BATCHOY

How to cook Batchoy- This dish is a very Filipino food and everybody would love it during cold season. This is one of the dishes I would love to eat when it rains because I love its hot soup combined with the delicious tastes of pork and liver. Batchoy originated in the Vizayas but I don’t exactly know what province it originated. Batchoy became very common in the Philippines and some other Asian countries because we know that Asians are fond of noodle dishes. Many noodle lovers don’t know how to cook Batchoy so I thought I would post my recipe here. Everone can add a twist to it. Add some additional ingredients that is commonly used in cooking noodles. This recipe is just an easy and simple Batchoy or you can say this is a beginner recipe but you would not want to add a twist to it maybe because you would not want to ruin the taste. Here is the recipe:

HOW TO COOK BATCHOY

Ingredients

1 kilo of Canton noodles

½ kilo of pork

½ kilo of pig’s liver (chopped into ¼” x ¼ “)

4 teaspoon of salt

1 cup of spring onions (chopped)

1 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper

2 cups of Chicharon (crushed)

2 heads of garlic (crushed)

15 cups of water

Cooking Procedure

1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic until golden brown. Set aside.
2. In a pot, boil water. Add pepper and salt. Simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add the pork. Simmer until the pork is cooked.
4. Add the liver and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the Sauteed garlic and Canton noodles and simmer until the noodles are cooked.
6. Scatter spring onions and Chicharon over the noodles when serving.

BEEF TAPA (TAPANG BAKA)

How To Cook Beef Tapa -It is dried cured and marinated sliced beef, fried or grilled. You may use fish and other meat in making Tapa but the beef is the most popular and being used nowadays. Beef Tapa is one the favorite dishes for breakfast and infact, Tapa is used in the term tapsilog- a favorite combination of dishes for breakfast. Tapa is a traditional dish of the Philippines. Some food shops and restaurants are named after this dish, the Tapahan, Tapsihan, and Tapsilugan. These names are just slang words but these terms became known by many food enthusiasts. Many tapsilugan in the country serve exotic tapa because of the growing demands. I would love to try them but I want to abide the law because slaughtering those exotic animals is forbidden. This recipe seems tricky but it is actually easy. You don’t need to cook it many times for you to know how to cook Beef Tapa. Just remember the procedures and the amount for the ingredients. This is special because it is cooked in different way.  Here is how to cook Beef Tapa:

RECIPE: HOW TO COOK BEEF TAPA

Ingredients

1 kilo of beef sirloin (sliced into thin strips)

1 cup of low sodium soy sauce

1 head of garlic (minced)

½ cup of sugar

1 tablespoon of salt

1 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper

¼ cup of cooking oil

3 cups of water

Cooking Procedure

1. In a deep tray, mix together the soy sauce, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir well.
2. Add the beef strips. Make sure the mixture covers the beef.
3. Place in the fridge and marinate for the whole night.
4. In a pan, boil 3 cups of water.
5. Add the oil and the beef stripsand cook until almost dry.
6. And serve with rice.