Milky Chicken Soup

250 grams pasta of your choice
(I chose spaghetti because that's the only pasta 
I got in my pantry! ;) I broke 'em into three parts)
3 cloves garlic minced
2 small onions minced
2 tablespoon butter
5-6 cups of water
250 grams chicken breast
1 medium sized potatoes diced
1 small can of vienna sausage sliced
1/2 cup evaporated milk
a dash of dried sweet basil
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese (optional)

In a pot, pour water and add chicken breast.
Season with salt and pepper.
Once cooked, set aside chicken to cool, then shred.
Add pasta into your boiling chicken broth. 
Stir and cover

In a frying pan on medium heat.
Put butter and saute onions and garlic.
Add in the shredded chicken breast and vienna sausage
and give it a quick stir.
Pour your sauteed chicken and sausage in the pasta pot.
Stir and add in potatoes, a dash of sweet basil,
grated parmesan cheese and evaporated milk.
Then salt and pepper to taste.
Stir and simmer till potatoes and pasta are cooked.
Serve with a dash of grated parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!

                               

Joey's Fried Chix

2 kilos chicken (drumsticks and thighs)
vegetable oil for deep frying
FOR MARINATE:
1 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp five spice
1/8 tsp cumin powder
1/8 celery seeds
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (if you want it spicy)
BREADING:
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup bread crumbs
pinch of salt
pepper


Wash chicken and drain excess water.Set aside.
In a big bowl, mix all dry ingredients FOR MARINATE.
Rub marinate onto each chicken.
Add the egg and milk then mix well.
Marinate for an hour in the fridge.

In a plastic bag or any container with cover,
mix all ingredients for breading.
Add few pieces of marinated chicken.
Cover container and shake well.

In a wok, on low heat add vegetable oil.
When oil is slightly hot, add breaded chicken.
Fry 4-6 minutes on both sides. Do not overcrowd your wok.
Be patient, cook in batches! ;)
Drain in paper towel and set aside.
I know your chicken is not fully cooked! :D
Turn up heat to medium high.
Fry the chicken again 3-5 minutes on each side.
Drain excess oil in paper towels.
Serve.  Enjoy!

* Double frying gives extra crispiness.
  And you just did it!
  Crrruunnnccchhh!!! ;)

PORK POCHERO

1/2 kilo pork belly or kasim
1 medium sliced onion sliced
4 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
cabbage
6pcs. saging saba (plantain banana)
cut in half diagonally
cabbage quartered
Baguio beans
bokchoy (chinese cabbage)
1/2 cup garbanzos (chick peas)
3pcs. chinese chorizo sliced diagonally
2 1/2 cups water
cooking oil for sauteeing
1 tablespoon fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons tomato sauce

Fry saging saba until slightly brown, set aside.
Fry chinese chorizo, set aside.
In a wok, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
Saute onions till soft, add the garlic,
give it a stir, then add the tomatoes.
Season with pepper.
Add the pork and fish sauce and stir fry for 
5 minutes. Add tomato sauce.
Now add 2 1/2 cups of water and bring it to a boil
until the pork is tender.
Once the pork is tender, add garbanzos, the fried
banana and chorizo. Stir and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add the remaining vegetables stir and cover for 
2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 
Stir. Serve. Enjoy!

PORK HUMBA
500 grams pork belly
100 grams banana blossoms
100 grams black beans
10 cloves garlic crushed
peppercorns
2 medium sized onions chopped
2 star anise
3 bay leaves
3 teaspoons brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
1 lemon grass stalk crushed
1/4 cup spring onions
4 tablespoons cooking oil
2 1/2 cups water.


Wash black beans in a strainer and drain.
Wash banana blossoms and soak in water.
Set aside.

On low heat, in a wok, pour cooking oil and garlic.
Cook for 10-15 minutes or until the garlic are soft
and lightly browned. This is just to sweat the garlic
so we can have oil infused with garlic.
Remove garlic and set aside.
In the same wok, on medium to high heat, add pork.
Fry meat until lightly browned both sides (searing).
This process is essential to seal in meat's juices and
it also adds flavor.
Once seared remove pork and set aside.
Remove oil, just leave a little for sauteeing.
Add star anise in the wok and saute for few seconds then
add onions. Saute till onions are soft.
Add garlic and crushed lemon grass stalk.
Give it a quick stir then add in the pork,
banana blossoms (squeezed excess water), black beans.
Stir then add soy sauce, peppercorns, sugar and
bay leaves. Pour in water, stir, cover the wok and simmer
for about 15 minutes. Add in vinegar and half of the
spring onions and simmer for another 15 minutes uncovered
or until meat is tender.
Remove star anise and bay leaves and garnish with
spring onions. Serve and enjoy!
* star anise and bay leaves are in the attached photo
just for photo op. 

Potato Croquettes

1 kilo potato 
salt/pepper to taste
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 egg 
dash of cumin powder
1 egg
bread crumbs
cooking oil for deep frying

Boil potatoes for 30 minutes with skin on.  Let it cool and peel skin.
Mash potatoes in a big bowl, add salt and pepper to taste. Add egg, parmesan cheese and dash of cumin powder. Mix well.
Shape potato mixture into balls or cylinder shape like I did.
Dip in beaten egg then dredge to bread crumbs.
Deep fry. Drain excess oil in paper towel. Enjoy! 

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

1 kilo chicken breast fillet
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup corn flakes crushed
1 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
vegetable oil for deep frying.

Slice chicken breast thinly. Season with salt and pepper.
Set aside.
In a bowl, add crushed corn flakes, bread crumbs and grated parmesan cheese.
Beat egg and milk in another bowl.

Dip chicken in egg/milk mixture, shake off excess and dredge into corn flakes/bread crumbs/parmesan breading then set aside. If you want a thicker breading, do the procedure twice.
Deep fry in meduim heat, 1 minute each side.
Drain excess oil in paper towels.
Serve with ketchup or barbeque sauce. Enjoy!

A Newbie Who Aims To Make Your Kitchen Hotter

A first time blogger here.

A mother who cooks for the family everyday...unless there are leftovers.

I love to add some twists in my pot, some turned out really good and some were just ok.

This blog would be great for first time cooks, those who want to simply impress their families, friends, girlfriends and boyfriends. I didn't go to any culinary school. I am just a simple lady who loves to eat and can't afford to take my family to restaurants as often to have good food, and so I learned.

I hope I will make your life busier in the kitchen. And hoping to make friends who cooks too!

I would love to learn more!

Cheers!