Saturday, July 31, 2010
Humba Recipe (Braised Pork Belly with Sugar)
Humba Recipe (Braised Pork Belly) is one of the comfort foods of every Filipino household. It's a popular filipino food dish somewhere in the Visayas and Mindanao regions (I knew it because I used to lived from this two areas). I don't know how they called it in the Luzon region, but I knew they have a version of humba too.
Filipino recipes is really my favorite. Humba is one of the dishes I prepared during our recentsalo-salo (get together) with friends. Everyone loved it. I even heard one of them that he missed it a lot. They were quite surprised upon seeing potatoes and hard-boiled eggs sitting on the dish. I've got this idea by my mom's friend, a kusinera (a househelp main job is like a chef who cooks for the entire family household). Her Chinese style humba has a distinctive flavor that I can't remember exactly how she made it. Maybe soon, I'll post my Chinese style version. So, watch out for it!
Ingredients :
1 lb. pork (i usually used pork belly or pork hocks), cut into serving pieces
1 cup water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
1 tsp. oil
salt to taste
3 potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)
hard-boiled eggs (optional)
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Cooking Procedures :
Combine all ingredients in a big pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour or until pork belly or hocks is tender. You may wish to adjust the taste according to your style and liking.
If you want to add some potatoes and hard-boiled eggs in this dish, potatoes usually cook about 15 minutes. It's up to you whether you like it very soft or just tender to bite. You may add it halfway of the cooking time or later. As for the eggs let it sits for a few minutes before its done to let the sauces covered into it.
Remove bay leaf and peppercorns (if used) just before serving. Serve hot.
Filipino recipes is really my favorite. Humba is one of the dishes I prepared during our recentsalo-salo (get together) with friends. Everyone loved it. I even heard one of them that he missed it a lot. They were quite surprised upon seeing potatoes and hard-boiled eggs sitting on the dish. I've got this idea by my mom's friend, a kusinera (a househelp main job is like a chef who cooks for the entire family household). Her Chinese style humba has a distinctive flavor that I can't remember exactly how she made it. Maybe soon, I'll post my Chinese style version. So, watch out for it!
Ingredients :
1 lb. pork (i usually used pork belly or pork hocks), cut into serving pieces
1 cup water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
1 tsp. oil
salt to taste
3 potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)
hard-boiled eggs (optional)
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Combine all ingredients in a big pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour or until pork belly or hocks is tender. You may wish to adjust the taste according to your style and liking.
If you want to add some potatoes and hard-boiled eggs in this dish, potatoes usually cook about 15 minutes. It's up to you whether you like it very soft or just tender to bite. You may add it halfway of the cooking time or later. As for the eggs let it sits for a few minutes before its done to let the sauces covered into it.
Remove bay leaf and peppercorns (if used) just before serving. Serve hot.
Tortang Talong (Eggplant Omelet)
Ingredients :
2 to 4 talong (eggplants), average size
2 to 3 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste
oil, for frying
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Broil eggplants until tender (the skins are charred and blister appears).
Once cool, peel off the skins of the eggplant and retain the crown and the stem. Gently flatten its meat by using the back of a fork. Set aside.
In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip each eggplant, one at a time into the egg mixture. Gently bring the bowl near the skillet and tip, lowering the eggplant onto the heated oil.
Fry until golden brown on one side, then turn and brown the other. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm and serve.
2 to 4 talong (eggplants), average size
2 to 3 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste
oil, for frying
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Broil eggplants until tender (the skins are charred and blister appears).
Once cool, peel off the skins of the eggplant and retain the crown and the stem. Gently flatten its meat by using the back of a fork. Set aside.
In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip each eggplant, one at a time into the egg mixture. Gently bring the bowl near the skillet and tip, lowering the eggplant onto the heated oil.
Fry until golden brown on one side, then turn and brown the other. Drain on paper towels. Keep warm and serve.
Maruya (Banana Fritters)
Maruya ("Banana Fritters") is one of my favourite merienda when I was in the Philippines. They sometimes place it in a bamboo stick and sometimes they shape it like a hand fans. I miss that moment especially after siesta that when we woke up, my mom cooks us merienda delicacies like this maruya during hot summer day.
Ingredients :
1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
3 ripe saba (banana plantain), peeled and sliced lengthwise
2 cups vegetable oil
flour, for dredging · sugar
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Cooking Procedures :
In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and egg, beat until smooth.
Heat oil in a frying pan (or a large saucepan) over medium heat.
In batches, roll banana slices in flour and then dip in batter. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Roll in sugar. Place in a serving dish and serve.
Ingredients :
1/2 cup flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 cup milk
3 ripe saba (banana plantain), peeled and sliced lengthwise
2 cups vegetable oil
flour, for dredging · sugar
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and egg, beat until smooth.
Heat oil in a frying pan (or a large saucepan) over medium heat.
In batches, roll banana slices in flour and then dip in batter. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Roll in sugar. Place in a serving dish and serve.
