peking duck for new year's eve

Its the 30th and I'm attempting to cook PEKING DUCK at home....
Too early for prep's for New Year's eve? Yeah, according to cooking experts i need to hang and let the duck crisp its own skin in 24hrs. oh yeah .... 24hrs!  Sounds simple but its not.... Im currently in the process of letting the duck marinate from HONEY-LIME-DARK SOY SAUCE-SHERRY.

I'll be posting  step by step cooking procedure by tom maybe hehehhehe! for now let me do some of the expert tricks to make our yearly media noche extra special....


By the way Peking Duck signifies Fidelity in Chinese ..... (gottah get busy now with my ducky)

Corned Pasta

One of the easiest and delicious pasta, you can cook anytime of the day.

You will need:


• 1 500grams Corned Beef
• 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Cup Sundried Tomato
• Salt n’ Pepper
• 2 Tablespoon crushed Garlic
• 2 tablespoon chopped Shallots
• 500 grams Spaghetti Noodles (cooked)

Lets Party:


- Sauté Garlic and Shallots in Olive Oil, Add Corned Beef and Sundried Tomatoes, Seasoned with salt n’ Pepper.
- When cooked toss pasta with the sauce …. Wollah!

Isn't Easy? :D

Mixed Greens with Honey Mustard Dressing

One of my entrée in our recent BBQ Party….

You will need:

1 Bunch of Romaine Lettuce
1 Bunch of Iceberg Lettuce
2 Cups sliced Cucumber
4 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 tablespoon Honey
3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
3 Tablespoon Chopped Garlic
Dash of Salt n’ Pepper










Lets Party:


• Mixed Greens and Cucumber set aside
• Mixed Dijon Mustard,Honey,salt n’ pepper and Mayonnaise
• Serve Cold

Its Christmas Season, parties are everywhere. Last weekend my childhood friends with their husband celebrated a BBQ Theme Christmas Party at Pia’s House… I choose to prepare 3 menu for our potluck. I cooked this Cajun Steak, Mixed Greens with honey mustard dressing and my Corned Pasta.

Let me share my Cajun Steak cooked in 2 ways…

You will need:

• 1KL Pork Loin

• 3 Tablespoon Cajun Powder

• ¼ cup Chopped Garlic

• 1 teaspoon crushed Peppercorns

• 1 cup A-1 Steak Sauce

• 1 cup butter

Let’s Party:

• Mix all the ingredients except Butter
• On a heated pan, melt butter and sear the meat.

• When the meat turned its color into brown, Grill it turning both sides.

• Brushed with remaining marinade until its cooked. ( I prefer medium rare)

We always love Ongpin ! It is were the Best and AUthentic Chinese Restaurants are to find.




Coming from a family who loves to eat, we always been an Ongpin-Binondo (or chinatown) frequent visitor . Those little stalls that would sell fried Quikiam, siomai and Siopao along the street are the best... not only that Ongpin in Binondo has its own appeal that would make you come back over and over again, its something about the story behind this place i guess.

Authentic Chinese Restaurants such as President,Golden Fortune, Maxims and SKy Dragon to name a few are my personal Favorites... Vegan Fast fud are also available along the streets of T. Pinpin St. , Sincerity Chicken at Yuchengco St. and New Toho in Dasma St..... while Authentic MAMi (noodles) and Siopao are still a favorite and available at Masuki and Mamosa....Mr. Ube, famous for his hopia and mooncake recently opened his new noodle house near Binondo Church. I tried their TOMYAM soup and its really good...

I would love to stroll along the busy streets of escolta to Ongpin all the way to T. Pinpin and Padilla St. and see those huge chinese signboards offering different kinds of dishes they are knowned for... Live eels,abalone, turtles, sharks and seahorses are common in this place.

A lot of stores sell rice cake or commonly known as TIKOY, which is very popular during months of dec-feb, Hopia stalls are rampant (the best HOPIA BABOY and MONGGO is only available here).



Insense are scattered all over the place,keeping those Good vibes and at the same time eliminates those negative vibes. Chinese Medicinal drugstores are available each corner of the streets (im a self confessed fan of this diet coffee's and tea's)HIHIHI... You would also see chinese community having their daily buddhist rituals, temples are also visible...

DIMSUM's- finger food chinese version of Canape, naks!. HAKAO (Hubbys favey), sharks pin siomai,Fried and steamed Dumplings,Fried Gow Gees,Machang, Seafood ROll in Seaweed, Spareribs in tausi and the all time favorite chicken feet....



Suckling PIG, Roast duck, Pork Asado are hangged to make it inviting to passers by (available at maxims everyday)... Asado, Pata TIm,King dao Pork Noodles and Braised Beef,as well as congee, soup No. 5 (made from bulls penis or testes)-(APHRODISIAC to mga teh) and Bird's Nest Soup (made using the nests of swiftlet - birds who live in dark caves and make their own nests using its saliva to form its nest).



For Desserts Buchi or Sesame balls, Momo chacha, almond jelly are just a few of those mouthwatering desserts available only in ONGPIN.

Now tell me is there any reason why not to visit BINONDO? What are u waiting for? Go Visit the place.... paid tourist guide are available also...

my no bake lemon cheescake

For the Crust:

• 2 cube butter (room temperature) 226 grams
• 1/2 cup brown sugar 119 grams
• 2 cup flour 280 grams
• 1/2 sliced almonds 45 grams

• 2 small box Lemon Jello
• 2 cup hot water
• 2 8oz. cream cheese (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 pint whipping cream 

Lets Partee:

 

1. In a bowl ,combine butter and brown sugar and whip until creamy. Add flour. With a pastry blender, mix the flour into the butter. Add sliced almonds and mix well.
       
