MINCED BEEF in MARINARA SAUCE

Hey guys, welcome to the world of food! our recipe today is Meditteranean cuisine.

Minced meat, ground meat?... we can cook almost everything with ground or minced meat. It is a very convenient and easy for cooking dishes because of its versatility. That's why in Australia, minced or ground meat are their favorite meat cut.

It is use to cook for lasagne,bolognese,meatloaf,patties,kebabs and etc. Meditteranean cuisine especially Greek, ground beef and ground lamb are the most popular among their dishes, containing 70% lean meat and 30% fat. What I like about their ground meat recipe is that, herbs are always present to enhance more flavor and delightful aroma which is also beneficial to health.

Here's another recipe from my world of experimentation...

INGREDIENTS:

500g minced beef, seasoned with dash of pepper and salt

2 pcs big potatoes, cut into cubes

2 big tomatoes, chopped

1/2 white onion, chopped

a handful of fresh basil leaves

2 cloves garlic, crushed

half bottle of marinara sauce, approx. 400ml

salt and pepper to taste

To watch actual video :https://youtu.be/m1iLIbzW6nU

PROCEDURE:

1. Saute garlic and onions until golden brown. Add minced beef and cook until it turns brown.

2. Add potatoes and tomatoes then stir to mix well. Then pour marinara sauce and add generous amount of water. Cover and simmer for about 20 mins. stirring occassionally to avoid sticking to the pot

3. When it's done, season with salt and ground black pepper. Turn off heat and add fresh basil leaves.

4. Stir and serve hot. Yeild 4-6 servings.

That was fantastic! I've always offer simple and easy recipe for you. Try it out my fellow helpers, Your employers will surely love it. Bon apetit!

Thank you and take care, I love you all!

Hong Kong Style Pork Chop Recipe

Hey guys, It's Hong Kong style recipe today!

Here is a twist to a regular Chinese pork chop recipe that I experimentally added potatoes on it. The subtle savour is similar to the regular recipe except that potatoes were added to it which give more delish 'til the last piece of the dish.

My employers rarely eat rice so I find a way to add healthy carbs on their meal so I add potatoes which serve as healthy carbohydrates, a paleo diet. For people who seldom eat rice, I suggest rootcrops are the best substitute for healthier way. According to my research, eating over a cup of cooked rice daily has a high risk of diabetes especially when we get older and our digestive system can not properly breaksdown food into energy thus, making your blood sugar rise up. Read http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/rice-affects-blood-sugar-hunger-1588.html . Problem in most Asian's typical daily rice intake which is more than a cup per meal for 2 to 3x day.

Anyway, moving on to my recipe... here are the INGREDIENTS:

2 big pcs of porkchops

4 small size potatoes,peeled and sliced

2 pcs tomatoes, chopped or quartered

1/2 white onions, slice into big chunks

3-4 tbsp tomato ketchup/sauce

2 cloves minced garlic

1/2 tsp brown sugar

pork chop marinade:

1 tbsp light soy sauce

pinch of salt

dash of white pepper

1/2 tsp chinese cooking wine

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp cornstarch

To watch the actual video: https://youtu.be/DCRU9z7dILM

PROCEDURE:

1. Pound and tenderize the meat then mariate with the seasonings I listed above for about 10 minutes.

2. Pan fry the marinated pork chops until golden brown. Take out from the pan and slice thinly then set aside.

3. With the same pan, saute' garlic until aroma comes out. Add the onions and continue sauteeing in a minute then add potatoes. Cover and stir occassionally. When the potatoes are tender, add tomatoes and cook for few minutes more.

4. Lastly, add the sliced porkchops then give more flavor using tge tomato ketchup/sauce. When you find it sour, add a little bit of brown sugar. Most chinese doesn't want this recipe to be sour.

5. Serve hot and enjoy the paleo diet... Yield 3-4 servings

How easy was that? To my fellow Filipinas out there working on a Chinese family, serve this to your employers and I'm surely they will love it. Take care and I love you all!