Nilagang Baboy (Boiled Pork with Vegetables)
Nilaga in filipino means 'boiled'. Nilagang Baboy is another filipino food recipe that is easy to make that you just throw everything in the pot and let it cook until tender. It can be with pork or beef of any kind you like and just add any vegetables of your choice. Corns and ripe saba (banana plantain) is also good in this dish. You may or may not add pork and beans -- it's up to you if you'll like it thickened or just a clear soupy dish. You can even add a thumb-size ginger for a pungent flavor. Nilaga is good in any kind of weather.
My family love nilaga. They like soupy kind of food dish that they quickly finish their meal. I remember that we used to have this dish (we call it nilat-an in our dialect) during Sunday's lunch. We always had our get-together with my in-laws every weekend.
Preparing this nilagang baboy (boiled pork with vegetables) reminds me of my family back home.
Ingredients :
1 lb. pork (choices of belly, hocks, neck or any bony parts of pork), cut into serving pieces
5-6 cups water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, quartered
2 green onions (scallions), sliced into 1” long
1/4 tsp. peppercorn
salt to taste
2 eddoes- also known as taro or gabi, quartered (optional)
2 potatoes, quartered
1 can pork and beans
pechay (bok choy) or cabbage leaves
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Place pork in a big pot and let it covered with water. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until pork is tender for about an hour.
Remove all the resulting scum that will rise to the top of the pot.
Add crushed garlic, sliced onions, scallions, peppercorn and season with salt.
Add quartered eddoes (if using) and potatoes. Cook until tender.
Add the pork and beans. Simmer for 5 minutes. Correct the seasoning.
Add pechay or cabbage leaves. Do not overcook the green vegetables.
Remove from heat. Serve hot.
Check these Tips:
10 Ways to Quick and Healthy Cooking
Basic Handy Ingredient Substitutions
Introduction To Baking
English Names of Filipino Local Foods
Food Purchasing Tips
Food Storage Tips
Four Ways To Tenderize Meat
Golden Rules For Simple Cooking
My family love nilaga. They like soupy kind of food dish that they quickly finish their meal. I remember that we used to have this dish (we call it nilat-an in our dialect) during Sunday's lunch. We always had our get-together with my in-laws every weekend.
Preparing this nilagang baboy (boiled pork with vegetables) reminds me of my family back home.
Ingredients :
1 lb. pork (choices of belly, hocks, neck or any bony parts of pork), cut into serving pieces
5-6 cups water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, quartered
2 green onions (scallions), sliced into 1” long
1/4 tsp. peppercorn
salt to taste
2 eddoes- also known as taro or gabi, quartered (optional)
2 potatoes, quartered
1 can pork and beans
pechay (bok choy) or cabbage leaves
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Place pork in a big pot and let it covered with water. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer until pork is tender for about an hour.
Remove all the resulting scum that will rise to the top of the pot.
Add crushed garlic, sliced onions, scallions, peppercorn and season with salt.
Add quartered eddoes (if using) and potatoes. Cook until tender.
Add the pork and beans. Simmer for 5 minutes. Correct the seasoning.
Add pechay or cabbage leaves. Do not overcook the green vegetables.
Remove from heat. Serve hot.
Check these Tips:
10 Ways to Quick and Healthy Cooking
Basic Handy Ingredient Substitutions
Introduction To Baking
English Names of Filipino Local Foods
Food Purchasing Tips
Food Storage Tips
Four Ways To Tenderize Meat
Golden Rules For Simple Cooking
ADOBO
Adobo (a famous filipino dish cooked in vinegar and soy sauce) is a filipino food favorite. May the recipe be done with pork, chicken or a combination of both. It could be also good with beef. There are lots of variations in cooking adobo recipe, which I have listed below after the adobong baboy recipe.
Filipinos (Pinoy –as we call ourselves) love garlicky and tangy flavors of food dishes. That's why adobo recipe was created. Just by smelling the aroma of it, you'll surely feel hungry or even salivate.
Filipino food like this adobong baboy, is one of my favorite recipe cooking list.
Ingredients :
1-1/2 lb. pork, cut into serving pieces
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
1 tbsp. sugar (optional)
1/2 cup water
oil, for frying
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Combine all ingredients in a big pot except the oil and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
Place pot over medium heat and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer covered until meat is tender for about an hour (checking occasionally for the water not to get dry, just add a little water each time you see its almost dry up). You may adjust the seasoning according to your taste and liking. Drain and reserve sauce. Set aside.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry the meat until lightly brown on all sides. Set aside and keep warm.
Pour off all remaining oil from the pan. Pour in back the meat and reserve sauce. Mix for about a few minutes while scraping up the bits on the bottom of pan.
Remove from heat. Serve hot.
Filipinos (Pinoy –as we call ourselves) love garlicky and tangy flavors of food dishes. That's why adobo recipe was created. Just by smelling the aroma of it, you'll surely feel hungry or even salivate.
Filipino food like this adobong baboy, is one of my favorite recipe cooking list.
