Udon is a type of thick wheat-flour noodle of Japanese cuisine. It is usually served hot as noodle soup in its simplest form as kake udon, in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru which is made of dashi, soy sauce (shōyu), and mirin. Ingredients: 2 packed udon noodles 1 whole white onion 150 g chicken…
The word broccoli, from the Italian plural of broccolo, refers to “the flowering top of a cabbage”. Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family, whose large flower head is used as a vegetable. As one of the most nutritious vegetables, it’s good to have broccoli on your table as often as possible. Ingredients: 2…
There are quite a number of Filipino noodle varieties: from the popular Malabon, sotanghon and bihon guisado to the lesser-known alanganin, alahoy and cabagan. Each has its own distinct characteristic, influenced by foreign visitors or locally available ingredients. So it’s not a surprise if you’ll see a series of pancit recipes I will be featuring…
Steaming works by boiling water continuously, causing it to vaporize into steam; the steam then carries heat to the nearby food, thus cooking the food. The food is kept separate from the boiling water but has direct contact with the steam, resulting in a moist texture to the food. This differs from double boiling, in…
Clam can be applied to freshwater mussels, and other freshwater bivalves, as well as marine bivalves. “Clam” has also given rise to the metaphor “clamming up”, meaning refusing to speak so the pearl won’t get destroyed, at least on a certain topic. A “clam shell” is the name given to a plastic container which is…
Ingredients: 500 g spareribs 1 whole turnip 2 pieces star anise cassia bark few 2-3 slice of ginger Seasoning: 2 tbsps oyster sauce 2 tsp of dark soy sauce 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsps sugar 1 light soy sauce Method: Peel and wash turnip. Slice into big cubes. Blanch for ginger a while. Drain and…
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: 1 pc chicken meat (about 1 kl) 6 stalks of spring onion 4 tbsp wujiape herb liquor 1/2 cup water Sauce: 3 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tbsp chicken powder 1 tsp corn flour Cooking Procedure Wash the whole chicken thoroughly and…