Monday, February 27, 2012

Milk FIsh Fillet + Blueberry crepe


Just a while ago this meal is just like this...

Milk Fish..


look at my unprofessional fillet cut
I just learned that from watching cooking shows
unfortunately..i didn't have a super sharp knife
so if you are going to make one like this!
make sure that your knife is sharp...so you'll get the
nice edges

I failed filleting the other side..X_X!♥

I marinated it with calamansi juice
salt and pepper
put it in a batter

added some chinese parsley/cilantro (love the smell)

and breaded it with..cornstarch


Fried in a medium heat pan with olive oil
3 minutes each side

sauce:
white goat cheese
pickles minced
mayonnaise
more cilantro/chinese parsle/kintsay
(what was the real translation of kintsay?)
pinch of sugar, pepper, salt

Dessert:
Blueberry crepe
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I included vanilla flavor in the batter
and made blueberry filling
just plain blueberry and sugar and lemon juice

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Mongo beans and Chicharon

i was given 100 pesos
and took a challenge together with my sister
we both researched on something
that will satisfy our taste buds
and at the same time
keep the food on budget
but should be in the level of
satisfaction

so we decided to cook
"guinisang monggo"

the ingredients were cheap and simple

all you need is mongo beans
boiled until skin peels

ampalaya/ bitter melon

its bitter..so to reduce
a little bitterness
here's the technique

in a small bowl of water
put salt
then mix until salt is dissolved


together with the bitter melon,
just leave it there for 30min.

another ingredients were
garlic onion


and of course
the crispy
chicharon

to those who didn't know
this is a skin of pork
dried and fried





saute the garlic and onion
i put some salt
and pepper
as you can see in the photo
there's caramelization happening
that's the flavor im trying to get



then put water and mix

this is the time when the caramel
of the sauted onion and garlic dissolves
and becomes the flavor of this meal


once boiling...
put the boiled unpeeled monggo
beans...


keep on boiling
and put the bitter mellon


and boiling


when you noticed that the beans
has bloomed like the flower
meaning it doesn't look like beans anymore
mostly crushed
and the broth is a little thick...

it means its cooked already


you may put the chicharon
straight to the broth

but i preger it topped
on the guinisang monggo
id like to keep the crisp of it






this is a very healthy food rich in iron
though its not recommended to those who have
gouty arthritis...



Saturday, February 18, 2012

FOOD QUICKIE: Potato loves Nuggets

tips: I use spoon to remove the skin of the potato
it doesn't only save the amount of potato but also the amount of
nutrients (yeah)
I boiled the potato...then

from what I imagined....and what taste would it be like.....
I tried to mix butter,cheese , boiled eggs, shreaded chicken and vegetable leafs (pechay)
added salt and pepper to taste
YUMMY!

the butter and cheese gave a distinct flavor..making it more creamier


I mixed all together and it was amazing I got
lots of different shades of color yellow..
bright: boiled egg yolk
light: mashes potato



then I fried some chicken nuggets!
placed it on a tissue paper to reduce the oil


and wallah!!!!
the lunch is all ready!....





VERDICT: 
when i tasted it, i was looking for an acidity
the food that i invented had an amazing texture
but the flavor has no distinction..
all i could taste was the potato and eggs
in short, the taste is blunt..

RECOMMENDATION:
if you will try to do this simple dish...
i suggest that you should try to add olive oil and lemon..
it would arrive in a very interesting flavor! ^=^

I hope you had an amazing
eyegasms (where the hell did it came from?) on my food photos

Monday, February 13, 2012

happy valentines pancake



Valentines pancake

1/4 flour
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp sugar

strawberry syrup
chopped strawberries
honey
lemon