FANTASTIC FISH PIE (inspired by Jamie Oliver)

Great day everyone! I'm being inspired today, guess what? hmmm yummy!

Baking a dish is one of my favorite cooking method at the moment. I grew up in a poor family and we couldn't afford to buy stuffs for baking particularly oven so learning to bake is a tough job for me even for simple dishes. But then, I urge myself to learn different ways of cooking other than usual cooking which I learned from my mom; a good passion to pass on to my kids.

Today's recipe is a fantastic fish pie inspired by Jamie Oliver, one of my favorite chef for his simple yet savoury recipes, always quick and easy to learn. My employers are British-Chinese family and so some Western recipe ingredients are always on the cupboards so I just bought the main ingredients like fish and some sort of vegetables.

Here's how I made...

INGREDIENTS:

300g cod or haddock fish (cut into cubes and season with salt and pepper

200 ml double cream

300g potatoes (peeled,boiled and mashed with 2 tbsp of butter. Season with salt and pepper. Add a dash of ground nutmeg-optional)

1/2 chopped onions

1 pc. carrot (cut into cubes)

a handful of brocolli florets

1 boiled egg (chopped)

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp grated parmesan or matured cheese

1 tsp yellow mustard

PROCEDURE:

1. Saute' onions until golden brown, add carrots, and cook for 5 mins.

2. Pour the double cream, turn off heat and add lemon juice, yellow mustard and cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Transfer to a small baking dish. Arrange the fish, brocolli florets and chopped egg.

4. Spread the mashed potato on top until all ingredients are covered. Bake at 180°C for 20 mins.

Note: keep the mashed potatoes warm or hot because it is easier to spread than cold.

yeild : 2-3 servings

Thank you so much guys, Bake for your family now...Take care and I love you all!

Beef Tongue with Sarsa

Hey, wazzz up my fellow food lovers? Are you thinking of what's going to serve on your table today?

Check this out!

Personally, I don't want complicated food which took me hours to prepare from slicing to cooking process. I love everything in frugal way: expenditure,time,energy and effort.

"frugality isn't being cheap

but is concerned about value and savy"

Let's get started..

INGREDIENTS:

1 whole beef tongue (perhaps you can use pig's tongue, you can try

2 pcs carrots

4 stalks celery

1/2 white onion

2 cloves minced garlic

1 cup tomato sauce

2 to 3 tablespoon flour

salt and pepper to taste

*to boil the beef tongue and helps taking away the strong smell...

3 pcs bay/ laurel leaves

1 tsp whole black pepper

2 tsp salt

PROCEDURE:

1. Put the water in the pot, just enough to cover the beef tongue. Cut the tongue into half. Put the laurel/bay leaves, whole black pepper and salt. Boil for an hour in a slow fire or use pressure cooker for 30 minutes.

2. While the tongue is boiling, divide the quantity of carrots, celery and onions except the minced garlic. Mince the half portion of the vegetables and the other portion will be cubes or chunks.

3. Take out the beef tongue from the pot, rinse with water to remove excess fat. Let it cool down before peeling the hard skin. Trim off any fats or gristles. Cut into slices or your desired pieces.

* do not throw the beef soup.

4. Saute minced garlic and minced onions until golden brown, then add the minced carrots and celery. Continue sauteeing in few minutes then sprinkle with flour and mix well. Add about 4 cups of beef tongue soup and tomato sauce then simmer under low fire for 15 minutes stirring constantly to avoid sticking to the pot.

5. When the liquid sauce reduced, add the carrots, onion and celery chunks and cook until tender.

6. Finally, add the beef tongue slices and continue stirring to coat each slices. Serve hot.

Bon apetit! Enjoy...

WATCH THE VIDEO:

https://youtu.be/8TNMdaa25uY

Thank you so much and stay connected!

I love you all and take care.

Filipino suggested Ideas:

* Serve as "pulotan" during jamming session.

* Can be added to your menu in your eatery business

* Frugal recipe to serve during parties