Paella is a Spanish dish originating in Valencia. As a colony of Spain, Filipinos learned to adapt the food, which is a mixture of rice, meat, seafood, beans and vegetables. The word paella comes from the Old French term paelle which means pan. There are various types of paella, but what we’ll describe here is…
Isdang paksiw is one commonly served variety of fish dishes in Filipino homes. Being a country composed of islands and fishing is a common occupation in the coastal areas and such ease of preparation and simple ingredients makes paksiw na isda an easy alternative to cooking fish through cooking oil, grill or baked. Another advantage…
Ingredients: 1 Fresh Whole fish (1-1/2 to 2 lbs) -(sea bass, whitefish, pike, trout, rock cod)1 gloves of minced garlic 3 tbsp fermented black beans 2 whole scallions, shredded Shredded ginger Seasonings 2 tsp seafood soy sauce 2 tsp light soy sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tbs oil 1 tbs cornstarch Cooking Method:…
Ingredients: 1 pound jumbo shrimps ( Prawn) Iodized salt /Nuoc Mam ( fish sauce) Juice of 1 lemon, about 1 to 2 tablespoons 3 tbsp olive oil Garlic Butter Mixture 5 cubes of butter 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice dash or two hot pepper sauce, or to taste (Thai chili sauce) 1 large garlic…
Ingredients: 450g fresh squid 1 whole of bitter melon 3 slice ginger 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine Seasoning: 1/8 tsp fish sauce 1/3 tsp sugar Method: 1.) Cut bitter melon into half and seed. Wash and cut into thin pieces. 2.) Remove the tentacles from the squid. Drain away the ink. Wash and cut. 3.) Heat…
Ingredients: 459g of prawns 3 cloves of garlic (minced) 2tbps of cooking oil Seasoning : 2 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp tomato sauce 4 tbsp Thai chili sweet and sour sauce Marinate: 1tbsp cooking wine 1tsp fish sauce Method: 1. Remove intestines from prawns, wash and let it dry. 2. Heat cooking oil. Put the minced…
Ingredients: 1 garoupa’s tail ( about 450g) 3 slices ginger 2 sprigs spring onion 2 tbsp black beans(mashed) 1 cup stock Marinade: 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine 1 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tsps cornflour Seasoning: 1/3 tsp salt 1/3 tsp sugar 1 tsp cornflour 3 tbsps water Method: 1. Scale fish and wash. Mix with…
Ingredients: 1 can of abalone 1 head lettuce Seasonings: 1 tsp sherry 2/3 cup stock 3 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp sugar dash of sesame oil 1 tbsp corn flour solution shake of pepper Cooking Procedure: Slice abalone into thin pieces Wash and trim lettuce. Blanche in saline water with 1/4 cup of oil for…
Ingredients 800g yellow fish 25g carrot 25g asparagus 15g soaked mushroom 15g peas 2tbsp table sugar 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp cooking wine 2 tbsp vinegar 2 tbsp catsup 2 tbsp corn starch Procedure: 1. Clean the yellow fish by removing the scale and fins off. Cut cross lightly and pickle with seasoning mixture of…
Ingredients:100g dried sea cucumber3 pcs dried mushrooms2 slices gingershaoxing wine Seasoning:1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce1/2 dark soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar2 tsp oyster sauce, 3/4 stock, sesame oil, pepper, corn starch solution Procedure:1. Soak dried sea cucumber in water for 2 hours. Boil in water for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat…