Fried Rice

It is expected that after a party there will be some left-over food and at home it's me who always have to finish them! No wonder I find it soooo hard to lose weight ;)

Anyway, yesterday was my eldest son's 10th birthday and as usual we have heaps of left-overs after the party! I'm glad that my right brain started working today. Since I have cooked plenty of rice yesterday I decided to make a fried rice for our lunch. It's not the usual fried rice with garlic it's something different (kaya nga I can consider myself creative today...hehehe).

Here's how I prepare the fried rice...

1. Fry some bacon (you can also use hotdogs or meatloaf if you do not have bacon) and scrambled eggs. Cut the bacon and eggs into pieces.

2. Fry the left-over rice for at least 5 minutes. Put 1 tbsp of soy sauce (for 3 cups of rice I used 2 tbsp of soy sauce). Add some salt and pepper then garnish it with bacon and scrambled eggs.

Note: You can also add some veggies like peas, beans, corn and carrots or add some shrimps.


Viola! Now, I don't have to bear the burden of finishing the left-over food :)

Filipino Beef Steak

One of my favorite viand and my children too! It has a distinctive taste compared to other steaks. Truly a Filipino dish...








Ingredients:
1 kilo beef cut into pieces
4-5 tbsp soy sauce
4-5 tbsp lemon or calamansi juice
few drops of Worcestershire sauce
ground pepper
onions (sliced thinly or cut into rings)

Procedure:
1. Marinate beef in soy sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and pepper.
2. Cook beef (include the sauce) until it is tender. Remove beef from pan.
3. Add oil and fry onions then add again the beef. Simmer for a few minutes.

Enjoy!

Chicken Tinola

A popular Filipino dish. If my memory serves me right, in the novel Noli Me Tangere written by Dr. Jose Rizal, this is the dish prepared by Capitan Tiago for the get-together party thrown for Crisostomo Ibarra.

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken (chopped into pieces)
4 tsp fish sauce
4 to 5 pieces of garlic (cut into small pieces)
1 onion (sliced thinly)
small piece of sliced ginger
water or rice water
pepper (optional)
choko or upo

Procedure:
1. Saute ginger then add garlic and onions.
2. Add the chicken and cooked until golden brown. Add fish sauce, pepper and water.
3. Add the vegetables when chicken is cooked.