Sautéed Bean Sprouts (with Pork)

When I was in Philippines on vacation, as much as possible I
would like to eat Filipino Food that I can’t eat while I’m working
overseas.  And when I’m in the Philippines
I rarely cook and I want to eat what my Mom cook coz’ I miss the taste.  It’s like being a child again.  One time she cooked Sautéed Bean Sprouts or
what call Toge in the Philippines.  Oh
boy, what a treat.     

Anyway, here is how my Mom cooked Sautéed Bean Sprouts with
Pork.

Here are the
ingredients my Mom used:

¼ kilo of
pork belly

¼ kilo of
strings beans

2 pieces of
carrots cut in strips

Fish sauce
(measurement according to your taste)

1 whole big
onion

1 small
packet of Ginisa Mix (Optional, replace it with salt and pepper)

½ cloves of
garlic, chopped

½ kilo of
Bean Sprouts

Olive oil
for sautéing

How my Mom cooked it:

1.  On a pan, pour few tablespoons of olive oil
and when it’s hot enough stir fry the garlic then add the onions.  Like me, my Mom prefer not to overcook the
onions because she knew I like it little bit crunchy

2.  The next step is to add the sliced Pork Belly,
sauté it with the garlic and onions then add the ginisa mix.

3.  Before you add the veggies make sure your
pork is cooked by getting one piece and taste it, which is the only way you’ll
know if it’s cooked or not.

4.  When pork is cooked, add the carrots and string
beans.  After few minutes of stir frying
it, add the bean sprouts and cook it for few minutes. I prefer that my bean
sprouts is half cooked.

Voila!  That’s how my Mom cooked it. 

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Tips: Milk in Cans

Do not store
half-consumed milk in cans in the refrigerator for a long period of time.  Rust and bacterial growth might affect the
quality of the milk.  Instead, remove the
contents of the milk can and place in a sterilized bottle or plastic
container.   

Do the same with other canned
items.

Sautéed Corned Beef with Onion Leaves

As an OFW, I think of recipes that are easy to cook after a
hard day’s work.  And one of those easy
to cook recipes is Sautéed Corned Beef and this time I thought of garnishing it
with green onion leaves which gives a different flavor to it.  I always like to use onion leaves as an added
veggie when I cook Tinolang Manok, there’s something with the taste that I
really like.

Anyway, here’s how I cooked Sautéed Corned Beef.

Here are the
ingredients I’ve used:

2 Cans of
Purefoods Corned Beef 300 grams per can (or any brand)

1 whole big
onion (the more the better)

Few pieces
of garlic, crushed and chopped

Few
tablespoons of olive oil or any cooking oil

I small
packet of Ginisa Mix powder (optional)

Chopped green
chili (medium spicy and this is optional)

Few stems of
onion leaves

A pinch of
black ground pepper

How I cooked it:

1.  On a pan, pour few tablespoons of olive oil
and when it’s hot enough stir fry the garlic then add the onions.  I prefer not to overcook the onions because I
like it little bit crunchy (if that is the right term to use).

2.  The next step is to add the corned beef,
sauté it with the garlic and onions then add pepper and the ginisa mix.  (Ginisa Mix is a powder that became famous in
the Philippines and now being exported all over the world for the OFW to
use.  It adds taste to a dish because one
of the ingredients is a Mono Sodium Glutamate or known as MSG or Vetsin).

3.  It only takes minutes to cook the corned beef
and it’s already pre-cooked.

4.  Before you turned off the gas or electric
stove, add the onion leaves.

Voila!  Isn’t that so easy? 

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Sinigang na Manok (Chicken in Sour Soup)

I’ve cooked this dish few days ago for my colleagues and
friends after our conversation about missing the taste of Filipino food,
especially Sinigang.  We have a dining
facility here that serves American and different kinds of food but not Filipino
food.  Even though, it is difficult to
get ingredients considering the location where we are (will not be disclosed
here due to security reasons), I found a way to get some ingredients and cook
it. 

Anyway, here is how I cooked Sinigang na Manok.

Here are the
ingredients I’ve used:

1 whole
chicken cut in portion

2 packets of
Knorr Sinigang Mix (since there’s no fresh tamarind to use)

¼ kilo of
strings beans

½ kilo of
eggplant

5 pcs of
green chili (not spicy)

Fish sauce
(measurement according to your taste)

1 ginger
medium size or according to your taste

Sliced 5
tomatoes

1 whole big
onion

5 bottles of
half liter of mineral water

How I cooked
it:

1.  I boiled mineral water and when it was
boiling poured the cut chicken, onions, ginger, tomatoes.

2.  When the chicken was tender, I poured 1
packet of the Sinigang mix and tasted. 
It tasted less sour so I poured another one until I was satisfied with
the sourness of the soup.  The technique
of getting the taste you would like when cooking is don’t put too much of sauces,
salt, etc.  You can adjust the taste
easily if you add bit by bit until you like the taste.

3.  Then after the mix, I added the fish sauce to
balance the taste.

4.  When it was boiling and the chicken was
tender, I added the vegies.  It is up to
the cook if he/she wants the veggies to be half cooked or fully cooked.  I prefer half cooked.

There you
go, simple recipe to cook for your colleagues, friends or love ones.

Until next time, happy cooking. J