Mar 4 2010

Sinigang sa Bayabas

Sinigang sa Bayabas

Here’s how to prepare “Sinigang sa Bayabas”

Ingredients:

3 cups water
1 pouch Mama Sita’s Sinigang sa Bayabas (Guava Soup Base) Mix
1 pc Bangus or trout, scaled and sliced diagonally
2 cups Sitaw (long beans), cut in 2″ lengths

2 pcs long green pepper
1 bundle Kangkong (swamp cabbage)
salt to taste
patis (fish sauce) to taste

Directions:

Boil 3 cups of water. Add Mama Sita’s Sinigang sa Bayabas (Guava Soup Base) Mix and stir to dissolve. Simmer. Add fish. Cover, let boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Add long beans and long green pepper. When almost cooked, add swamp cabbage. Simmer for two to three minutes. Add salt or fish sauce to taste. Serve with rice.


Jan 28 2010

Pinalamanang Pusit

Pinalamanang Pusit

Here’s how to cook “Pinalamanang Pusit”

Ingredients:

1 k. big squids
3 pcs. tomatoes
2 pcs. onions
3 tbsp. calamansi

3 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. black pepper
250 gms. spring onions
200 gms. chili garlic

Directions:

Clean squids removing skin and ink. Marinate squid in lemon juice and soy sauce. Cut tomatoes and onions into cubes. Mix calamansi juice, soy sauce, black pepper, tomatoes and onions. Stuff squid with mixture putting spring onions on the top. Seal squid with toothpick. Charbroil stuffed squid for 15 minutes. Serve with chili garlic sauce.


Jan 21 2010

Aromatic Fish Soup with Potatoes

Aromatic Fish Soup with Potatoes

Here’s how to cook “Aromatic Fish Soup with Potatoes”

Ingredients:

4 cups water
2 cups potatoes, peeled & halved lengthwise then cut crosswise into 1/2″-slices
2 med. tomatoes, peeled & quartered
2 tbsps. fresh mint, chopped
1 1/2 tbsps. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. paprika

1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. dried red pepper, crushed
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp. cilantro or parsley, finely chopped
2 cups white fish fillets, cut into 1″-thick pieces
3 tbsps. olive oil

Directions:

Combine first 9 ingredients in large pot. Add 1/3 cup cilantro and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Add fish and olive oil and simmer until fish is cooked, about 10 minutes. Using back of spoon, break up fish into smaller pieces. Season soup with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into serving bowls. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro, serve at once.


Jan 9 2010

Sinigang na Hipon

Sinigang na Hipon

Here’s how to cook “Sinigang na Hipon”

Ingredients:

¼ cup onions, sliced
¼ cup tomatoes, minced
10 pcs. kamias
6 cups stock

½ k. fresh shrimps
1 tsp. salt
2 cups kangkong leaves, stalk included

Directions:

* Sauté the onions and tomatoes.

* Add the kamias and cook until it becomes tender.

* Pour in the stock and let boil.

* When it boils, add the shrimps. Season with salt.

* Add the kangkong leaves and cook for two more minutes before serving.


Nov 29 2009

Shrimp Macaroni Soup


Shrimp Macaroni Soup

Here’s how to cook Shrimp Macaroni Soup

Ingredients:
400 gms. elbow macaroni
1 cup small shrimps (suahe), shelled & marinated in juice of
2 pcs. calamansi
(reserve heads and shells for broth)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. garlic, minced
1/2 cup onion, chopped

1 cup young corn, sliced
1 cup leeks, sliced thinly
12-16 pcs. quail eggs, cooked
4 lts. water
2 1/2 tsps. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
2 tbsps. cilantro leaves for topping, chopped.

Directions:

To make shrimp broth, boil shells and head of shrimps in 4 liters of water for 10 minutes, strain, then, set aside.
Saute garlic and onions in vegetable oil. Add shrimps and saute until it turns pink. Remove from oil and set aside. Pour shrimp broth and bring to boil.
Add elbow macaroni, cook uncovered for 10-12 minutes or until noodles are done. Season with salt and pepper. Add young corn and leeks and quail eggs and cook for 3 more minutes.
Add cooked shrimps, remove from flame and top with chopped cilantro.
Serve immediately. (Makes 6-8 servings)


Nov 21 2009

Lomi Soup Recipe


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon cooking oil

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 piece onion small, crushed

¼ kg shrimps, medium, boiled, shelled, sliced
10 pieces fish balls
4 cups water
2 pieces Shrimp Broth Cubes
½ kg lomi noodles
¼ kg pechay Baguio, sliced
½ cup carrots, slice thinly
2 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
1 pc egg, beaten

Preparation :

- In a deep sauce pan, saute garlic, onion and shrimp in hot oil.
- Add fish balls, water and Shrimp Broth Cubes.
- Add noodles and pechay.
- Cook until noodles are tender.
- Slowly pour cornstarch mixture while constantly.
- Add egg and serve hot.


Aug 27 2009

Cream of Mushroom Soup


What you’ll need :

1 pound fresh mushrooms (button)
1/4 cup butter
4 green onions, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups beef stock
1 cup light cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Preparation :

- Thinly slice the mushroom caps, discarding the stalks.

- Melt the butter in a heavy-based pan and cook the spring onion, garlic and lemon thyme, stirring, for 1 minute, or until the garlic is golden. Add the mushroom and salt and white pepper. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the mushroom just softens. Add flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute.

- Remove from the heat and add the stock, stirring continuously. Return to the heat and bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

- Whisk the cream into the soup, then reheat gently, stirring. Do not allow the soup to boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and garnish with the chopped chives and thyme.