My Favorite Chicken Adobo Recipe

Adobo can be cooked in so many different ways..here i'll show you how i cook my very oen adobo. Very easy to do and very yummy, it's also very pocket friendly! INGREDIENTS: 1/2 kilo of chicken 4 medium sized sweet potato (kamote), cubed and fried 1 onion, diced 1/2 cup of water 6 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp vinegar 2 tsp sugar 1-2 pcs laurel leaf Ground pepper PREPARATION: Fry the sweet potato until golden brown, set aside Mix water, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper and sugar in a separate bowl Saute chicken in onion Add in the sauce mixture Cook until sauce is slightly reduced Add in the fried sweet potato Serve hot and enjoy!

Chicken and Pineapple Curry

INGREDIENTS

1/2 kilo of chicken (tinola cut)
1 big can of Carnation evap milk
2 medium sized potatoes, cubed
2 carrots, cubed
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 cup of fresh pineapple, sliced
1 onion, sliced
Garlic 

2-3 tbsp of curry powder
1/2 tsp of chili powder
1/2 tsp of paprika powder
Salt and pepper

PREPARATION

Saute chicken in garlic and onion
Mix curry powder, chili powder and paprika in a separate bowl with a little water
Pour the mixture in the chicken, cook to until the chicken absorbs the flavor
Add carnation evap
Add in the potatoes, carrots and bell pepper
Cook until potatoes are tender
Add in the sliced pineapple
Season with salt and pepper
Serve hot and enjoy!

I wanted to cook chicken galantina actually but I don't have the rest of the ingredients at home...so I just cooked Chicken curry with chili and paprika powder and added some pineapples! It tasted good! My sister approves.

Pineapple Chicken with Sambal Sauce

Here's another pacham I'd like to share...inspired by the korean dish chicken galbi (stir fried chicken). I used sambal sauce instead of hot pepper paste (gochujang). Just finished cooking it a few mins ago...and it tasted good, I think. :) It's sweet and spicy and yummy!

INGREDIENTS
1/2 kilo of chicken, adobo cut
1 small pack of Del Monte pineapple chunk
Onion, Tomato, Garlic
Ginger, grated
Jalapeno chili, sliced

Sauce:
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp sambal sauce

PREPARATION:
Marinate chicken in ginger for at least 30mins to eliminate the smell
Saute chicken in garlic, onion and tomato
Add chillis
Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well
Add the mixed sauce
Allow to cook for 5mins
Add half cup of water
Cook until the sauce is reduced
Add pineapple chunks including the syrup

Serve hot and enjoy!!!

Pork Caldereta Recipe

Here's what I prepared for lunch today...Caldereta! One of my fave Filipino dish. Very very easy to do. Picture to follow.

INGREDIENTS
Pork cubes worth 50pesos
1 small can of Reno liver spread
1 small sachet of Del Monte tomato sauce
1 can of garbanzos
3 medium size potato
1 bell pepper
1 siling haba, sliced without seeds 
1 medium onion
4 garlic cloves
1 Knorr chicken broth cubes
Pepper


PREPARATION
Heat oil in pan, add pork fats, fry until brown and crispy
Saute garlic and onion, then add pork cubes
Add 1.5 cup of water
Add chicken broth cube
Add Reno liver spread and tomato sauce
Wait until the sauce is slightly reduced
Add potatoes, garbanzos, bell pepper and siling haba
Season with pepper
Cook until potatoes are tender

Serve while hot! Enjoy!

Sauteed Chicken and Apple Recipe

Looong timeeee no blog! Well well well...I wasn't really busy these past months, I just don't feel like blogging because no one blogs anymore!!!

Anyway, here's another pacham recipe I'd like to share. First time I tried using apple in a dish. I cooked this last NY at home and it tasted ok (just don't match this with rice). Enjoy!

 

Chicken and Apples

Ingredients:

Chicken breast
Apples (sliced)
Apple juice
Lots of White onion (sliced)
Garlic (chopped)
Thyme
Salt and Pepper
Oil / butter

Saute chicken breast in oil/butter, fry until slightly brown
Add garlic and onion (do not overcook)
Add salt and pepper
Add apple juice (unsweetened)
Add the sliced apple
Add thyme

Vegetable Chowder Recipe

 

Vegetable Chowder Recipe

I like this vegetable chowder recipe very much! Perfect during cold weather. I tried cooking it while doing the GM diet  a few weeks back and it really tasted yummy and satisfying. A few of my officemates even asked for the recipe. If you're trying to add more veggies in your diet, try this and you'll love it!

Ingedients:
Butter
2 onions, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 cauliflower
1 large carrot, cubed
2 broccolis
2 potatoes
Celery
1 big can Carnation Evap
1/4 cup flour
Salt
Pepper
Chicken cubes
3 cups of water

Preparation:
Blanch cauliflower and broccoli, set aside (2-3mins)
Mix 1 can of carnation and 1/4 cup of flour, set aside
Saute onions and bell pepper in butter (do not overcook)
Add carrots, potatoes (do not overcook)
Add celery
Add 3 cups of water
Add chicken cubes
Add milk/flour mixture
Add blanched cauliflower and broccoli
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cook in low heat. Serve while hot! Enjoy!!!