The Easy Way to Cook Pancit Bihon

This Thanksgiving, my assignment for our Dinner is Pancit Bihon and Chicken Macaroni Salad. The following video is the recipe I will instruct my home care Aide to cook

Instead of soy sauce, I prefer oyster sauce. You could add shrimps if you desire.

For the chicken macaroni salad. I just purchased a ready made macaroni salad. I will add shredded cooked chicken breast, pine apple chunks, chopped red apples( for color) and add more mayonaise. Mixed Thoroughly and Enjoy!

Chicken and Green Papaya in Spicy Coconut Milk

I was able to purchase a large young and green papaya from our local Oriental store the other day. The papaya was large so half of it, I used in my Tinola and the other half with the ginataan. Here's the recipe for the Chicken Ginataan from Panlasang Pinoy.

Ginataang Manok with Papaya

Chicken and young papaya cooked in spicy coconut milk. This Filipino way of cooking is known as ginataan. It is best enjoyed with warm rice.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: chicken and papaya, ginataan, manok sa gata

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 497kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken cut into serving pieces
• 1 piece green papaya small, sliced into wedges
• 1 cups spinach
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 6 pieces chili pepper
• 1 piece onion chopped
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 2 thumbs ginger julienne
• Patis and ground black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

• Heat oil in a cooking pot.
• Pan-fry chicken for 1 1/2 minutes per side. Remove from the pot. Set aside.
• Saute onion, ginger, and garlic in the remaining oil until onion softens.
• Put- the pan-fried chicken into the pot. Cook for 1 minute.
• Pour coconut milk into the pan. Let boil.
• Add chili pepper. Cover the pan and adjust heat between low to medium. Cook for 30 minutes or until the chicken becomes tender.
• Add papaya. Stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Put the spinach into the pot. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Season with patis and ground black pepper.
• Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve. Share and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 511mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1138IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 5mg

 

My Own Version of Whole Fish Sarciado

 

The other day, my friendly Italian neighbor gave me fried whole fish Tilapia, she purchased from The Oriental Market in Roseville. I do not really enjoy just plain fried Tilapia, so I cooked it with onions, green pepper and tomatoes sauce (see photo above). I cooked it in a similar way as shown in the video as follows: 

The video used fresh tomatoes. Since I do not have fresh tomatoes, I used canned whole tomatoes with its own sauce in my pantry. The tilapia taste much better. 

I normally do not buy tilapia but instead I buy pompano or red snapper. But the tilapia was given to me by my neighbor and if I do not accept it, she will be slighted.

Meanwhile enjoy this photo of my recent breakfast.

Cooking Manila Clams with Garlic Butter and White Wine

 

I saw live Manila Clams($9.20/lb) on line at our local 99 Ranch Market. I have never cooked Manila Clams before, but have ordered it on line a number of times. But after reading the simple and easy recipe below and watching the 3 videos below, I was inspired to cook Manila Clams in Garlic butter and Wine yesterday.

Meanwhile here's a photo of the fried soft shell Crabs with 4 lumpia, I ordered the other day from our local Asian-Cajun restaurant.

 https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12737/scott-ures-clams-and-garlic/

My Own Recipe-Fried Okra with Lobster Balls

 

Today I have the energy and had an inspiration to create another okra dish. I cooked  Fried Okra ( a fresh harvest from my garden) with Lobster Balls. ( see Photo above).

I cooked it similar to the following  2 videos- Fried Okra with Shrimps.

Meanwhile this is the photo of the fried soft shell crab, I ordered today via Grubhub

My Own Recipe of Ginisang Ampalaya with Smoked Salmon

The other day, I had a longing for ginisang ampalaya. Luckily, it is still in abundance at my local 99 Ranch Market. Here's my own recipe using additional shredded smoked salmon using essentially the same procedure as in the following video, but adding the shredded smoked salmon after the eggs.

My Recent Purchase of Ampalaya from 99 Ranch Market for the Ginisang Recipe

Before and After Cooking Ginisang Ampalaya with Smoked Salmon
 

 Meanwhile enjoy this photo of one of my naughty companions in this big house.

 

Oxtails from Safeway for My Kare-Kare

$33.45- Beef Oxtails (eight) at ($17.60/lb)

 

Last week I purchased 8 Oxtails from Safeway. It is not cheap, But I had a longing for kare-kare and I could only order from Doordash this dish on Fridays and Saturday for $27.99 for 2 oxtails. Cooking it myself will give me several pieces of oxtails for a few more dollars.

Here's my favorite recipe for oxtail Kare-Kare. The tripe is optional. I also used pork hock and pigs feet for this recipe. Here's the recipe for your reading pleasure.

The vegetables are cooked separately in the above recipe for better plating and perfect cooking.
 

There are other recipes that I follow at times as follows:

Meanwhile enjoy this photo of my recent and may be the last of my purple okra harvest of the season.

Not as popular as the common green okra-but more nutritious and also grown as an ornamental plant in the garden!