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Potato Pancake

Onions were my most hated ingredient.why? Because it makes me cry while cutting as if it's begging me to stop from cutting it and I don't like the spicy taste that onion gave but onions have a lot of benefits to promote health in many ways. So, I tried to cook something that has onion but if you eat it, you will felt as if there's no onion.

So, Let's Go!

Things that you needed:

    4large size Potatoes

    1medium white onion

    1 1/2 cup cold water

    2 tsp. Salt

    Cooking oil

    Cornstarch  

All you need to do:

1. Wash the potatoes and onion then cut it into cubes.

Notes:

• if you wash the onion after you peel the onion skin it can lessen or remove the spicy taste that onion had.

2. Put potatoes, onion, and water into a blender.

Notes:

• You can also use a food shredder if you don't have a blender.

• You don't have to measure the water, and you just needed enough water to run the blender.

• When using a blender, you need to add water to prevent the malfunction or the overheating.

3. if the mixture is well blended, you can now strain to drain all the water that you added.

Notes:

• if there's a starch left in the water all you need to do is let water sit for a while, so the starch will sink down on to the bottom and you can add it to the batter.

4. Add cornstarch and salt to taste then mix it well.

5. Heat oil in the pan

Notes:

• Add a generous amount of oil.

• a little bit oil won't turn pancake into shiny, crispy and golden brown looking. It will be dry and not appetizing.

6. know that the oil is ready, you need to fry test.

7. Add the mixture according to your preferred size.

8. if the side of the pancake turns into golden brown flipped it over to cook the other side.

9. strain the cooked pancake to remove the excess oil.

Notes:

•  you can use Food tissue paper to prevent surfaces from being covered by grease drips.

10. Serve until hot and Enjoy.

Benefits of Onions 

1. Packed With Nutrients

- Onions are nutrient-dense, meaning they are low in calories but high in vitamins and mineral.

2. May Benefit Heart Health

- Onions contain antioxidants and compounds that fight inflammation and reduce cholesterol levels (all of which may lower heart disease risk)

3. Contain Cancer-Fighting Compound

- Garlic and onions have been linked to preventing the risk of certain cancer such as stomach and colorectal.

Love,

Ms. E

My Kitchen Journey

Cabbage Pancake

Before I start the recipe, let me tell you my kitchen journey on how I learned to cook.

As I remember when I was a kid, I really love watching people giving cooking tutorials and watching my mom and brother when they were cooking for our family but the problem that time even though I want to help them and try to cook on my own, I still can’t, cause I am still a little kid, who can’t even reach the kitchen table and still needed a chair for support.

 At that time, I got scolded  for the reason for what if I got hurt by the process of it and be the burden for them instead of easing the work by helping them in the kitchen, honestly I got hurt by their word and thinks that am I am really a burden for them? I just wanted to help them

( oh! If you call me a pebble minded and childish for easily getting hurt and mad, I am openly accepting your thoughts for me cause I am really still a child on that time) 

but  later on, they talked to me and made me realized that they just love me, so they are afraid that I’ll get hurt and they told me if I really wanted to learn cooking I should be taller to reach our kitchen table (let me tell you, they are such a meanie L L ).

I needed to cut my story for now and let’s go back to my main goal that was to teach you some dish.

so, Here we go :)

All you need to have:

1/2 Cabbage
1 White onion
1 Green or red bell pepper
1-2 Eggs
Black ground pepper
salt
1 Knorr pork cubes
All-purpose flour
Cornstarch

 All you have to do: 

1. Wash the cabbage, green or red bell pepper and white onion then cut it into tiny bit strips and put it into a bowl.

2. Add egg, green or red bell pepper, and the chopped white onion.

 3. Put the right amount of salt, pepper, knorr pork cubes then mix well.

Notes :  

• before you mix the pork cube in the vegetable mixture, you need to dissolve it first into the water, so later on it can easily stir well.

4. Add a spoonful of flour to the bowl, a large spoon of cornstarch; stir evenly to form a vegetable paste.

5. Heat oil in the pan then pour the vegetable paste into the pan; spread it evenly and wait for 3 minutes until it became a golden brown, it means crunchy and then flipped it over for another three minutes.

6. Serve and Enjoy :) 

Quotes for the day:

“NO ONE is born a GREAT COOK, One Learns by Doing”

LOVE,

Ms. E

KITCHEN RECIPES

SPARE RIBS CALDERETA  (KALDERETANG BUTO-BUTO)

Actually, Caldereta's name was derived from the Spanish word "caldera" meaning cauldron. The dish is similar to meat stews from the Iberian peninsula and was brought to the Philippines by the Spanish during their 300-year occupation of the Philippines.

Now, Kaldereta can consider as one of the most popular dishes here in the Philippines aside from Adobo and each family has their own version; it was typically served at special occasions, parties, and festivities.

Today, My brother decided to cook this dish cause I don't really know how to, so for the meantime, I am there just to observe and silently taking notes of what he actually did.  

So, here it is the Recipe for this dish 

ALL YOU NEED TO HAVE :

1-kilo Pork Spareribs cut into serving pieces

1 medium carrot cut into cubes

2 medium potatoes cut into cubes

1 large red bell pepper

1 knorr pork cubes 

2 tbsp. peanut butter

 (he didn't use it, we don't like the taste of it  )

5 cloves minced garlic

 1  liver spread or paste

1 can  of dry peas

1 large white onion chopped

salt, pepper, and sugar

chilies (optional)

ALL YOU NEED TO DO :

1. Boil pork ribs in a pot of water until the meat is tender. Remove from the pot but don't discard the water yet, you can use later.

2. In the pan, heat oil over medium heat. Sautè garlic and onions then add back the spare ribs and sautè for at least 2-3 mins.

3. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste, stir until pork is well coated. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir and wait for a minute.

    4. Pour a small amount of spare ribs broth. Set heat to high and cover pot with a lid. Once the liquid starts boiling, set heat to medium-low. Cook it for 45 mins.

5. Add liver paste, potatoes, carrots, sugar. Stir until well combined. Simmer for about 15 minutes over low heat until sauce becomes slightly thick then Add bell pepper.

6.               Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning accordingly and if you like it to have a little bit twist, you can add chilies. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes then turn off the heat. 

Serve with rice and enjoy!