Recipe: Fish Burger

Because we usually buy a big tuna mackerel (budlisan) from the market to make fish fillet. We always end up having lots of excess tuna since some parts cannot be sliced well.
When I was young, my mother always do this to make us eat fish without us knowing.
I adapted this one to give you my version of the Fish Burger. (You can use any fish)

Fish Burger

Ingredients:

• Leftover fish
• 2-3 pcs Calamansi, we use the juice
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 onion,minced
• 1 cup flour
• water
• 1 egg
• salt (and pepper)
• 1/4 cup oil

Preparation:

Fish:

1. Place the leftover parts, like head, tail, and parts of the body that where not filleted inside a pot. (You can either have fish adobo or sinabawang isda, your call really).
2. This time, we have sinabawang isda, so add 1-2 cups water, salt, crushed ginger, 1 medium onion, and pepper corns inside the pan and wait for it to boil.
3. Taste the broth if the flavor is just right for you and remove the pot from the fire.
4. Separate the fish parts that you will use for the burger like the tail and body parts, the head does not really have much meat, so you can eat that with the soup.
5. Allow to cool.

Fish broth

Fish Burger Mixture:

Na sipad-sipad na isda

1. I cannot find the English translation for the word, sipad-sipad. Basically, you separate the bones from the meat while crushing the fish meat to fine texture.
2. Once its fine and the bones have been removed, add one cup flour and mix thoroughly.
3. Add the calamansi juice and soy sauce.
4. You can have fresh onion or use the onion from the fish soup, mince this and add to the fish meat and flour.
5. Beat the egg and add to the mixture. Mix thoroughly.
6. Add a bit of salt and ground pepper for the egg and flour.
7. Add water slowly while mixing the ingredients. Stop adding water once the desired mixture is achieved. It should be not be too sticky but definitely not watery. The mixture texture should be similar or close to meat balls.
8. Set aside.

Sticky Fish Mixture

Now to fry.

1. Heat oil in pan over medium heat stove.
2. Form burger patties by taking 1-2 tbsp of fish burger mixture and flattening it inside the heated pan or in a separate plate.
3. Fry for 1-2 minutes and flip. Flip from one side to another until patty is golden brown.
4. Remove from pan and drain oil by placing it in a strainer or on a plate with tissue paper.
5. Serve with ketchup, or ketchup and mayo dip. :D
   OR  Serve inside a burger bun with all the burger trimmings. :D

Note:**

1. The thinner the patty, the crunchier it is.
2. I do not recommend super thick patties and high heat because there is a possibility that the inside parts will not be cooked.

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Recipe: Cheese Stick

Because I was too lazy to leave the house last week, I spent all my time cooking.

Let's start with the hardest of them all.

Ingredients:

• Cheese
• Lumpia Wrapper
• Oil

lumpia wrapper and cheese with sample roll

Preparation.

1. Slice the lumpia wrapper into 2 parts. We use only half for cheese sticks.
2. Slice the cheese into sticks, thickness depends on how big you like your cheese sticks.
3. Place 1 and 1/2 cheese on top of the lumpia wrapper. It is highly advisable that you start at the sliced edge.
4. Roll the lumpia wrapper around the cheese, moisten the end of the lumpia wrapper to lock it. You can fold the endpoints or not, it depends on how long you want your cheese sticks. :D
5. Put the wrapped cheese in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

And now we fry.

1. Remove the cheese sticks from the freezer.
2. Heat a pan over medium heat stove.
3. Once hot, place 1/4 to 1/2 cup oil in the pan, this depends on how many cheese sticks you will fry. Fewer sticks = less oil.
4. Place the sticks in the pan and wait for it to float or turn golden.
5. Flip to check even frying and remove from pan.
6. Place in a strainer to remove excess oil or on a plate with tissue paper.
7. Serve

Cheese Sticks with Cheese

Happy eating :D

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Recipe: Laswa

Because one-third of a kalabasa is too much to add to the ukoy especially that there are only 2 people eating inside the house. Half of that was set aside, and so we decided to have laswa the next day. Laswa is staple in the Philippine culture and every wife is kinda expected to know how to cook it. Since I do not really like okra and talong, here's a version of laswa without these.

