Monday, April 29, 2013

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER RECIPE

Who doesn't love to eat PEANUT BUTTER?  It really tastes great and I love to eat this together with the rice.  

My mother is the best one to make peanut butter, and I have her copy of the recipe and procedure on how to make SPECIAL PEANUT BUTTER.  This will help you if you want to do business with this recipe. Truly inexpensive and very easy to prepare, you can do this right in your kitchen in just 10 minutes.

You need:

2 cups of roasted peanut


225g DariCreme Unsalted Butter

1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup of Brown Sugar or Honey

PROCEDURE

If you already have a roasted peanut you only have to pre-heat again by putting it in a pan and for 2-3 minutes just shake/stir them constantly to ensure that they don't burn.  Then remove the peanuts and allow them to cool.

Pour the 2 cups of roasted peanuts into a food processor or a blender, allow it to grind the peanuts for 2-3 minutes until the peanut are totally fined crushed.  But in our case we don't have a blender, we pay PHp25 just to grind our peanuts in the market.

We put the grind peanuts on a mixing bowl.  Melt the 225g butter and add it on the crushed peanuts and continuously mixed them together.

For a taste, add the brown sugar or you can add honey(optional).  And add a dash of salt to taste, but if you used salted butter, there's no need for you to add salt.
     
Put peanut butter into an airtight container.  Store in a refrigerator for a day so it can set in to a lovely peanut butter paste.

 Then after that you can put the peanut butter to a container for packaging, ready for retailing.

Make your relatives or friends be your first prospect as buyers.


HAPPY BUSINESS!!
  
  
     

Saturday, April 27, 2013

GREEN TOMATO SALSA

What is the difference between SALSA and a SALAD? Salsa is a condiment, a  mixture of tomatoes, peppers, onions, etc... While Salad is a side dish or can be an entire meal.  More on leafy greens and sometimes toppings.

 Here is my simple recipe I've learn from FINE COOKING, what my family adore while watching movie with corn chips.
via FINE COOKING

 GREEN TOMATO SALSA
  • 2 Green tomatoes (about 1/2 lb. each), sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 medium jalapeño
  • 2 ripe red tomatoes (about 6 oz. each)
  • 1/2 small onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbs. minced fresh oregano or mint leaves
  • Pinch of granulated sugar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper.

PROCEDURE:

Heat a broiler to high or prepare a hot charcoal fire.  
Broil or grill the green tomatoes (about 4 mins per side)until seared but not soft; chop them coarsely.






Broil or grill the jalapeño until blackened, seal it in a paper bag for 5 mins. and let steam. 

Peel and seed it; mince the flesh.
Halve the red tomatoes, squeeze out the juice, and coarsely chop the flesh.

In a medium bowl, combine the green and red tomatoes, the jalapeño, onion, olive oil, lemon juice, oregano or mint, and sugar; add salt and pepper to taste.

Mix well, taste, and adjust the seasonings.
Yields 2 cups.



why green tomatoes?

Green tomatoes, with their light flavor and juicy but firm texture, are incredibly versatile vegetables that respond well to any number of cooking techniques.~ FINE COOKING

Photo credit to Photopin 

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

CHEESY PIMIENTO BAKED BANGUS

Heard so much about baked bangus or milkfish.  I even watch Kusina Master lately and Chef Boy Logro teach us how to baked bangus in an easy way.


Need to experiment something.  Let's add cheese, pimiento and pickles to our BAKED BANGUS.  Why not?



The more ingredients, the merrier the taste!  Isn't it great and super yumminies!

 Just combine all the ingredients here.

 INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 pcs. boneless bangus(milkfish)split
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
  • butter
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise(optional)
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • chopped pickles
  • grated cheese and pimiento

 INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven 300°F
  2. Lay bangus(milkfish)on a glass or metal plate
  3. Season with salt,pepper and lemon juice
  4. Dub with butter
  5. In  bowl mix chopped garlic, mayonnaise(optional) and pickles on top of bangus.
  6. Sprinkle with grated cheese and pimiento
  7. Baked for 5 minutes.  Do not over cook it will make the bangus sourly taste.

Just add whatever suits your taste bud.  Experimenting recipe is a fun way of expressing you're a great food lover.

Photo source: PHOTOPIN

Friday, April 12, 2013

SAUTEED SHRIMPS WITH GREEN PEAS

Seafood is turning up everywhere I go, may it be at a restaurant or in a food chain.  I know this kind of food heat us up for more as healthy and delicious to meat (pork, beef or chicken).

These recipe make a sumptuous fare for lunch or dinner.  An easy to prepare and quick to cook.

SAUTEED SHRIMPS with GREEN PEAS 




INGREDIENTS:

 1 tsp. crushed garlic
1 medium onion cut into strips
1/2 c diced carrots (size of peas)
1/2 c green peas
1/2 c young corn cut crosswire
10 pcs. cooked, peeled quail eggs
1/4 c cashew nuts

 SEASONING:
1 tbsp. oyster sauce
sesame oil - few drops
dash of salt msg

 PROCEDURE:

  1. Saute garlic, onions, and shrimps.
  2. Set aside.  Toss carrot and corn in a wok for about two minutes, then add the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Season to taste.
  4. Thicken with 1 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1 tbsp. water.
  5. Served hot.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

CHILI GARLIC PRAWNS

Spice up your palate!  Try this tasty and chili shrimp dish and turn your day into an exotic adventure.

CHILI GARLIC PRAWNS 

Image from my INSTAGRAM

INGREDIENTS:

 1 tbsp. crushed garlic - sauteed and set aside
5 pcs chili(labuyo) chopped
2 tbsps. chopped onion leeks
250 g. praawns - marinted in salt, MSG, white pepper (you can omit msg here)

 PROCEDURE:

  1. Deep fry prawns to a crisp.
  2. Remove from oil and cook again for about 30 seconds.  This time by dding golden brown garlic, chili and leeks.
  3. Arrange on a platter.
  4. Garnish with vegetables as you like.

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