Ingredients :
1-1/2 lb. pork, cut into serving pieces
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
1 tbsp. sugar (optional)
1/2 cup water
oil, for frying
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Combine all ingredients in a big pot except the oil and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
Place pot over medium heat and bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and simmer covered until meat is tender for about an hour (checking occasionally for the water not to get dry, just add a little water each time you see its almost dry up). You may adjust the seasoning according to your taste and liking. Drain and reserve sauce. Set aside.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Fry the meat until lightly brown on all sides. Set aside and keep warm.
Pour off all remaining oil from the pan. Pour in back the meat and reserve sauce. Mix for about a few minutes while scraping up the bits on the bottom of pan.
Remove from heat. Serve hot.
EMBUTIDO
Embutido is a Filipino style of meatloaf. This filipino food dish is one of the favorite filipino dish that my hubby loves to eat. He even consumes the whole wrap of embutido in a single setting. My kids love also the embutido especially with the portion of hard-cooked eggs and sausages.
They said that “embutido” means that it is wrapped with the skin of the pig's intestines. But this embutido is just wrapped with an aluminum foil because my family especially my hubby doesn't like to eat food that contains internal organs of the animals.
Embutido can be served as cold cuts; lightly pan a sliced pieces or fried the whole then sliced. It is also best that you dip a slice of embutido with your favorite food sauce. As for me, my favorite is the sweet chili sauce while my kids love to dip it with ketchup. Hmm…delicious... Enjoy!!!
Ingredients :
1 lb. ground pork
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1 cup (6 slices) finely chopped (sweet or cooked) ham
3 tbsp. minced green bell pepper
3 tbsp. minced red bell pepper
1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
1/4 cup raisins
3 whole eggs
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
dash of liquid seasoning
salt & pepper, to taste
1 tbsp. cornstarch
slices (wedges) of hard-cooked eggs (see recipe)
slices (wedges) of Vienna sausage
aluminum foil, 10" x 12" sizes
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Cooking Procedures :
Prepare a steamer and set aside. Alternatively, prepare a baking pan and a wire rack and preheat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix until well blended.
Divide the mixture into 2 to 4 portions (depending on how many you want to make).
Spread and flatten the mixture onto the center of each foil, divide the slices of hard cook eggs and Vienna sausages. Place each slices at the center of each mixture. Hold the foil onto your hand and roll until the ends of the mixture covers the eggs and sausages. Alternatively, by holding each ends of the foil, roll the mixture back and forth until it covers the slices of eggs and sausages in the center.
Finally, roll the aluminum foil into a tightly packed log about 1" to 2" in diameter, sealing on both ends. Repeat with the remaining pork mixture.
Place the embutido in a steamer and steam for an hour. Alternatively, place embutido in a wire rack on a baking pan, half filled with hot water. Cover with aluminum foil (Be sure the steam will not escape). Steam-bake in the center of the oven for an hour.
Remove from the oven. Let it cool and slice into rings. Serve with your favorite catsup or sauces.
Refrigerate unused embutido.
They said that “embutido” means that it is wrapped with the skin of the pig's intestines. But this embutido is just wrapped with an aluminum foil because my family especially my hubby doesn't like to eat food that contains internal organs of the animals.
Embutido can be served as cold cuts; lightly pan a sliced pieces or fried the whole then sliced. It is also best that you dip a slice of embutido with your favorite food sauce. As for me, my favorite is the sweet chili sauce while my kids love to dip it with ketchup. Hmm…delicious... Enjoy!!!
Ingredients :
1 lb. ground pork
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1 cup (6 slices) finely chopped (sweet or cooked) ham
3 tbsp. minced green bell pepper
3 tbsp. minced red bell pepper
1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
1/4 cup raisins
3 whole eggs
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
dash of liquid seasoning
salt & pepper, to taste
1 tbsp. cornstarch
slices (wedges) of hard-cooked eggs (see recipe)
slices (wedges) of Vienna sausage
aluminum foil, 10" x 12" sizes
(Cooking Conversion Chart)
Cooking Procedures :
Prepare a steamer and set aside. Alternatively, prepare a baking pan and a wire rack and preheat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix until well blended.
Divide the mixture into 2 to 4 portions (depending on how many you want to make).
Spread and flatten the mixture onto the center of each foil, divide the slices of hard cook eggs and Vienna sausages. Place each slices at the center of each mixture. Hold the foil onto your hand and roll until the ends of the mixture covers the eggs and sausages. Alternatively, by holding each ends of the foil, roll the mixture back and forth until it covers the slices of eggs and sausages in the center.
Finally, roll the aluminum foil into a tightly packed log about 1" to 2" in diameter, sealing on both ends. Repeat with the remaining pork mixture.
Place the embutido in a steamer and steam for an hour. Alternatively, place embutido in a wire rack on a baking pan, half filled with hot water. Cover with aluminum foil (Be sure the steam will not escape). Steam-bake in the center of the oven for an hour.
Remove from the oven. Let it cool and slice into rings. Serve with your favorite catsup or sauces.
Refrigerate unused embutido.
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