Laswa in a Pot

Ingredients:

• Kalabasa (Squash)
• Malunggay Leaves
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 medium sized Onion
• Saluyot (Jute)
• Dilis (Anchovies)
• Water
• Salt

Preparation:

1. Cut the kalabasa into cubes.
2. Slice the tomatoes and onion into eights.
3. Remove the malunggay leaves from its stalks.
4. Wash the saluyot thoroughly.
   
5. Put 2 cups of water and the tomatoes in a pot  and bring to a boil.
6. Once boiling, add the anchovies (as many as you like) and onions. Boil for 2-3 more minutes.
7. Add pepper and salt, if needed, to taste.
8. Add the squash and boil for 5 minutes or until squash is tender.
9. Add the malunggay leaves and saluyot.
10. Remove from the heat and transfer to serving bowl.
11. Serve with dried fish or fried fish.
    

Fried Dried Squid

Enjoy your meal.!!



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Recipe: Kalabasa Ukoy

The vegetable peddler sold me one-third of a kalabasa (squash) for only 20 pesos. To not waste it, I decided to cook ukoy or fritters with squash as the main ingredient.

Kalabasa Ukoy

Ingredients:

Vegetables

• Squash (Kalabasa)
• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Malunggay
• Kangkong Leaves
• Flour
• Egg
• Water
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil

Preparation: Vegetables

1. Wash the vegetables thoroughly.
2. Add 1 tbsp of salt into half a bowl of water.
3. Slice (julienne) the carrots, potatoes, squash into strips not too thinly and soak into the bowl of water with salt.
4. Slice the kangkong leaves into strips and place inside a separate bowl.
5. Remove the malungggay leaves from its stalk and add to the bowl of kangkong leaves.

Julienned veggies with the leaves

Preparation: Mixture

1. Crack the egg, and add half a tsp of pepper into a bowl. Add a dash of salt and beat well.
2. Mince garlic and onion and add to the mixture (optional).
3. Add a cup of flour and mix while adding water (a cup more or less) slowly.
4. If you attained a nice mixture that is no longer sticky but not too watery either, add all the vegetables into the mixture and mix well.

Mixture with veggies

Preparation: Frying

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot enough, scoop 1 tbsp of the vegetable mixture into the pan, 3-4 pieces should fit.
3. Fry until side is firm and flip to the other side, flip the fritter from side to side until its golden brown or you are satisfied with its color.
4. Do not let it stay on one side for so long to avoid over cooking the vegetables.
5. Serve hot with rice.

Cooked Ukoy

Enjoy your meal!

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Recipe: Chili Bomb

We had loads of chili pepper that needs to be disposed of. Feeding them to the chicken is a waste, so we decided to make some Chili Bombs, the kind sold in the streets with a bit of cheese.

Ingredients:

• Chili Pepper
• Lumpia Wrapper
• Cheese, cut into rectangular shapes
• Oil

Preparation:

1. Remove the seeds from the Chili Pepper.
2. Place the cheese inside the pepper.
3. Wrap it in lumpia wrapper and seal.
4. Heat oil in a pan, and fry the lumpia wrapper with chili pepper and cheese.
5. Once it turned golden, remove the bomb and drain all excess oil.

Enjoy eating, you can dip them in sinamak (vinegar stored with spicy condiments) for a chilier experience.

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Recipe: Meat Balls

Since eating is and has always been a hobby, cooking follows right after. Not that we became gourmet chefs because of it, but we try.

So today's recipe is Meat Balls, easy to prepare and consume.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg of ground meat
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tbsp of flour
• 1 medium-sized onion, minced
• salt and ground pepper
• oil

Preparation:

1. Put the ground meat in a bowl, add the egg and flour and mix well.
2. Add the onion, some ground pepper and salt for taste. Mix well.
3. Take 1 tbsp of the mixture and form them into balls.
4. Place the formed balls on a plate covered with a bit of flour so it would not stick.
5. Heat oil in a pot or a deep pan, at least an inch of it to cover the meatballs thoroughly.
6. Fry the balls in the pan until it turns golden brown and floats to the surface.

Enjoy eating!!

Tastes great with mayo and ketchup dip.

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Recipe: Breaded Shrimp

Happy Labor Day everybody.

I have been spending the past few days being lazy, hence the No posts state.

