Friday, July 22, 2011

GINISANG MONGGO (Sauteed Mung Beans) for FRIDAY

It's Friday again! For sure there are lots of Filipino housewives cooking Ginisang Monggo today. Monggo or Mung Beans in English is one of the famous Filipino Dish to cook especially during Fridays. I don't know exactly the reason behind why it became a tradition to cook Ginisang Monggo or Sauteed Mung Beans during Fridays. Sauteed Mung Beans or Ginisang Monggo is usually serve with fried fish. Here is my own version on how to cook Ginisang Monggo or Sauteed Mung Beans.

Ingredients:
1/4 Monggo or Mung Beans
1/4 Pork Belly
3 pieces Tinapa or Smoked Fish
Ampalaya Leaves
1 piece Red Oinion
3 gloves Garlic
Vetsin 
Salt
2 tbsp Cooking Oil

How to Cook:
1. Soak the Mung Beans or Monggo at least one hour before cooking, this will help the Mung Beans or Monggo to get tender easily while cooking

2. Boil the soaked Mung Beans or Monggo in a casserole with 2 cups of water, cover the casserole

3. Wait till the Mung Beans or Monggo gets tender, TIP: while boiling, press the Mung Beans or Monggo with ladle. This will help the Mung Beans or Monggo to cook easily

4.  Set aside the boiled Mung Beans or Monggo once cooked

5. On a separate casserole, pour and heat the cooking oil

6. Saute onion then add garlic, wait till the garlic turned golden brown

7. Add the Pork Belly, cook until tender

8. Once the pork is tender, add the smoked fish or tinapa and cook up to 5 minutes

9. Now, add the boiled Mung Beans or Monggo and cook for another 5 minutes

10. Then add the Ampalaya Leaves, cook for 5 mimutes

11. Add salt and vetsin to taste

Makes 4 servings. Best serve when hot.

Friday, July 8, 2011

GROUND PORK in TOMATO SAUCE

Ground pork in tomato also known in Tagalog language as "Giniling" is one of the common food that most family prepare for lunch. Ground pork is also one of the  fave food of the kids because it is finely chopped  and easy to chew.

Ingredients:
Ground Pork - 1/4 kg
Potato - 2 pieces of medium size (cut into small cubes)
Carrots - 1 piece large (cut into small cubes)
Red Onion - 1 piece
Tomato Sauce - 200 ml
Garlic - 4 gloves
Ground Pepper
Bay Leaves
Cooking Oil
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt
Vetsin



Hot to cook:
1. Heat the casserole, then add small amount of cooking oil
2. Put the read onion, wait till golden brown then add garlic
3. Put the ground pork, cook until the ground pork is tender (approximately 15 minutes)
4. Add 1/2 cup water, then put the potato and carrots altogether
5. After 5 minutes, check if the potato and carrot is tender, then add tomato sauce
6. Boil for 5 minutes, add a pinch of ground pepper and bay leaves
7. Add some salt and vetsin to taste
8. Ready to serve

Makes 2 to 3 servings


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

How to Prepare Green Mustard Salad (Ensaladang Mustasa)

Green Mustard Salad
Green Mustard Salad is one of the best Filipino salad you could ever ask for, you usually encounter eating this Green Mustard Salad in the provinces. Nowadays, hotels are also serving Mustard Salad as appetizers. Eating green mustard has a lot of health benefits to our body - Green Mustards are low in calories and contains a lot of antioxidants. Green Mustard provides an excellent source of Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Folic Acid, Calcium, Carotenes, Manganese, Copper and Green Mustard contains a lot of fiber. Green Mustard is also a very good source of phosporus, vitamins B1 & B2, protein, potassium, magnesium and iron.


Ingredients:
Green Mustard (Mustasa)- 8 pieces (sliced)
2 Tomatoes - sliced
2 Red Onions - sliced
Ground Pepper
Salt
Vetsin
Cider Vinegar

How to Prepare:
1. Rinse sliced Green Mustard with running water and place it in a bowl
2. Combine sliced tomatoes and sliced red onions
3. Add ground pepper, salt and vetsin to taste
4. Add cider vinegar, approximately 5 tbsp, you can add more as desire
5. Put inside the fridge 2 hours before serving

Makes 4 to 5 servings. Best serve with Fried Fish (especially "galunggong" or blue mackerel scad)

Monday, July 4, 2011

President Nixon's Barbecued Chicken Sauce

Just want to share this delicious recipe, an easy to cook chicken recipe I have found.

Kindly click to see the full view of the recipe: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58973657?access_key=key-28fd5vfmu3ellyko3rov

Happy Eating!