Fish & Tofu with Honey Sauce

Because I was busy these past few days, my family is complaining lately on the food I’d been serving them.  They got tired of same old food (actually it’s usually Jollibee food).  My daughter told me that she misses my cooking.  She said,“Mama, I miss your cooking invention! When are you not going to be busy anymore so you can cook new recipe again?”

I guess, my schedule today is notthat tight..so I have time to cook. This recipe is easy to cook for it will onlytake 10-15 minutes including prep time.

Ingredients:
2 pcs. Steamed Tofu/Tokwa (cut into cubes)
500 grams Fresh Labahita Fish Fillet (cut into bite sizes)
1 tbs. Ginger (minced)
2 cloves Garlic (minced)
1 pc. Small Onion (minced)
2 tbs. Soy Sauce
1 tbs. Oyster Sauce
1 ¼ cup Water
1 tbs. Cornstarch
1 tps. Brown Sugar
1 tbs. HONEY
2 Leaks (cut into small sizes)
Chicken Breading Frying Mix
A dash of black pepper powder(optional)
Cooking oil (for deep frying)

Procedures:

1. Drench and/or cover fish evenly with chicken breading mix.
2. Deep fry fish and tofu until golden brown. 
3. Set aside.  
4. In a mixing bowl, combine and mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, cornstarch, brown sugar, honey & pepper(optional).
5. In a wok, sauté garlic, gingerand onion.
6. Add mixed sauce and simmer for 1min. (medium heat)
7. Add fish, tofu and leaks.  Stir well and simmer for another minute.
8. Serve while hot.

Makes 3-4 servings.
 TIP:   Do not overfry the fish and tofu.

souce:  Luto ni Kikay

Shrimp Adobo

Usually when I cook adobo it's either pork and/or chicken.  But my taste buds got tired of the same thing.  Tonight I decided to give it a try..."What If I adobonize the shrimp?"  I still used the basic ingredients in regular adobo but I put ginger to give an added distinct taste.  The verdict... my family loved it!



Ingredients:
500 g Shrimp Suahe (remove hair/antenna)
2 tbs. Cane Vinegar
4 tbs. Soy Sauce
4 gloves Garlic (minced)
1 medium Onion (chopped)
1 tbs. Ginger (minced or grated)
1 tbs. Brown Sugar
dash of Powdered Black Pepper
2 tbs. Cooking Oil

Procedures:

1. In a mixing bowl, combine vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, onion, ginger & pepper.
2. Mix thoroughly until sugar is dissolved.
3. Put shrimp in the mixture and marinate for 30 minutes.
4. Pre-heat oil in a stir fry pan.
5. Stir fry shrimp (including the sauce) over medium heat until it changes color evenly.
6. Cover the pan and simmer for 2minutes or until shrimp is cooked.

Makes 5-6 servings.

Tip:  Do not overcook shrimp. 

source:  Luto ni Kikay

Adobo Rice

Are you tired of eating the usual bland white rice? So am I! Sometimes I find it boring already. Then a thought came to my mind…why not adding flavor into it!  And the first flavor that came into my mind is adobo.  I guess, because it is the safest and the easiest recipe.  Rice pa lang ulam na!

Ingredients:
1 cup Uncooked Rice(washed)
1 cup Water
4 tbs. Soy Sauce
4 tbs. Cane Vinegar
5 tbs. Mountain Dew
2 tbs. Canola Oil
1 tbs. Brown Sugar
2 cloves Garlic (minced)
Dash of Powdered Black Pepper
1 pc. Dried Laurel Leaf

Procedures:

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved.
2. In a rice cooker, put rice & pour the mixture.
3. Mix thoroughly and cook rice in your rice cooker. Cooking time depends on your cooker.
4. Simmer rice (ining) for 5 minutes.
5. Best served with Beef tapa, Pork tapa, Inasal (pork or chicken), etc.

Makes 2 – 3 servings.