Anyway, since today is a Holiday and if you can get lucky you can find some BIG Shrimps from the market and try this recipe out: Breaded Shrimp with Cheesenax.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp / Prawn
• Vinegar (2 tbsp)
• Breadcrumbs
• Flour (4 tbsps)
• Egg
• Water
• Oil
• Cheese
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

• Shrimp

1. Add 2 cups of water in a pot, add the vinegar then the shrimp.
2. Stir the shrimp constantly, and wait for some of them to float or get cooked.
3. Once some shrimps float, remove from fire and drain.
4. Place the shrimp in a bowl and pour cold water over it.
5. Peel the scales off the shrimp and set aside.

• Breading

1. Place 4 tbsps of flour in a bowl, add egg and water to create a mixture. Divide mixture into two. Add the first one with a bit of salt and pepper. Leave the second as is.
2. Place some breadcrumbs (5 tbsps) in a plate, continuously adding breadcrumbs until all the shrimps are cooked.

• Deep Fry the Shrimp

1. Heat oil in a deep pan. Make sure that amount of oil can cover the shrimp.
2. Dip the shrimp in the mixture with salt and pepper. 
3. Roll in breadcrumbs.
4. Dip in the 2nd mixture.
5. Then roll again in breadcrumbs.
6. Place the shrimp in the heated oil and wait for it to float.
7. Remove from pan and drain excess oil.

Since we had some mixture and breadcrumbs left, we mixed this together.

Then we cut some cheese (cheese stick cut), roll them in the mixture and deep fried this as well.

• Dip

1. Add some mayonnaise in a small bowl and add some ketchup.
2. Mix them well.

Hope you enjoyed making and eating this as much as we did.

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Recipe: Burger Steak in Mushroom Gravy Sauce

It's another cook night and we decided to make our favorite Burgers but this time with gravy. Basically, Burger Steak.

Burger Steak in Mushroom Gravy Sauce

Here's how it's done!


Ingredients:

• Ground Beef, 1/2 kilo
• Salt & Ground Pepper to taste
• Oil
• Mushroom whole or sliced
• Gravy Mix
• Onion
• Garlic, 2 cloves

Gravy, Garlic, Onion, Mushroom

Preparation:

Burger Patty:

1. Mix 1/2 kilo of ground beef, 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of ground pepper in a bowl.
2. Form them into burger patties depending on the size you want, you can make at least 5.
3. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan over medium heat. 
4. Once it's hot enough, fry the patty for at most 10 minutes on each side or until cooked enough for you. Remove excess water from the pan to avoid patty deformation. 
5. We also tried grilling some patties and grilling the fried patties.
6. Set aside once all the patties are cooked.

Mushroom Gravy Sauce:

1. Chop garlic, onion, and mushrooms. Set aside.
2. Dissolve McCormick Mushroom Gravy Mix in a cup of hot water until mixture is smooth with no particles anywhere.
3. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan over medium heat.
4. Sautee garlic, onion, and mushroom until onions are translucent.
5. Add 1/4 tsp of ground pepper and stir.
6. Add the gravy mixture and wait until it's bubbling.
7. Pour the mushroom gravy sauce over the patties.

There you have it folks, Burger Steak in Mushroom Gravy Sauce.

Happy eating, the grilled fried patties tasted best for me. 

How about yours?

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Bacon Pancake

The other day, the hubby and I were deciding on what to eat for dinner. I wanted pancakes. He wanted bacon. So in jest, I said let's have Bacon Pancakes for dinner. 

When I googled Bacon Pancakes, wonders of wonders there is a Bacon Pancake result, not including the Bacon Pancake song from Adventure Time.

Here's our slightly altered recipe of BACON PANCAKES.

Ingredients:

• Bacon Slice
• Pancake Mixture
• Salt 
• Ground Pepper

Preparation:

1. Place 10-12 pieces of Bacon Slice in a bowl, sprinkle with some salt and pepper. 1/8 tsp or less of each should do the trick. 
2. In a separate bowl, prepare the Pancake Mixture. I actually use a ready-made one, so I just add an egg and some water. Do not add the usual amount of water you usually use so that the mixture will be slightly thicker than the normal pancake.
3. Heat a flat pan over the fire, and place the bacon slice in it. Cook each side of the bacon for 3-5 minutes. Set aside the cooked bacon.
4. Remove bacon oil from the pan.
5. Place 1-2 cooked bacon in the pan, pour 2 tbsp (or more) of pancake mixture over it. Once it bubbles, flip the bacon pancake to cook the other side. 
6. Cook all slices in this manner.
7. Eat after cooking. Enjoy!

So there you have it, folks!!!

Enjoy your breakfast, I mean meal :D

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