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Cheesy Mechado Recipe

Cheesy Mechado Recipe

...  Needed: ½ kilo pork or beef, cut into chunk 1 small can corned beef 1 ½ cups tomato sauce 2 onions sliced 5 cloves garlic minced 1 medium sized green bell pepper, cut into cubes 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 pc beef broth cube 2 cups water 2 tbsp of sugar 2 bay leaves Cheese spread or grated cheese Salt and ground black pepper to taste Directions: Saute garlic and onion in hot cooking oil. Put in the meat and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the corned beef, simmer for a while. Pour water, bay leaves and the beef broth cubes, let it boil for 5 to 8 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and green bell pepper. Simmer over a low heat until the meat is completely cooked. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Stir to blend the taste and simmer for a minute. Remove from heat. Best serve with cheese spread on top. Share and ...

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Scallops sa Gata (Creamy Spicy Scallops Recipe)

Scallops sa Gata (Creamy Spicy Scallops Recipe)

...  Needed: ½ kilo scallops cleaned 2 onions sliced 5 cloves garlic chopped 3 pcs long green chili sliced 3 pcs red chili pepper sliced 3 bay leaves 2 cups coconut milk 1 cup of water 3 tbsp cooking oil Salt and ground pepper to taste Directions: Heat the cooking oil, sauté onion and garlic. Add the scallops and sauté together. Add water and bay leaves, boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Pour the coconut milk, simmer for another 3 to 5 minutes over low heat. Put in the chilies and let it boil until the scallops are tender. Add salt and ground pepper to taste, mix. Simmer for a minute. Share and ...

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Bopis Recipe

Bopis Recipe

...  Needed: ½ kilo pork heart cleaned ½ kilo pork lungs cleaned 1 head garlic minced 1 onion minced 1 thumb ginger minced 2 medium sized radish cut into small cubes 3 bay leaves 1 tsp peppercorn 5 tbsp of water (soak the annatto seeds) ½ cup vinegar 2 tbsp cooking oil 5 pcs green or red chili pepper Water for boiling Fish sauce to taste Directions: Boil the pork lungs and pork heart for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until it tender. Use pressure cooker to save time. Let it cool. Cut the lungs and heart into small cubes, must be the same cut for radish. Set aside. In separate casserole, boil again the small cubes lungs and heart with 2 cups of water. Pour the vinegar and put in the bay leaves. Let it boil for 10 to 15 minutes over a medium fire. Strain and set aside. In a pan, heat cooking oil to sauté the onion, garlic and ginger until it turns to light brown. Put in the boiled pork lungs and heart. Add radish, simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Add water from the soak annatto seeds; stir to blend the color in the ingredients. Add the green or red chili pepper, peppercorn and fish sauce to taste. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes or continue cooking until done. Remove from heat. Best ...

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Chickentin Recipe (Stewed Whole Chicken)

Chickentin Recipe (Stewed Whole Chicken)

...  Needed: 1 whole chicken cleaned 2 bundles lemon grass 1 liter sprite soda or 7 up 5 tbsp of brown sugar 2 tbsp peppercorn 3 bay leaves 1 thumb ginger chopped 5 cloves garlic chopped 2 onions chopped 1 small can pineapple tidbits Salt to taste Directions: Prepare the cleaned whole chicken. Add salt inside the chicken. Stuff chicken with lemon grass. Set aside. In a big casserole, mix all ingredients except the pineapple tidbits and put in the chicken. Cook over a low heat for 30 to 45 minutes or cook until chicken is tender. Simmer until the sauce thickens. Take note, don’t cook the Chickentin over medium heat it ...

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Christmas Week Menu Plan Grocery List

...  apples Sweet potatoes Green bell pepper Avocado Celery Ready-to-eat salad mix Seasonings and Other Cooking Items Dill weed All-purpose biscuit baking mix Vegetable oil Italian seasoning Salt Baking powder White sugar Sage Dijon mustard Ground black pepper All-purpose flour Dried mixed fruit Apricot nectar Chopped walnuts Brown sugar Allspice Nutmeg Olive oil Lime juice Dried apricots Golden raisins Red and green candied cherries Candied pineapple slices Lemon juice Lime juice Mustard powder Bay leaves Vegetable broth Cayenne pepper Ground cumin Cilantro Honey Cornmeal Dry great Northern beans Dry pinto beans Stuffing Mix Cranberry sauce Ranch dressing Mayonnaise Grains Rice Egg noodles From the Butcher 1 ½ pound bottom round roast or stew beef Ham Bacon Chicken Breasts Turkey Breast Ground beef Eggs and Dairy Eggs Milk Butter Cheddar Cheese Mozzarella cheese Monterey Jack Cheese Parmesan Cheese Heavy Cream Cream cheese Buttermilk Sour cream Canned and Other Prepared ...

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How to Brine a Turkey

How to Brine a Turkey

...  Needed: 2 1/2 gallons water 2 carrots 2 celery 1 onion 1/2 tbsp parsley 1/2 tbsp thyme 3 bay leaves 1 orange 1 lemon 1 cup kosher salt This will brine a 10-12 pound turkey. Directions: Add water and roughly chopped vegetable to a stock pot. Squeeze the citrus fruits as you add them to the pot. Add the seasonings. Add the kosher salt. Bring mixture to boil on high heat, but don’t let it simmer. Remove from heat as soon as it starts to boil. Remove all the fruits, vegetables and bay leaves. Place your turkey in the pot, ensuring there is enough room. Soak overnight and then roast as ...

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