MISisAdventures # 9: Molo Soup

Since it's sooo hot these days, sometimes it's better (and cheaper) to just stay at home which we opted to do last Saturday. This means I have enough time to experiment once again at the kitchen. The recipe I got from the assistant of my boss in his other company.

She mentioned to me in one of our conservations over the phone how her grandchild loves her Molo Soup, no wonder why...

Ingredients (for the Molo):
garlic
onion
1/4 pork giniling
1/2 carrot
few pieces of tenga ng daga
onion leeks
Knorr seasoning
soy sauce
salt to taste
1 egg
Molo wrapper

Ingredients (for the soup):
chicken breast
2 Knorr chicken cubes
onion leeks
onion
garlic
pepper

Directions:
Boil the chicken breast and set aside the broth.
Shred the chicken.

Chopped the onion, garlic, carrot, tenga ng daga, onion leeks and mix together with the pork giniling and egg. Tip: If you are cooking for a small household like mine (3 adult pax), less than 1/4 giniling is enough. Add Knorr seasoning, soy sauce and salt (to taste). I did not add salt anymore. Place a teaspoonful in a molo wrapper.

Fry the onion and garlic in cooking oil. Add the shreded chicken. Add the chicken broth and 2 Knorr chicken cubes. Let it boil. Drop the molo and the onion leeks (if desired). Add pepper.

I must say, it's one delicious meal... a 5 indeed! Hubby even approved and was forced to eat more rice hihihi! Even Papa (who is a good cook) and Mama likes it.

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure # 8: Pork Tapa

I got this recipe from the same officemate who taught me the "Buttered Shrimps ala Dampa." The recipe is supposedly for beef sukiyaki (but pork tenderloin as a cheaper alternative is okay too!).

Ingredients:
beef sukiyaki or beef tenderloin strips or pork tenderloin
oil (for frying)

Ingredients for marinade:
garlic (lots of it)
vinegar
soy sauce
Mama Sita's Barbeque Sauce
brown sugar
pepper
salt to taste

Directions:
Ideally, marinate the above ingredients overnight. Don't forget to taste the mixture while your adding the soy sauce. Imagine mine turned out a bit salty (but still superb!) without me adding the salt hihihi! This definitely deserves a rating of 5!

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure # 7: Apple Cream Pie

This one is sooo yummy... too bad we forgot to take a picture... geez! I got this simple recipe from the son of one of the professors where I work and I assure you it was a hit.

Ingredients for the crust:
graham crackers (crushed)
melted butter

Ingredients for the apple filling:
butter
apples
cinnamon powder
sugar

Ingredients for the topping:
Nestle Cream
sugar (optional)

Directions:
Mix the graham crackers (crushed) and melted butter until dough-like.
Form your crust/base. Set aside inside your refrigerator or freezer to harden the crust.
In a pan, saute the apple, cinnamon powder and sugar in butter. Wait until it evaporates (or you can just drain it if you don't have the luxury of time).
Mix your Nestle Cream and sugar (if you wish).
Pour your apple filling on top of your crust and top it with the Nestle Cream.
Best served when chilled.

This is exceptionally good (5) so try it and surprise your loved ones. I tell you hubby was surprised! Next weekend, I'm trying the Binagoongang Baboy recipe I got from my officemate who taught me the "Buttered Shrimps."

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure # 6: Buttered Shrimps ala Dampa

It was last week during one of the days that hubby & I can't go home together from work, I was with an officemate (who also takes the MRT to North) who is a good cook. In fact, she even gave us (my officemates) "Bangus Salpicao" as a Christmas present last year. She told me that it's so simple to make the Buttered Shrimps ala Dampa (which I told her I so loved!). I tried it last Sunday, January 18 for our dinner and you bet, hubby was so impressed hahaha!

Ingredients:
oil
butter
garlic (lots of it)
shrimps (with a dash of salt)
ginger (lots of it)
sugar
Mama Sita's Barbeque Sauce


Directions:
Melt the butter in the oil.
Saute the garlic.
Add the shrimps until cooked.
Add the ginger, sugar and Mama Sita's.

Hubby loves it! I bet you it tastes so much like the one served in dampa... sooo yummy! My officemate also told me I can also use oyster sauce (instead of the barbeque sauce)or just sugar will do. So you would probably guess that the rating for this dish is a perfect 5.

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure # 5: Chicken a la King

Since last Monday (June 09) is a holiday, I was in a mood to cook another new dish for hubby - "Chicken a la King". The recipe was from my officemate's friend. Geez.... we forgot to take a picture of the finished product but I assure you even my mom was impressed teehee!

Ingredients:
oil
Anchor salted butter
onion
garlic
sugar
chicken fillet, cut into cubes (breast or thigh)
1 cup of water
1 small can of milk evap
potatoes
carrots
young corn
mushroom
Nestle cream
salt to taste
dash of pepper

Directions:
Melt the butter in the oil.
Saute the onions, garlic and add sugar. Add the chicken fillet.
When it's almost done, add a cup of water and milk evap.
Add the potatoes and carrots. Add the young corn and mushroom once the potatoes are almost done.
Pour the Nestle cream. My officemate's friend said you can use the whole Nestle cream pack (smallest pack) but I only put a few spoonfuls.
Add salt to taste and a dash of pepper.

