CHILLI BEEF STIR-FRY

If you are a spice lover, try this recipe which I've learned from my culinary class last week.



750 grams piece beef eye-fillet
2 tbsp. oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, sliced
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 small fresh red chilli, chopped
2 teaspoons fiash sauce
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 red pepper, sliced
440 grams can baby corn, drained
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander

1. Cut beef into strips. Combine beef, oil garlic, onion, garam masala, cumin, chilli, sauce and ginger in bowl, Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
2. Stir-fry beef mixture on hot barbecue plate until lightly browned. Add pepper, corn, juice and coriander, stir-fry until beef is tender.

Note: Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.

Quick Teriyaki Pork Steak ( Serves 4)

Ingredients:
4 slices porkloin steaks (½ inch thick)
¼ cup cup soy sauce
2 tbsp. rice wine
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp. ginger juice
2 tbsp. canola oil

Procedure:
1. Combine soy sauce , rice wine, honey , sesame oil and giner juice in a bowl. Add porkloin steak and toss to coat.
2. Marinate for at least 1 hour.
3. Heat Teflon skillet over medium heat.
4. Add the oil and cook pork steaks until golden brown on both sides and juices run clear.
5. Serve with choice of sidings and vegetables.

Sidings:
1 tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. garlic minced
150 grams bean sprout, ( blanched in hot water for 1 minute)
150 grams snow peas ( chicharo) blanched in hot water for 1 minute
¼ tsp. salt.

Ham and Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

6 pcs. potatoes, medium, peeled and sliced
2 pcs. Knorr beef broth cube
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. All purpose flour
3/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup water
3/4 cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup cooked ham, cube

Procedure:

1. Put sliced potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Add 1 pc. knorr beef broth cube and cook for 10 minutes until partially cooked. Drain and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, make the white sauce . Melt butter in saucepan and stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and slowly add milk, water and 1 pc. Knorr beef broth cube stirring constantly to remove lumps. Return to boil. Add the cheese and cook until melted.
3. Mix together the white sauce , potatoes and ham and pour in baking dish,
4. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Sweet and Sour fish Balls

I learned this from my culinary class. I like the out come so I took a photo. I find it yummy. Very simple to prepare and good for any party =) try it!


Ingredients:

400 grams Fish ( Tuna meat)
1 thumb size ginger ( crushed)
1 medium carrot (chopped)
2 small kamote boiled and mashed
3 stalks green onions ( chopped)
1 egg beaten
1/3 cup bread crumbs

Procedure:

1. Boil Fish with ginger in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes.
2. Drain then flake meat and discard bones.
3. Season with 1 tsp. iodized salt ( 1 tbsp. rock salt) and 3/4 tsp. pepper. Blend well with the rest of other ingredients.
4. Form every tbsp. of mixture into a ball.

Sauce Ingredients:

1 can (439 grams) del monte pineapple tidbits.
6 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. del monte original blend ketchup.
2 tbsp. cornstarch, dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1 medium bell pepper cut into strips
4 stalks green onions, cut into 1 long pieces.

Kare-Kareng Manok

I never thoughth we can also make kare-kare using chicken. It's good for people who watch their diet and who don't eat beef. Now we can enjoy kare2x using chicken =) Yehey! Thanks to Aimee for making some cute garnish. Makes the viand looks more attractive. You rock girl!

Ingredients :

1/3 cup anato seed
4 tbsp. Ginger ( strips)
1 1/8 Alamang ( bagoong)
1/2 kilo chicken breast or thigh
100 grams onion
1 head garlic ( cut into serving sizes)
1 cup peanut butter
200 grams tomato sauce
1 1/4 Banana heart, trimmed and sliced
4 pcs. medium size eggplants
2 cup evaporated milk or coconut milk
15 heads pechay
1/2 cup cooking oil

Procedure:

1. Heat oil. Add anato seeds. Stir until color is extracted. remove seed. ( You may also used anato powder)
2. In the same oil, saute garlic, onions, ginger, bagoong alamang and chicken. Cook for 15 minutes. Add 3 cups water, peanut butter, tomato sauce, banana heart and eggplant. Cook for 15 minutes.
3. Add coconut milk or evaporated milk, pechay. Simmer until pechay is cooked.

White Puto

Ingredients :

12 cups cake flour
2 cups evaporated milk
4 cups white sugar
1 cup cooking oil
2 cups margarine
4 tbsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. salt (optional) iodized
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups water
2 cups eggwhite (12 pcs.)
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Procedure:

1. Mix all dry ingredients
2. Make a hole at the center
3. At the center put all the liquid ingredients.
4. Mix gradually start at the center with the use of wooden spoon.

"eggwhite"

1. Put the cream of tartar in the eggwhite
2. beat add sugar gradually
3. beat the eggwhite until stiff.
4. pour the eggwhite to mixture and fold.
5.Put in baking tins and steam for about 15 minutes.

Note: eggwhite, sugar and cream of tartar - Mix and beat in one direction until stiff.

Chicken Roll

Ingredients:

1 kl. Chicken breast ( debone) Thin slice
1/2 kl. hotdog cut into strips
1/4 kl. whole pickle-cut into 4 strips
1/2 bar cheese- cut into strips
1 cup flour
3 pcs. egg
1 cup bread crumbs
oil for frying
toothpick

Procedure:

1. Slice chicken breast into thin slices.
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper . set aside.
3. Flatten the Chicken on the plate.
4. put hotdog, pickle, and cheese. Then roll.
5. Secure with toothpick.
6. Dridge in flour dip in eggwhite.
7. Roll in bread crumbs then deep fry. Remove toothpick before serving.