Ampalaya con Itlog (Bittergourd with Egg)

I still have bittergourd left, excess on my yesterday sauted green mung beans ingredients. So I decided to cook ampalaya con itlog (or bittergourd with egg in english).

Ingredients:

Diced bittergourd

Beaten eggs

Salt

Prodecure:

1. Saute garlic, onions and bittergourd. Add beaten eggs and continue stirring until cooked. Add salt accorfing to taste.

Some put tomatoes on it and you can substitute pork with egg if you want. We Filipinos normally eat this with rice. Enjoy!

Sinigang na Baboy (Phil. Pork Tomyum)

Like adobo, Sinigang can be considered as one of Filipino's all-time favorite viand. It is the Philippines counterpart for Thailand's famous tomyum. You can make sinigang out of pork, beef, shirmp or even chicken. It is basically meat in sour soup. Either you use tamarind, green lime, raw mangoes or guavas, it doesn't matter as long as the soup is sour. But as a beginner in the kitchen, instant powder mixes will always do the trick. =)



Ingredients:
Onion
Kangkong leaves
White raddish
Long beans
Pork cubes
Sinigang instant mix (i used ajinomoto brand)
Salt to taste

the sinigang instant mix i used

Procedure:
1. Boil 1liter water together with onions and pork cubes.
2. Once meat is tender, pour the sinigang instant mix and all the vegetables.
3. Add salt to taste and simmer for another 5 minutes before serving.


I'm happy with the result. My sinigang really taste sinigang. Haha! Only problem is I put alot of water (common error everytime I cook). So what ot do with the extra sour soup?

Sopas (Creamy Chicken Macaroni Soup)

Conversation with my Mom awhile ago:
Me: ma, what to do with leftover penne & roasted chicken?
Mama: recycle it. make sopas.
Me: wow! nice idea. will do, but how? hehe...

Creamy Chicken Macaroni Soup or Sopas in tagalog is an anytime-anyday meal.

Ingredients:
Garlic
Onions
Elbow Macaroni (or any preffered noodle/pasta - i used penne)
Flaked roasted chicken meat
Chicken broth (or normal water will do)
Cubed carrots
Shredded cabagge
Evaporated milk
Salt/ pepper


Procedure:
1. Cook the elbow macaroni according to package instruction.
2. Saute garlic & onions then add flaked roasted chicken.
3. Put 1liter chicken broth (or normal water) and bring to boil.
4. Pour evaporated milk and the pre-cooked elbow macaroni.
5. Add the cubed carrots and shredded cabagge.
6. Put salt and pepper to taste.
7. Simmer for another 5minutes before serving.

Munggo Guisado (Sauted Green Mung Beans)

This dish is one of my mom's specialty. Green Mung Beans paired with cruncy deep fried fish - perfect! Miss my mother's home-cooked food so I tried to prepare one myself.

Ingredients:
Garlic
Onions
Ginger
Green mung beans
Bittergourd
Pork strips



Procedure:
1. Saute garlic, onions and ginger.
2. Add pork strips.
3. Put 1liter water when meat is already tender.
4. Let it boil then put the green mung beans.
5. Once beans are cook, add bittergourd.
6. Put salt according to taste and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Green Mussel Soup

Green mussel or tahong in tagalong is one of my all-time favorite seafood. It's been a long time since I last ate this. So I decided to prepare a hassle-free Green Mussel Soup (so famous easy dish that even kids can cook it).

Ingredients:
Fresh green mussel
Ginger



Procedure:
1. Heat 1liter water with crushed ginger. Put green mussel once ginger broth is boiling. Sprinkle with salt according to taste. Remove from heat once mussel shell opens

Spicy Mushroom Pasta w/ Dry Red Wine

My man loves pasta and I'm trying my very best to please him by cooking. I already cooked penne marinara and carbonara for him long time back. Just the other day, he requested for another pasta dish for our home dinner. So after so much browsing on some food websites, I decided to prepare Spicy Mushroom Pasta with Dry Red Wine.


Ingredients:
Garlic
Onions
Minced button Mushroom
Assorted cheeses ( i used parmasan and cheddar)
Penne pasta
Puree tomatoes
Dry red wine
Chili powder

Procedure:
1. Boil and cooked penne pasta as package instruction. Set aside.
2. In a pan, heat oil. Saute garlic, onions and minced button mushroom.
3. Put 1 cup of dry red wine, boil until well absorbed by onions and mushroom.
4. Add the puree tomatoes, put the cheese and add little water.
5. Sprinkle with chili power according to taste.
6. Simmer for another 3 minutes and pour over cooked penne pasta.

My man loved what I prepared and finished one single-plate serving of it. Hehe... Luckly I cooked 500 grams pasta, I had enough leftover to bring for office tomorrow. =)

Mushroom Bhurji

Bhurji is a famous egg dish from india. Tried to customize it a little as I have extra button mushroom (excess from the recent pasta I cooked.

Ingredients:
Garlic
Onions
Minced button mushroom
Beaten eggs
Chili powder
Salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Heat oil. Saute garlic and onions until brown. Put minced button mushroom and add the beated egg. Sprinkle with chili powder and salt. Stir continously until cooked.



Budget-friendly and easy-to-prepare dish perfect for rice or bread. Enjoy!