2. Press into a greased 9X13 pan.
   
    
3. Bake at 350 for 10 min.
    
4. Dissolve jello in hot water and cool.
   
    
5. Whip cream cheese and sugar with a wire until it becomes very creamy.
   
    
6. In a separate bowl, whip 1 pint whipping cream until it becomes fluffy.
   
    
7. Combine cooled jello and cream cheese mixture and whip until the color looks even. Then fold in whipped cream to the jello mixture.
   
    
8. Pour on top of the cooled crust and refrigerate until set.

Maryland Fried Chicken

Because we crave for Breaded Fried Chicken , I made this Maryland F.C.   to suffice the unexplainable cravings :D... and we love it to the bones....

You will need:

• Cut chicken into pieces
  
•  Oil
• Salt n' Peppa
• Cornstarch
• 1 Cup Evaporated Milk
• 1 Beaten Egg
• 4 Tablespoon Water
  

Let's Partee:


- Mix all ingridients except for the chicken, set aside.
- Then dip each chicken parts to batter and fry... wallah....Chicken Maryland Ready to Serve!

my Cheesy Smoked Canadian Porkloin Submarine Sandwich

Oliver's Super Sandwich inspires me to make my own version of submarine sandwich aside from which is my husband's love for sandwiches, name it any sandwich can make my husband super happy :D

My version of submarine Sandwich is consist of mustard, cheese spread , veggies  and smoked porkloin (I bought from a deli shops in makati.  Let me share you how to make your deli sandwich at the comfort of your home....

what you'll need is :

1 pack of smoked canadian porkloin

1 French Bread

2 Tablespoon of dijon mustard

2 tablespoon Chizwiz or any cheese spread

Bunch of Romaine Lettuce

Sliced Cheddar or any Cheese available

2 Sliced Tomatoes

1 whole sliced Cucumber

1 tablespoon melted butter

salt n' pepper

Let's Partee:

- Put melted Butter in a frying pan , heat French Bread, set aside

- Spread Mustard and Cheese spread

-  Assemble filling depending on your preference

- Season with salt n'pepper

Presto! Instant Deli Cheesy Smoked Canadian Porkloin Submarine Sandwich....

***** Serve with chips and hollah....ENJOY:D

street foodies

Pia and I was about to invade Baclaran when we saw this street food cart in Cartimar, The manong vendor were too busy to accommodate parokyano's thats why we did try it...Squidball,fishball,kwek2 and pugo eggs dip in orange batter was a hit too

 

 the cart that sold kikiam's like pancake....

 kikiam's - squidballs - fish balls name it!

 

Pia while ordering....

The Kikiam tastes good... its not starchy and oily maybe because the manong vendor used class A kikiam, unused oil and a strainer to extract those supeer extra oils. The sauce was a little bit sour but it does compliments the sweetness of the other sauce when mix... Not to bad for P10 per stick...

Instant Pancit Canton Made extra Special

I've been an instant pancit canton fanatic since it was invented.... It made one hungry stomach full anytime , every hour and every minute of the day. All u need is a Boiling Water and wallah.... instant meal ready to munch. Here's how i made my simple instant pancit canton looks so delish u will ask for more. An all time comfort food for me and my husband....

1-2 Instant Pancit Canton ( Kalamansi & Hot Spicy flavah)
sliced leeks
2 hard boiled eggs
knorr seasoning (optional)


Here's How:


1. Cook Pancit Canton according to package direction;
2. Add a drizzle of Knorr seasoning then sprinkle leeks
3. Put sliced egg on top

Serve HOT!

crispy tengga sisig

2 Sundays ago, my brother invited us for a family dinner ...It was my 5th time visiting the restobar, but its only this time that i tasted their sisig.... its crispy and its not overwhelming.I wanted to try cooking it but i bought the wrong part hihihihi... so instead of imitating the said sisig ,it turned to be a crispy tengga ala SISIG ....



YOU WILL NEED


1. A KL. OF PIG'S EARLOBES (TENGGA in tagalog)
2. 1/2 Cup Garlic
3. 1 Cup Chopped Onions
4. 1 Egg
5. Salt and Pepper
6. Soy Sauce

LET'S PARTEE:



- Boil Tengga until its Half-cooked, then chopped (according to your preferrence.
-Saute garic and onions, add tenggah and season with salt and pepper.. add soy sauce
- Heat sizzling plate
- Add Butter on the sizzling plate then pour in the tennga then top with egg.
- Seasoned with Maggi Savor , Hot Sauce and Calamansi


- - - > ideal BEER Match

Garlic Meatballs SPaghetti in Sundried and Basil Sauce

Saturday night and its my husbands niece birthday.. I'm thinking of something to cook, and so this simple and delish pasta dish first come in mind... having all the ingredients available at home, i successfully cooked it with no fuss hihihi.... Again sharing my Garlic Meatballs Spaghetti in Sun dried Tomatoes and Basil Sauce,

You will need :

3/4kl. mix ground pork and beef

1/2 cup chopped garlic

1kl spaghetti noodles

1pc. grated carrots

1cup grated cheese (any available will do)

1/2cup sundried tomatoes

1/2cup chopped basil

1 1/2 cup tomato sauce

1/2cup water

dash of salt and pepper

oil for frying

1 egg

LET'S PARTEEE:

1. Mix Ground meats with egg,carrots and garlic, season with salt and pepper, Form into balls then fry.

2. Cook Pasta according to package instructions. Set Aside

3. Saute garlic add tomato sauce and cheese, stir until it boils... Add meatballs, sundried tomatoes and water, then add pasta noodles, season with salt and pepper and topped with fresh basil...

OLAH!