Chicken String Beans Stir-fry

Chicken String Beans Stir-fry

CHICKEN STRING BEANS STIR-FRY

Ingredients:

• 700g Chicken wings
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground pepper
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp calamansi or lemon juice
• 1/8 cup soysauce
• cooking oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pc chili green
• 2 cups string bean
• 1 cup water
• 1 chicken broth cube
• salt & pepper to taste
• sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions:

1. In a bowl, combine the chicken, paprika, chili powder, cornstarch, calamansi or lemon juice and soy sauce, season with salt. Mix everything well.
2. In a pan over medium heat add oil and saute’ the chicken for about 7 to 10 minutes. Stir well. Set Chicken aside.
3. In the same pan, saute’ the onion and garlic for 30 seconds.
4. Add-in chicken and saute’ for 3 minutes. Stir occasionally.
5. Add the marinated sauce, water, chicken broth, sugar and pepper. Stir and cover for about 5 minutes.
6. Add string beans and chili green. Stir and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the sauce is lightly thicken.
7. Stir and serve immediately. Top with sesame seeds.

Chicken Menudo

Chicken Menudo

In the Philippines, Menudo also known as ginamay (Cebuano), a traditional stew and originally made by pork and sliced liver in tomato sauce with carrots and potatoes with the variations of adding by raisins and hotdogs. Usually the similar dishes of Filipino Menudo are afritada, kaldereta, and hardinera and also from the region of Luzon and Visayas.

It is one of the most common offerings in karinderyas (small eateries that offer budget-friendly meals to local residents) and is also commonly served in potlucks or buffets due to the inexpensive ingredients used in the dish. It is also often prepared communally and eaten at a feast, and parties were held regularly to celebrate births, Christmas, and other occasions. (ref. wikipedia)

From our kitchen, we don’t have meat pork in the fridge, so I’ve used of chicken meat and liver as a replacement of pork in menudo recipe for our luncheon.

It was savory same as the taste of pork menudo. Chicken meat in menudo is better than pork, it is good to our health and its less the fats.

So, try Chicken Menudo!… here’s my version of Chicken Menudo and how i make it.!

Recipe: CHICKEN MENUDO

Chicken Menudo (Filipino Cuisine)

Ingredients:

• 800g Chicken meat sliced in cubed
• 250g Chicken liver
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp calamansi juice or lemon
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp oil
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 tsp fish sauce
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 2 medium potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 100g sausage or hotdogs, sliced into slant
• 1 small can of green peas
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup raisins
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp of sugar
• 1 cup of water

Instructions:

1. Marinate the chicken and liver in a separated bowl, pour in soy sauce, calamansi juice or lemon, cornstarch and ground pepper. Set aside in 30 minutes.
2. In a hot pan, saute’ the onion, and garlic until softened.
3. Add the marinated chicken, stir and cook for about 10 minutes.
4. Add-in the liver, season with fish sauce and ground pepper. Cook in 5 minutes.
5. Add hotdogs, carrots, potatoes, and green peas, stir and cook for about 4 minutes.
6. Pour in marinated sauce, water, and tomato sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar. Simmer and cook in 5 minutes.
7. Add-in bell pepper, and raisins. Stir to distribute.
8. Cook for another 10 minutes or until cooked through and the sauce is thickened. Serve hot.

Chicken Stew or Nilagang Manok (Filipino Cuisine)

Chicken Stew or Nilagang Manok (Filipino Cuisine for stew or soup)

A stew has been described as an assortment of foods cooked in liquid within a container with a lid. Stews are usually made from several ingredients and may be named for the most important of these, for example, beef stew; for its point of origin, as in Irish stew; or for the pot in which it is cooked, as in Rumanian ghiveci, named for the Turkish güveç, an earthenware pot in which the stew is cooked.

The word “stew” is said to come from the old French word estuier, meaning to enclose. Most cultural groups have created a recipe for a special stew, and there are as many versions of them as there are cooks to make them. (ref.: Encyclopedia)

Soup and Stew are a combination of vegetables, meat, or fish cooked in liquid. What sets these two warm and hearty dishes apart is the amount of liquid that’s used for each, with stews generally containing less liquid than soup.

Stew (nilaga) a food cooked by slow boiling.

Here’s my version or recipe for stew or nilaga in Filipino, I used chicken wings instead of beef.

Chicken Stew or Nilagang Manok:

Ingredients:

• 800 grams Chicken wings
• 1 medium of Onion
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp of peppercorns or ground pepper
• salt
• 4 cups of water
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 cabbage
• 1 Bundle of pechay leaves
• green beans
• 2 large of potatoes
• Chicken broth

How to make Nilagang Manok:

1. In a big casserole, place chicken, onion, garlic, pepper, 1 tsp of salt, and pour in water. The water level should be just above the meat. Bring to boil and let it simmer for 30 minutes (remove scum (frothy fat) on top while simmering).
2. Add chicken broth, more water and potatoes, continue to simmer until potatoes are cooked.
3. Place the green beans, cabbage then the pechay just when you are about to serve. Do not overcook the vegetables. Adjust the taste with pepper and fish sauce.