Kare Kare :)

Kare kare is one of Filipino traditional stew cooked with a thick peanut sauce. You can use different meat on this dish such as ox tail, beef, pork leg or even chicken. Aside from it's thick peanut sauce, the taste of this dish depends on the shrimp paste (bagoong) which can be cooked separately or simply mixed on the dish.

Ingredients:
Pork leg / beef and ox tail (depends on your choice)
Peanut butter
Ground peanut
Garlic
Onion
Pork / beef broth cubes
Pechay
String beans
Eggplant
Banana flower
Shrimp Paste
Water
Salt
Pepper

Cooking Procedure:
1) In a pot, simmer the meat until it is tender.
2) Once the meat is tender, discard the excess water. Saute the garlic and onion, add the meat, ground peanut, peanut butter, water and broth cube. Simmer for 10 minutes.
3) Add the eggplant, banana flower, string beans and pechay. Let it cook for 3-5 minutes.
4) Add salt and pepper to taste.
5) Serve with shrimp paste. Enjoy! :)

Mango Float ^_^

I love Mango Float for dessert :) I like the combined taste of Mango, cream and milk. This dessert is easy to prepare. You can do it for about 30 minutes but you have to store it in freezer to let it cool which makes it more tasty :) Try it.. below are the ingredients you'll need.

Ingredients:
Ripe Mango ( you can also add your favorite fruits)
Cream
Condensed Milk
Graham biscuits ( you can use your favorite bread/biscuit)

Preparation:

• In a bowl mix well the cream and condensed milk. Set aside.
• Sliced the mango according to your desired size. Or you can just scrape it using a spoon.
• In a separate food container, layered the graham first then pour in the cream and milk mixture and on top of it pour in the slices of mango. Just repeat the process until your desired thickness of your mango float.
• When done, place it in a freezer for about an hour or two.
• Enjoy it after your meal :)

Beef Caldereta :)

Beef Caldereta is a popular dish especially during occassions. Although it takes time in preparing this dish, i love cooking it but usually i prefer to make it during weekend due to time it needs to make the meat tender. And it is advisable to use pressure cooker in tenderising the meat of beef. See below for the ingredients and cooking procedure. Enjoy cooking! ;)

Ingredients:
Beef
carrots
potato
pickles
bell pepper
tomato sauce
tomato paste (optional)
garlic
onion
bay leaves
black pepper
salt
butter / cooking oil
water


Cooking Procedure:

• In a pan melt the butter then saute the garlic and and onion.
• Pour in the meat and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Pour in  black pepper, salt and water. Let the meat boil until tender (approximately 1hr or more).
• Add the tomato sauce, bay leaves, pickles, carrots and potato. Let it simmer for another 20 minutes or until the potato and carrots are of desired tenderness.
• It is best served and eaten while hot! :)

Shrimp with Crab Paste ^_^

This dish is one of my favorite cuisines aside from it's very easy to cook, the taste is so good! I can even finished eating a half kilo of shrimp in just one sitting.. lol :) But for those who are high blood, i suggest not to eat it.. maybe occasionally or just a piece or two ;) Me? i can eat it even everyday.. :)) If you want to try this you can follow the steps below. You may choose to make it sweet or spicy. Enjoy cooking! ;)

Ingredients:
Shrimp / Prawn (cleansed)
crab paste
butter
garlic
brown sugar
celery (optional)
red pepper (optional)


Cooking procedures:
1) In a pot, melt butter then saute the garlic.
2) Once the garlic turns brown, pour in the crab paste mix well. Add the shrimp, let it cooked or until the shrimp turns orange in color.
3) Add a little bit of sugar. Add in the red pepper and celery, this is optional you may add it if you want. It is best served hot! :)