Adobong Liempo sa Patis

Adobong Liempo sa Patis
(the Junatic way of cooking)

Ingredients:

500 grams liempo cut into 2 inches lenghtwise
250 grams potato
patis
vinegar
dahon ng laurel
salt and pepper
sugar
3 cups of water
1 large onion
5 cloves garlic
starch


How to cook:

1. Boil liempo until tender.
2. Season with salt and pepper, and onion and garlic.
3. When the water is almost half, add some patis and vinegar.
4. When the water is almost quarter, add bay leaf and ample amount of sugar.
5. Add the potato cut into circles.
6. When the potato is cook, add 1/4 cut of water with starch.

Makes 6-7 servings.
Cost P140.00

Chicken with Kalabasa

Chicken with Kalabasa
(the Junatic way of cooking)

Ingredients:

500 grams chicken breast
250 grams kalabasa
5 gloves of minced garlic
1 medium minced onion
1 medium chopped ginger
1 stalk of celery
fish sauce (patis)
tanglad
oil
salt and pepper to taste
a pinch of tarragon leaves
2 cups of water

How to cook:

1. Boil chicken in water for 15 minutes.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Add tanglad leaves.
4. Set aside and cut into cubes.
5. Saute garlic, onion and ginger.
6. Add chicken and mixed until golden brown.
7. Add kalabasa cut into strips.
8. Add tarragon and celery cut into strips.
9. Season with patis and pepper.
10. Add the remaining chicken broth.
11. Put some starch on the chicken broth before adding (optional).
12. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Makes 5-7 servings.
Total cost: P100.00

Healthy Fruit Shakes

During summer season, fruit shake is one of the best refreshments aside from halo-halo, ice cream, etc. It is refreshing, delicious and nutritious but cheap and easy to do.

Fruit Shake is made from crushed ice, mixed fruits, syrup and milk (optional). You only need a blender to mix all the ingredients. Fruit shake could be single flavor or mixtures of fruits which is gaining popularity depending on your preference. Some shakes has cookies, cheese, gulaman, nuts, chocolate chips, and herbs to spice up and adds thrill. You don't want just to brain freeze your head, but you also want to chew a bit.

You just don't want your shake to be delicious and just nutritious, you want it also to be healthy. Right?

Here are some tips I have on my mind to make your shake healthy:

1. If you want to make your body beefy and stocky, if you are a gym addict and following a high-protein diet, you could add some heap of tbsp of protein powder to your fruit shake. Research has shown that ingesting protein powder every day can boost immune system health, facilitate the healing of wounds after surgery or injury, and promote healthy skin — in addition to fostering muscle strength and development. A human body needs protein daily because that is what muscles and tissues are built from, and there is no place where the body can store extra protein. The need for adequate protein in the human body is second only to the need for water. - www.wisegeek.com
2. If you want to protect yourself from cancer, you could add 2 tbsp of olive oil to your shake. The beneficial health effects of olive oil are due to both its high content of monounsaturated fatty acids and its high content of antioxidative substances. Studies have shown that olive oil offers protection against heart disease by controlling LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels while raising HDL (the "good" cholesterol) levels. (1-3) No other naturally produced oil has as large an amount of monounsaturated as olive oil -mainly oleic acid. Studies have shown that people who consumed 25 milliliters (mL) - about 2 tablespoons - of virgin olive oil daily for 1 week showed less oxidation of LDL cholesterol and higher levels of antioxidant compounds, particularly phenols, in the blood. - www. healingdaily.com
3. If you are tea fanatic, tea leaves or tea concentrates or extracts could be added as well to your shake. Aside from the added flavor and aroma, it is also beneficial to your health as well depending on your tea preference. Numerous studies have demonstrated the anti-cancer properties of antioxidant polyphenols. Some studies have suggested that tea's polyphenols may reduce the risk of gastric, esophageal and skin cancers, if one consumes 4 to 6 cups daily. Another study showed that just 2 cups of tea may lower the risk of ovarian cancer by 46 percent in women. Other studies have found that polyphenols help prevent blood clotting and lower cholesterol levels. One Japanese study found that green tea lowers death rates from heart disease. -www.healthcastle.com
4. If you love your country and coconut fanatic, why not add some coconut oil to your shake. The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing, etc. -www.organicfacts.net
5. I am Ilocano and I am a fan of ginger. Guess what, I've tried the ginger-apple shake already and it tastes good. We believe that ginger could soothe our sore throat but not only that. One of ginger's most touted health benefits is its ameliorating effects on digestive ailments. It can help digest fatty foods and break down proteins. It is excellent for reducing gas. Many people report that it will also relieve nausea, and can be effective in treating morning sickness as well as motion sickness. Ginger can also help reduce inflammation. So it can be used to treat any disease that is caused by inflammations such as arthritis or ulcerative colitis. Some studies show that it can even help inhibit the replication of the herpes simplex virus. Recent studies show that ginger might also have a role in lowering LDL cholesterol because the spice can help reduce the amount of cholesterol that is absorbed. It has also been shown in animal trials to help slow or even prevent cancerous tumor growth. -www.indepthinfo.com

Fried Bangus in Miso Soup with Shrimp

Fried Bangus in Miso Soup with Shrimp
(the Junatic way of cooking)

Ingredients:
1.2 lbs of Bangus
2 cups of oil
flour
salt and pepper

100 grams Miso
250 grams Shrimp
2 tbsp oil
3 cloves garlic
1 medium onion
1 medium garlic
3 pcs tomato
1 medium labanos
1 pc eggplant
6 pcs string beans
300 grams Mustasa leaves
3pcs green pepper
Knorr Sinigang sa Sampalok
2 cups of water
2 cups of hugas-bigas
patis
salt and pepper

How to cook:

Bangus:
1. Mixed flour with salt and pepper.
2. Coat bangus with flour mixture.
3. Fry fish in oil until golden brown.

Miso Soup:
1. Saute garlic, onion, and ginger. and then add tomato. Mixed until the skin and meat of the tomato is separated.
2. Add Miso and saute for 5 minutes.
3. Put water and hugas-bigas, and boil for 15 minutes.
4. Put Knorr. Season with patis and bring to boil.
5. Add sitaw, eggplant, labanos and green pepper. Bring to boil for 2minutes.
6. Add Bangus, shrimp and mustasa leaves.
7. Season with salt to taste.
8. Boil until the vegetables are cook according to preference.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Makes 5-6 servings.
Total cost: P150.00

Chicken Adobo sa Gata

Chicken Adobo sa Gata
(the Junatic way of cooking)
 
Ingredients:

1.6 lbs Chicken
1/4 cup vinegar
3 cloves of garlic
1 medium onion
1 medium ginger
5 stalks tanglad
1 medium papaya
400 mL coconut milk
3 pcs green pepper
3 tbsp patis
salt and pepper to taste
MSG

How to cook:

1. Instead of sauteing the chicken, mixed chicken, vinegar, garlic, ginger, onion, and tanglad together. Put generous amount of pepper, and some salt.

2. Simmer for 15 minutes.

3. Add the papaya, cut into bits, and the green pepper. Mixed.

4. Put the coconut milk. Boil for 5 minutes and mixed to avoid curdling.

5. Simmer for another 15 minutes. Mixed occasionally.

7. Season with salt and msg to taste.

6. Served hot with steamed rice.

Makes 8-10 servings.
Total cost: P200.00