RELLENONG BANGUS (STUFFED MILKFISH)P

Dagupan City once promoted 100 ways to cook Bangus but for me the best Bangus dish is still Rellenong Bangus (or Relyenong Bangus)> Here’s the recipe I use.IngredientsI medium sized Bangus (more or less 800 gramns)1 Tablespoon soy sauce3 teaspoons Calamansi juice1/8 teaspoon PepperDash of Salt1/4 cup water2 Tablespoons cooking oil2...

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CRAB OMELET OR TORTANG ALIMASAG

Crab Omelet is one my favorite omelet dish. With crab meat available in the groceries, it’s easier to prepare now. My mom used to prepare this by boiling the crabs and flaking the crab meat. The top shell is saved for filling in the crab meat. Anyway, this recipe is just plain crab omelet or tortang alimasag. A very simple dish. Ingredients 1 cup...

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BAKED MALIPUTO FISH

How many of you have eaten the Maliputo fish? I thought I knew all the fish species in the country since I grew up in Cebu, where most of our dishes were seafood. The other night, my husband brought over Maliputo, since he came from Batangas. His staff gave him one whole fish. My husband baked the Maliputo without adding salt , pepper , herbs and...

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LAPU-LAPU (GROUPER) ESCABECHE (SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE)

The lapu-lapu is always a special dish. Childhood memories of our family dinner involves a feast of lapu-lapu topped with sweet and sour sauce known escabeche. Escabeche has a slight ginger taste to it unlike the Chinese version of sweet and sour sauce. I am not sure if this is a Cebuano version of the sweet and sour sauce because I have not tasted...

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SPICY SHRIMP GAMBAS (SHRIMPS IN GARLIC)

There are many ways to cook Shrimps and the easiest is to saute the shrimps in garlic. This style of cooking is Gambas. Others add tomato sauce and other vegetables like carrots or red bell pepper. I prefer the toasted garlic taste on my shrimps. Ingredients 500 grams medium-sized shrimps, in shell 2 tablespoons, rock salt 1/4 cup Olive Oil 2 cloves...

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CRAB WITH CHLOROHYLL’S SHIRATAKI NOODLES

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Will you cook? I am busy preparing for a special dish and after learning “Crab with Chlorophyll’s Shirataki Noodles” at a cooking demo in the Maya Kitchen, I decided to give it a try for tomorrow’s dinner. What is unique about this dish is the use of Shirataki noodles instead of the usual “sotanghon” noodles. Shirataki...

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Lent meal ideas- Crabcakes with Aioli Dill Sauce

For most Catholics, the Lent seafood diet is strictly observed. Some kids will find seafood dishes unpalatable so I will be sharing some seafood meal ideas from the Maya Kitchen (where I attend monthly demos) who invited experts from Mida Food Distributors Inc., The Seafood Specialist. They shared their knowledge on the proper way to select, clean,...

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U.S. LENTIL SOUP WITH PORK CRACKLINGS

I know some of you miss Chicharon or Pork Cracklings. Here is a recipe from Chef Jill Sandique where she featured a soup recipe using lentils and pork cracklings. This recipe is not about pork cracklings though. The US Dry Bean Council (DBC) and USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (DPLC) wants to change the way people see the humble peas and beans as just...

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