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Sardines

Hilda — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:23:10 +0000

How about making your own home-made sardines. A great way to cook your sardine fish and tomatoes. For a version more filipino you can replace the sardines with galunggong fish.

Ingredients:

1 kilo of sardine fish (you can replace this with galunggong) cleaned and washed

some cooking oil

3 tablespoons of flour

salt

1teaspoon of chili powder (optional)

one fourth cup of olive oil

20 cloves of garlic minced

1 big onion sliced

1 teaspoon of fresh ginger chopped

half a cup of tomato purée (tomatoes skins and seeds removed puréed in a blender)

1 teaspoon of tomato paste

4 tablespoons of vinegar

salt

pepper

Procedure:

Dredge the fishes with flour and fry them on a shallow pan with some cooking oil. Set them aside. In another casserole, put some olive oil (about 3 tablespoons) and start sautéing your garlic, onion and ginger. Add the tomato paste, tomato puree and vinegar. Put your fried fishes and chili powder. Let it simmer over medium fire. Pour the rest of your olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste.

Fruit Salad

Hilda — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:20:17 +0000

When summer comes fresh fruits are in season! Nothing beats a great day filled with a healthy delicious snack or dessert! Enjoy this easy to make fruit salad recipe.

Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

1 apple, cored and diced

1 ripe mango, peeled and diced

5 big strawberries sliced

about half a cup of pineapple chunks

about half a cup of watermelon sliced

about half a cup of melon

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

2 tablespoons of honey

chopped fresh mint leaves

Procedure:

In a bowl mix the lemon juice, with honey and cinnamon. Set aside, in another bowl mix all the cut fruits. Toss in the fruit with the lemon-honey-cinammon mixture. Topped with fresh mint leaves.

Prawn & Bean Sprouts Salad

Hilda — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:36:17 +0000

When warm weather comes salad recipes are a must! Here’s one healthy recipe of prawns and bean sprouts you will definitely love!

Prawn and Bean Sprouts Salad

Ingredients:

for the salad
100 g of vermicelli noodles (glass noodles) 2 carrots 50 g of bean sprouts 150 g of shrimps (cooked and without shells)

for the sauce 1 small ginger 1 tsp of soy sauce 2 tbsp of sesame oil 1 tsp of sesame seeds 3 tbsps of lime juice 1 tsp of honey

Cook the vermicelli or glass noodles in a big casserole with water as you would cook a pasta noodle. Let it cook for five minutes only then drain it. Wash it with cold running water to avoid from sticking. Wash and peel the carrots and courgette. Cut them in julienne strips. In a bowl mix all the vegetables together with the vermicelli noodles and cooked shrimps. For the sauce mix together all the ingredients in a small bowl and add just before serving.

Stuffed Tomatoes (Rellenong Kamatis)

Hilda — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:50:49 +0000

Are looking for a healthy Filipino recipe? Here’s one easy to do, simple, easy on the budget but loaded with healthy stuff and goodness!

Stuffed Tomatoes (Rellenong Kamatis)

Ingredients:

about 5 to 7 big ripe tomatoes

1 red onion , minced

one fourth kilo of ground beef

half a cup of cooked rice

one egg yolk

salt, pepper

grated cheddar cheese for garnishing

Procedure:

Cut the upper part of your tomato, delicately empty them using a spoon set them aside for filling. In a bowl mixed the rice, ground beef, onion, egg yolk, and the rest of the tomato you collected. Mix them well, add salt and pepper. Scoop them and fill your emptied tomatoes, topped them with cheese and bake in the oven at 180° celsius for about 25 minutes. This is a complete dish!