HOW TO COOK CRISPY PATA

HOW TO COOK CRISPY PATA

How to cook Crispy Pata? Well, it is very easy but requires much time on soaking it up. Crispy Pata is very popular and authentic dish in the Philippines. We can always find it whenever there is an occasion like fiesta, wedding, or even baptismal in the family. I have tried many ways to cook it before because I was not satisfied with the traditional taste of Crispy Pata. After numerous attempts I finally found the right ingredients for my Crispy Pata that would turn me on loving this dish. One thing must be considered when looking for the right pata to cook. The pork must be young and tender so that it could be more crispy and tender when frying it. Here is my tutorial on how to cook Crispy Pata. I hope you will like this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

1 small size pork’s leg (pata)

12 oz of lemon soda (mountain dew or the like)

2 cups of water

½ tsp baking soda

Fish sauce (patis) to taste

1 tsp groud pepper

5 cloves of garlic (minced)

1 medium size onion (minced)

1 tbsp salt

Vegetable oil

PROCEDURE

1. Wash the pork’s leg or pata in running water.
2. Make several slits on the skin.
3. In a pot, combine all the ingredients except oil and fish sauce
4. Boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Put in a fridge for 8 to 12 hours.
6. Drizzle fish sauce all over the pata.
7. Deep fry until the pata is golden brown and crispy.
8. Serve with your favorite lechon sarsa or gravy.

HOW TO COOK BICOL EXPRESS

HOW TO COOK BICOL EXPRESS

This is my way how to cook Bicol Express. Many of us always hear about this Bicol Express dish but many of us don’t know how to cook it and even many of us haven’t had this dish. We always here about Bicol Express in a bar served as pulutan. This delicious but very hot dish was originated in Bicolandia, a region in the Philippines where spicy dishes are cooked and almost part of their every meal. I have a bartender friend who works in a bar somewhere in Libis. I asked him for the recipe of Bicol Express because the bar he works for serves Bicol Express. I got the recipe and I made some changes to it to make my own version of this dish. Here it is but be careful on how much chilis you want to use.

INGREDIENTS

2lbs of boneless pork (cut into about ¼ inch x ¼ inch cubes)

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup garlic (minced)

½ cup onions (chopped)

¼ cup ginger (chopped)

1 tsp red chili (siling labuyo or taiwan)

1 cup of red bell pepper (cut into strips)

½ cup of juvenile shrimp paste (alamang)

5 cups of coconut milk (instant or powder will do)

Salt and pepper to taste

PROCEDURE

1. In a pan, saute garlic, onions and ginger until garlic is brown.
2. Add the pork. Stir fry until the pork is brown.
3. Add shrimp paste and red chili and stir.
4. Pour in the coconut milk. Let it boil until thickened.
5. Add the red bell pepper, groud pepper and salt. Simmer until the bell pepper is cooked.
6. And serve with your favorite beverage or beer.

HOW TO MAKE BANANA BREAD

HOW TO MAKE BANANA BREAD

Here is how to make Banana Bread that I am sure you are going to love. This Banana Bread is good for the kids to get them rid of junk foods. Banana Bread is better because of its nutritional values. My mother used to make me this bread for my snack when i was going to school. This Banana Bread recipe is actually my mom's and i just want to share it with you. This is an easy version but you can make it more delicious by adding some flavoring to suit your kids' tastes. You can make your own Banana Bread by adding ingredients like marshmallows or raisins. My favorite ingredient for it when i was a kid was chocolate so i think it would be cool for your kids too. Here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

2 cups ripe banana

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup cheese (shredded)

1 tsp vanilla (1 tbsp maple syrup for replacement)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

oil (to grease the pan)

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Set oven to 350°F.

2. Chop the ripe bananas.

3. Grease the bottom of the pan.

4. Combine all the ingredients in a blender except baking soda. (Make sure that the banana is mashed or chopped before putting into the blender).

5. Stir in baking soda.

6. Pour into the pan and bake for 1 hour or until the mixture is baked.

7. Let it cool before slicing.

HOW TO COOK PORK TERIYAKI

HOW TO COOK PORK TERIYAKI

I like Pork Teriyaki, the meat, the rice, the garlic. Pork Teriyaki is actually one of my favorite dishes. I wanted to cook it when our family had visitors and most of them liked my Pork Teriyaki. What I really like in Pork Teriyaki is that the meat is juicy and I like the rice. So I would like to share with you my recipe. This is easy and not hard to cook unlike the other dishes I have shared with you, just read and follow. Here is how to cook my Pork Teriyaki.

INGREDIENTS:

½ kg boneless pork

2 cups of water

1 cup of rice

2 tablespoon all-purpose flour

10g broth cube

1/8 cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

3 cups string bean (chopped)

2 tablespoon chopped fried garlic

PROCEDURE:

1. Boil water in a pan. Put the uncooked rice stir and simmer until the rice is cooked.

2. Slice the pork into about ½ centimeter thin strips.

3. Gather the flour, broth, soy sauce, sugar, and garlic into a bowl and mix thoroughly.

4. Set another frying pan over medium heat, saute the meat until brown.

5.  Pour the flour into the pan with the strip, and stir.

6. Let it boil and stir until the mixture becomes thick.

7. Put the rice in a small bowl and add the pork onto it and serve.

There it is! That is my cooking pork teriyaki tutorial.

HOW TO COOK BULALO

Bulalo or Bone Marrow Soup is one of the best traditional dishes in the Philippines and how to cook it is very easy. I like this dish because of its rich and delicious soup combined with vegetables. This is the best dish for me during rainy days season, and you feel me. Cold noon with hot soup would be perfect right?

It was raining when I woke up this morning and the air was crisp. I couldn’t help myself thinking of anything I could do today and one thing came up to my mind- this is the perfect time for this dish! I had cooked it several times before but this time was like I barely know how to cook Bulalo so I asked my mom for the recipe because she is the one who taught me this dish. And now I am blogging it not just for the future referrence but to share it with you. Here is my bulalo recipe, fellas:

INGREDIENTS

1 kg beef bone marrow

1 kg beef meat

1 medium size onion, sliced

2 pcs potatoes cut into quarters

2 pcs banana, cut into halves

1 medium size cabbage, cut into quarters

1 ½ liters of water

Salt and pepper to taste

PROCEDURE

1. Drop the bone marrow and meat in boiling water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
2. Remove the meat and marrow and rinse thoroughly with running water.
3. In a pot, boil 1 ½ liter of water.
4. Add the onion, meat and marrow and simmer until the meat is tender.
5. Add the potatoes and bananas. Simmer until the vegetables are cooked.
6. Add salt and pepper.
7. Add the cabbage and simmer until cabbage is cooked.
8. Remove from heat and serve.