Misua with Patola

Misua is a thin noodles made from flour that is delicious to make into soup, there are different ways to make misua soup but one of the common one is with sponge gourd or ptola.

Ingredients:
12 packs misua
1 small patola ( cleaned and sliced)
2 small tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 can sardines
5 cups water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute garlic, onion and tomatoes then add the sardines and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the water and bring to a boil then add the misua and patola , simmer for  minutes, season with salt and pepper then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
3. Serve it hot.

Bihon with Tuna Chunks

A delicious combination of rice noodles and tuna, loaded with vegetables making the dish super nutritious.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo bihon
3 cloves garlic
1 small onion
1 can tuna (chunks)
6 cups water
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
1 cup cleaned cauliflower
5 pieces green beans ( sliced diagonally)
3 cabbage leaves ( sliced diagonally)
1 carrot( Sliced into strips)


Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the tuna and simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add water, ground pepper and salt to taste,  then simmer and add all the vegetables then simmer for 30 seconds.
3. Add the bihon and give a good stir, simmer and stir until cooked.
4. Serve it hot.

Special Spaghetti Carbonara (Filipino Style)

It's my friend's birthday that's why I cooked this dish, really yummy.

Ingredients for 6-8 servings:
1/2 (500g) kilo Spaghetti Pasta (Cooked accprding to its packaging procedure)
3 tetra packs or 600g all purpose cream/Nestle cream
1/4 kilo ground beef
4 cloves garlic
1 small size onion
3/4 cup sliced button mushrooms
1/4 cup toasted bacon
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the ground beef, cover and simmer until the beef is fully cooked.
2. Add the mushroom and simmer for 2 minutes then add the all purpose cream, mix it well then simmer for a minute.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste then  simmer for a minute and turn off the heat, mix together the pasta and sauce then too with bacon.
4. Serve it with a smile

Pancit Canton with Ground Beef

My all time favorite dish, I can cook it with anything, and I can eat it anytime, that's how I love pancit specially pancit canton. I love all  kinds of pancit but the texture of pancit canton is what I liked the most.

Ingredients:
2 packs instant pancit canton ( cooked and drained) do not include the flavoring.
100 grams ground beef
1 carrot
1 onion
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves garlic
1 cup sliced cabbage
1/2 cup sliced green beans
1/2 piece red bell pepper
1/2 cup water ( add if needed)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground beef and simmer for a minute.
2. Add water, soy sauce, salt and pepper then bring to a boil when boiling increase the heat.
3 Add the carrot, green beans, bell pepper and cabbage and give a good stir, simmer until tender, then add the pre-cooked pancit and mix thoroughly and turn off the heat.
4.. Serve it hot.

How to Save Your Leftover Pancit

Sometimes leftover pancit is a lot to be eaten again for the next meal and sometimes your loved ones are not excited anymore to eat the leftover pancit, so to save it from going to the bin, make it into another special dish, something crispy by wrapping it into spring roll wrapper ( lumpiang pancit). It is yummy and your loved ones will definitely love it.

Leftover pancit

It is very simple to do it, in a lumpia wrapper put some pancit then wrapped  and sealed the wrapper with a water or beaten egg.
Deep fry until golden brown and serve it hot with your favorite dipping sauce. Enjoy.

You have now a delicious new dish that's good for a meal or a snack.



Don't waste food!! It's a part of God's blessings. Learn to recycle the leftover.

Lomi

Lomi is my  favorite thing to order at  a snack house near my school during college days with my classmates during break.  We always have a hard time before snack break in the afternoon because of the Math subject (laugh out loud) lomi is always there to give us comfort. The yummy noodles and its hot soup is so comforting, that's why I prepare it every now and then.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
300 grams lomi noodles
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup ground beef or pork
1 piece onion
1/4 kilo shrimps ( cleaned)
4 cups water ( add if needed)
6 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup sliced cabbage
1/2 piece bell pepper
1 small carrots ( strips)
2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water
1 beaten egg
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the ground meat and continue to saute until pinkish color is gone then add the shrimps and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the water, soy sauce, salt and pepper and bring to a boil, when boiling add the noodles and simmer for a minute then add the carrots, cabbage and bell pepper, simmer for  a minute
3. Add the dissolved corn starch and stir well to thicken evenly then the beaten egg and simmer for a minute and turn off the heat.
4. Sprinkle with spring onion and serve it hot  and do not forget to smile :-).