Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce

Hello there! It's been a while since I last blogged. I've been busy with my getaways and I'm just tamaders :P

Here's the recipe of my specialty, Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce.

1. For the marinade,  mix soy sauce, rice wine, 1 egg white, 1 tsp brown sugar and 1 tsp corn starch. Marinate the beef strips for an hour.

2. While marinating the beef, blanch the broccoli. This is done by soaking the broccoli florets for 1-2 mins or until the color becomes brighter green, then draining the hot water and then rinsing with running water until the florets go back to room temperature.

3. Deep fry the beef strips until the color becomes a little darker, but not golden brown. I think if you make it golden brown, the beef will become crispy and not tender.

4. On a separate pan, saute garlic and onion.

5. Add mushroom and the beef.

6. Add the blanched broccoli.

7. For the sauce, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little sesame oil. To make the sauce thicker, add a mixture of cornstarch and water.

TADA!!!

Parmesan Chicken Tenders with Garden Salad in Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

Because summer aka bikini season is around the corner, here's another pa-healthy recipe :)

1. Marinade the chicken breast in calamansi, garlic and salt overnight.

2. Coat with flour.

3. Deep fry

4. Coat with parmesan cheese

5. For the salad dressing, mix 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp dijon mustard, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and 1 tbsp honey. Stir well and season with salt and pepper.

TADA!!!

Tuna Wrap

Hey there! Sorry if I've been MIA for weeks because I've been very busy with my trips.

Summer is approaching and we need to achieve a bikini body. So here's another pa-healthy entry.

1. Prepare the veggies. You can use whatever vegetable you want, but we only have cucumbers and tomatoes in our fridge. Tag-hirap eh! haha!

2. Instead of using pita bread as a wrap, I opted to use iceberg lettuce to get rid of the extra calories.

3. Get a leaf, then add the veggies and corned tuna. Since the corned tuna is already salty, I did not put any dressing.

4. Wrap and slice.

TADA!!!

Garden Salad with Sauteed Chicken

Bikram yoga is really exhausting, and it makes me really really hungry when I reach home. So here's a very quick, easy and healthy recipe - a perfect post workout meal.


1. In a pan, add olive oil. Saute garlic and onion. Add the cubed chicken breast. Season with salt and pepper.

2. Prepare the healthy stuff! I used iceberg lettuce, Thai baby cucumber and cherry tomatoes.

3. Take note that not all salad dressings are healthy, especially the cream-based ones sold in the market. So if you're trying to lose weight, it is better to use vinaigrette than ranch/thousand island dressing, to avoid those extra calories. But for me, the healthiest option is to make your own dressing.

For the vinaigrette: mix 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon honey and 1 calamansi (you can also use lemon). Season with salt and pepper.

4. Just give it a toss.

TADA!!!

Chicken Teriyaki with Stir Fried Veggies

Here's my imbento recipe for Chicken Teriyaki. It's good, you should try it!


1. Marinade boneless chicken thigh/leg in soy sauce, rice wine, brown sugar and sesame oil overnight.

2. Heat the pan and add oil. I always use Canola because it's healthy. Brown the chicken, skin side down first. Yup, you should only brown the chicken and not fry it thoroughly. When a nice brown has been achieved (see the next photo), flip to the other side.

3. Remove excess oil. Now with the skin side up, pour the remaining marinade. Cover the pan and simmer until the sauce thickens.

4. Teriyaki is served with sesame seeds on top. Heat the pan and then toast the sesame seeds. You don't have to use oil in this step.

5. Fry the cubed tofu.

6. For the stir fried veggies, as always, saute the garlic and onion.

7. Add carrots. Season it (I used Maggi Magic Sarap)

8. Add the bean sprouts and cabbage. Stir then add about 1-2 tbsp of soy sauce.

9. Simmer then add the fried tofu.

TADA!!!

Arroz a la Cubana

Arroz a la Cubana is a Spanish recipe but is also common in every Filipino home.

1. Fry the potatoes.

2. Fry the carrots. Set aside the fried potatoes and carrots on a plate with paper towel to remove the excess oil.

3. Saute the minced garlic and onion.

4. Add the ground beef. Stir until the color changes.

5. Add tomato sauce, beef cube and sugar. Stir and simmer for about 5 mins.

6. Add the fried potatoes and carrots. Season with pepper

7. Serve with fried egg and bananas. ENJOY!!!

Cinnamon Toast

Here's a very quick breakfast recipe. This is good with coffee or tea. Enjoy!

1.  Spread butter on your bread. You can use any bread, I prefer whole grain.

2. Who say's waffle maker is only used for waffles? You can also use it as a toaster. Put bread to the waffle maker until the butter melts. After that, sprinkle cinnamon to your bread. Toast.

3. Transfer the bread to a plate and cut them diagonally. Drizzle with maple syrup.
 

TADA!!!

Mongolian Bowl

Every engineering student in UP Diliman is a fan of the Eng'g Caf's Mongolian Bowl. I can still remember how Kuya Al prepares it so I gave it a try.

INGREDIENTS:

fried cubed tofu, minced garlic and onion, carrots

bean sprout, cabbage

chicken breast, walnuts

PROCEDURE

1. Saute the garlic and onion. Add the chicken. Stir until the color changes. Add the fried tofu.

2. Add the vegetables

3. Add the sotanghon.

4. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil and brown sugar. Top it with walnuts.

TADA!!!

Grilled Herbed Chicken with Broccoli in Lemon Butter Sauce

For the love of Go Go Gourmet way back in college, here's my own version of Grilled Herbed Chicken with Broccoli in Lemon Butter Sauce. Sorry if I don't have exact measurements because I have a PhD at Tanchation (puro tantsa tantsa lang).

1. Marinate chicken breast fillet overnight with lemon sauce, sliced garlic, salt and dried basil.

2. Drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil into the grill pan. Use of the traditional griller (the one using charcoal) requires a permit here in Singapore, so why bother if you have a grill pan and an electric stove.

3. Grill the chicken, shiny side down first. You can also season it with a little salt and pepper. It took me about 20 mins to achieve the beautiful golden brown with grill marks.

4. For the side dish, saute minced garlic in melted butter. Add lemon sauce.

5. Toss in the blanched broccoli and give a stir.

TADA!!!