

1 lime, juice of, extracted

1 tsp salt

2 tbsps garlic, minced

1/4 c annatto seeds, soaked in 1/4 c water

1/4 c garlic butter, melted

Procedure :

- Combine the juices of lemon & lime, divide in 2 equal parts.
-  Marinate chicken overnight in salt, lemon grass, garlic, half lime & lemon juice mixture.
- Mix marinade with the water that has been used to soak the annato seeds & margarine.
- Pour the mixture in a saucepan, bring to a rolling boil for 5 to 10 mins.
- Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper flakes if desired.
- Barbecue chicken over hot coals or grill brushing it with the prepared mixture, cook to desired doneness.


Sep 11 2009

Chicken Afritada Recipe


Ingredients:

1 kilo chicken, cut into pieces

5 pieces potatoes, peeled and halved

1 red onion, diced

1 head garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips

1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips

2 cups pork or chicken stock (broth)

1 cup tomato sauce

2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)

3 tablespoons of cooking oil

Cooking Instructions:

- In a cooking pot or wok, heat oil.

- Sauté garlic and onions.

- Add chicken and slightly brown.

- Pour the tomato sauce and stock. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken is almost cooked.

- Add potatoes and continue to cook for 10 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.

- Add the green and red bell peppers; simmer for an additional minute or two.

- Salt and pepper to taste

- Serve hot with rice.


Aug 9 2009

Chicken Adobo Recipe

Ingredients :

1/2 kilo chicken (adobo cut)

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup vinegar

3 cloves crushed garlic

1 pc. onion chopped

peppercorn

2 boiled eggs

1 tsp patis

2 tbsp brown sugar (optional)

water

Preparation :

- mix well all the ingredient, except the boiled egg..

- let it simmer for about 30-45 mins or till chicken is done, add some water (if needed)

-add the eggs.

-you can add some brown sugar, if you want a sweeter taste.


Jul 3 2009

Tinolang Manok Recipe

What you’ll need :

1/2 chicken (cut into serving pieces)

ginger (cut into strips)

1 sml red onion (chopped)

1 sml sayote or green papaya (quartered)

dahon ng sili or malunggay

1 chicken cubes

asin or patis

2 tbsp cooking oil

3 cups of water

How to cook it:

- igisa lang ang manok sa sibuyas at luya, hayaang mag-brown ang manok.

-lagyan ng tubig hayaang kumulo at lumambot ang karne, ilagay ang broth cubes at kaunting asin or patis

-saka ilagay ang sayote/papaya, pag malambot na ang gulay, saka ilagay ang dahon ng sili at patayin ang kalan, hayaan init nito ang makaluto..