Hubby prefers the Baby Back Ribs and Mushrooms a la Teriyaki I did last Saturday since he is more into that kind of dish but still, this one is particularly yummy! My mom said so as well.

So I'm giving it a 4.5 too!

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure # 4: Baby Back Ribs and Mushrooms a la Teriyaki

I saw this recipe in Pinoy Cook. I decided to try this menu for our lunch last Saturday (June 07) since it's also Enzo's 8th-month birthday (more on that on the next post).

I think it had too much of Kikkoman (light soy sauce) since the sauce was a bit salty. It was also because I have less than a kilo left of the baby back ribs I got from Monterey but I still used the same measurement good for a 1 or 1 1/2 kilo tsk tsk tsk.

In spite of this setback, the dish is yummy. Hubby likes it next to the Sweet & Sour Fish I have mastered. I'm giving myself a 4.5!

Oh you can find the recipe here.

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure #3: Sweet & Sour Fish

Last Saturday (April 26), I asked my dad for his sweet and sour recipe so I could cook the "Maya Maya (fish)" that my mom bought for us. It's really pretty simple and oh so yummy! According to hubby, this is the best dish I have cooked so far aside from the spaghetti I have mastered.

Ingredients:
Maya maya

onion

garlic

ginger

red bell pepper

carrots

vinegar

sugar

soy sauce

pepper

cornstarch (dissolved in water)

ketchup (optional)

Directions:

Fry the fish until golden brown. I loved my fish toasted! Set aside.

Mix equal portion of vinegar and sugar (ex: 10 tbsp of vinegar = 10 tbsp of sugar) depending on how much sauce you wanted, dash of pepper and some soy sauce and mix.

In a separate pan, saute onion (I saute onions first!), garlic, ginger, red bell pepper and carrots (in that order) until the carrots are cooked. Pour in your sauce and wait for it to boil before mixing. Pour the cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Add the fish. Voila! It's so so yummy... promise! Oh my dad said you can add the ketchup if you want it a bit red.

Hubby and even yaya said it's definitely a 5!

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISis Adventure #2: Arroz a la Cubana

I cooked dinner last Saturday and tried the "Arroz a la Cubana" recipe I read from Market Manila. Hey, my cooking skills are getting better.

Arroz a la Cubana

Ingredients:
finely chopped onion
finely chopped garlic
chopped tomatoes or tomato paste (I used tomato paste since we ran out of stock of tomatoes.)

ground beef or pork (I used ground pork since I still have half a kilo stored in the freezer.)
several tablespoons of Kikkoman (about 6-7 I think)
½ or 1/3 amount of Worcestershire sauce (about 5 I think)
ground pepper
salt to taste
raisins
green peas

Directions:
Heat up a pan and add some vegetable oil.
Add finely chopped onion and garlic and saute for a minute or two.
Add some chopped tomatoes or a bit of tomato paste.
Next add some ground lean beef and pork and cook until the liquid evaporates.
Add several tablespoons of Kikkoman and 1/2 or 1/3 the amount of Worcestershire sauce.

Some salt to taste if necessary and ground black pepper.
Add raisins and green peas.
Serve with white rice, fried saba bananas and fried eggs.

Hahaha! We don't have saba and instead of fried eggs, I used boiled eggs.

My hubby liked it and gives me a 4.5. I'll give myself a 4. So it will definitely be a part of our regular menu. 'Til my next MISis adventure!

Rating:
5 - exceptionally good!
4 - must try
3 - A-okay
2 - bland
1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

MISisAdventure #1: Binagoongang Lechon Kawali

I can cook... "a little." I can say I am good at following recipes and measurements. But our yaya is a better cook and since I am working full-time and I only get home by 7pm the earliest, I don't have the energy to cook pa so I leave it to Enzo's yaya. But due to hubby's persistence, I was the one who cooked last Saturday (March 01) and I got the inspiration for this recipe from Market Manila.

Binagoongang Lechon Kawali

Heat up a separate kawali or sauté pan.
Add about a tablespoon of the fat used to fry the Lechon Kawali and about ½ tablespoon of the fat that is in your bottled bagoong.
When the oil is hot, quickly sauté about a tablespoon of bagoong for every 2-3 cups of Lechon Kawali and throw in the Lechon Kawali and stir until just coated. Serve immediately.

Preparing Lechon Kawali:
Rubbed the pork with a lot of salt and boiled it in water for about 1 hour until cooked and somewhat tender.

Or add onions, bay leaves, telicherry black peppercorns, tons of garlic and lots of salt and boiled for about an hour until cooked.

Ohhh... did I say I am good at following measurements?! Oh well, I did not rubbed the liempo with a lot of salt thinking it might be too salty with the bagoong and all. So, you guess it right! It's bland... yikes! But hubby said it's okay. I guess it's not that bad since we were able to eat it naman.

I'll give myself a 2.5 while hubby says I deserve a 4.5! Teehee! Thanks hubby... I guess 4.5 for effort hahaha! So, it must be a 3.5 then. Below is the Rating Guidelines.

Rating:

5 - exceptionally good!

4 - must try

3 - A-okay

2 - bland

1 - yikes! Never try this at home!

'til my next MISisAdventure! Oh, does anyone know how to cook Binagoongang Baboy?