Cook City (Magluto Tayo, Bona Appetit, Cooking Recipes)

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  Boil sampalok in water until the shell shows cracks. Let cool then peal off the shells and with a strainer, pour samplalok (including water) into a bowl. Gently massage the sampalok meat off the seeds, strain again.


• In a pot, sauté garlic and onion then add the tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes


• Add pork and fish sauce then add the rice wash. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes then add the gabi. Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the pork is tender


• Add the horse radish, simmer for 10 minutes then add the string beans and kangkong. Let boil for 2 minutes.


• Serve piping hot

Cooking Tip:
· Instead of sampalok fruit (tamarind), you can substitute it with any commercial souring seasoning like Knorr sampalok seasoning or tamarind bouillon cubes for this pork sinigang recipe.

• 1/4 cup sugar (or more, up to 1/2 cup, to taste)
  


• 1 1/2 Tbsp four


• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


• 4 Tbsp (1/4 cup) unsalted butter


• 3 lbs. tart apples (such as granny smith), peeled, cored, and sliced (about 6 large apples)


• 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  

• 2 cups flour


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 2 tsp. baking powder


• 1/4 tsp. salt


• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces


• 2 Tbsp coarsely chopped crystallized ginger


• Zest of one orange


• 1 cup heavy cream, plus more for glaze

1. Filling directions: Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Stir in apple slices, lemon juice, cinnamon, sugar and flour. Cover partially and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to buttered 10" pie dish. (This recipe has the crust only on the top).


2. Crust directions: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in ginger. Stir orange zest into cream; then, using a fork, stir cream into flour until the doug holds together. Gather dough into a ball; knead briefly then roll out to a little larger than pie dish. Transfer to dish; trim off excess. Score the center so the steam can escape while baking. Brush with cream.


3. Bake 10 minutes in a 450º oven. Reduce heat to 375º and bake 20-25 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 1/4 pounds stew beef, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 6 large garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups beef stock or canned beef broth
• I cup of Guinness beer
• 1 cup of fine red wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
• 3 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 7 cups)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cups 1/2-inch pieces peeled carrots
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add beef and sauté until brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add beef stock, Guinness, red wine, tomato paste, sugar, thyme, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Stir to combine. Bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, then cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

2 While the meat and stock is simmering, melt butter in another large pot over medium heat. Add potatoes, onion and carrots. Sauté vegetables until golden, about 20 minutes.

3 Add vegetables to beef stew. Simmer uncovered until vegetables and beef are very tender, about 40 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Tilt pan and spoon off fat. Transfer stew to serving bowl. Sprinkle with parsley and serve. (Can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Salt and pepper to taste. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before serving.)

Ingredients

• 8 leaves romaine lettuce, torn into bite sized pieces
• 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup sliced red onion
• 1/2 cup crumbled reduced fat feta cheese
• 2 T extra virgin olive oil
• 2 T fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt