Filipino palate is compatible with Oriental dishes. Here’s something different we can all try.
Ingredients
1/4 kg chicken breast deboned
1 can (439 g) DEL MONTE Fresh Cut Pineapple Tidbits,drained (reserve syrup)
1 pc medium red apple, diced and soaked in 1/4 cup pineapple syrup
2 cups cooked rice
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced diagonally
1/4 cup roasted peanuts or cashew nuts, coarsely chopped
50 g singkamas, diced
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 tsp iodized fine salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1 tsp curry powder (optional)
Procedure
1. Simmer chicken in remaining pineapple syrup with 1/4 tsp iodized finesalt (or 1/4 tbsp iodized rock salt) for 7 minutes. Drain and dice chicken.Set aside.
2. Drain apple.Combine with remaining ingredients. Mix well then chill.
Tagged as:
chicken,
rice,
salad
The “adobo” dish comes from the Spanish word for a marinade. Filipinos love to cook up something new from what’s ordinary. The vinegar marinade,especially the native vinegar, makes the dish so tasty and delicious.
Here’s another adobo recipe for you to enjoy:
Ingredients
2 1/2 to 3 pound Chicken, cut into serving pieces
3/4 cup White vinegar
1/4 cup Soy sauce
1/2 Onion, thinly sliced
4-6 cloves Garlic, crushed
1-2 Bay leaf
6-8 Peppercorns
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Water
1/4 cup Oil
Procedure
1. For a tasty marinade, add the chicken pieces, vinegar, soy sauce, onion, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns and salt to a large, non-reactive bowl.Refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
2. Put the chicken and its marinade in a large pot. Add the water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30-45 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and tender. Add water as necessary to keep the chicken from drying out.
3. Remove the chicken from its sauce, reserving the sauce, and pat dry. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high flame and sauté the chicken pieces to brown them. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. Bring the sauce to a boil over medium flame and cook until somewhat reduced and thickened.
5. Toss the browned chicken pieces with the reduced sauce and serve with steaming hot rice.
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chicken,
stew
Children will always enjoy their meal with any kind of soup. The popular choice for soup is a quick mix of chicken fillet sauted with vegetables. It’s a soup dish your children will enjoy. This is also recommended for diet conscious people.
Ingredients
1 tbsp butter
1 med. onion, chopped
100g chicken breast fillet, cubed
1 cup canned chick peas, skinned
½ cup shitake mushroom
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 ½ cup Nesvita Pro-weight Management dissolved in 1 liter water
2- 11g Maggi Chicken Broth cubes
Salt and pepper to taste
1 medium red bell pepper
Procedure
1. Heat butter, sauté onion. Stir in chicken and cook until chicken is done.
2. Add chick peas. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in mushroom and celery.
3. Pour in Nesvita and simmer. Season with Maggi Chicken Broth Cube, salt and pepper.
4. Garnish with bell pepper before serving. Serve hot.
Tagged as:
chicken,
soup
We, Filipinos love to eat. Aside from the three meals, we also have “merienda”. Merienda served to the family can be an exciting treat to the family members especially if it’s something freshly cooked from the kitchen…sprinkled with a touch of tender loving care!
Try this chicken empanaditas for merienda (snacks).
Ingredients
3 tablespoons chopped onion
3 tablespoons butter
1 3/4 cups shredded, cooked chicken meat
3 tablespoons chicken stock
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, diced
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 cup butter, chilled
5 tablespoons cold water
Procedure
1. In a large skillet saute the onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the chicken, chicken broth, garlic salt, poultry seasoning, pepper and cream cheese. Remove from heat and set aside. (This is very important!)
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt and paprika; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms.
4. On a floured surface roll out the pastry to 1/16 inch thick. Cut with a 2 1/2 inch round cookie or biscuit cutter. Reroll scraps and cut more circles until the pastry is used up.
5. Mound a heaping teaspoon of filling on half of each circle. Moisten edges with water and fold pastry over filling to make a half moon shape. Press edges with a fork to seal. Prick tops with a fork for steam vents.
6. Place empanaditas on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Tagged as:
chicken,
turn-overs