Summer Shrimp

½ cup vinegar
¼ cup water
1/8 tbsp pepper
1 tbsp garlic, finely minced
¼ cup soy sauce
½ kg fresh shrimps
2 cups coconut milk

In a medium-sized stockpot, prepare the marinade (vinegar, water, pepper, garlic and soy sauce). Add shrimp and let stand for 1 hour. Cook in the same pot with the lid off, turning the shrimp often until the pot is almost dry. Stir in the coconut milk and allow the sauce to thicken. This takes about 15 minutes to cook.

We had a Fun Run/Walk today. After the event, me and Mme. Silve continued the walk to the market. This is the result of our market trip 

Fish Teriyaki

½ kilo fish, sliced crosswise
1 medium (150g) carrot, sliced
100g baguio beans, each cut into 3 pieces
1 can (234g) sliced pineapple, each cut into 2 pcs (reserve syrup)

Marinade:
¼ cup hot and spicy banana ketchup
1 tbsp white sugar
1/3 tsp iodized fine salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp grated ginger
2 tbsp soy sauce
Reserved pineapple syrup

1. Marinate fish for 30 minutes. Drain. Grill on pan, brushing with marinade until brown. Turn only once. Set aside the remaining marinade.
2. Saute carrot and baguio beans until cooked. Set aside. Simmer remaining marinade and sliced pineapple for 3 minutes. Add sautéed vegetables and fish. Allow to simmer, Serve hot.

Serves 6.

It seems Saturdays will be my bonding day with my niece. Early in the morning she’s already in our house asking me what we will cook on that day. Actually, I don’t know how to cook, but I wanted to learn. So I’d gone out of my way to collect recipes and try it. For this Saturday, I tried this and fell in love with it. 

Meatballs Pasta Soup

Meatballs:
¼ kilo ground pork
1 200g potato, coarsely grated
1 small onion, chopped
1 egg

Soup:
4 cloves garlic, crushed
200g spaghetti
200g sayote, diced
1 carrot, diced
250g Italian Style Spaghetti Sauce
3 stalks green onions, chopped

1. Combine ingredients for meatballs. Season with 1 tsp iodized salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Mix well. Shae into 1 tbsp balls. Set aside.
2. Saute garlic. Add 6 cups water, 2 tsp iodized salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Allow to simmer. Add spaghetti. Cook for 5 minutes. Add sayote, carrot and spaghetti sauce. Cook for 5 minutes. Add meatballs. Simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes. Top with green onions.

Makes 8 servings.

I made this recipe with the help of my niece. When she discovered that I cook every weekend, she made it a point to be there in the house at the moment I’m about to start. She’s only 10 years old but very interested in cooking. She told me she wanted to help her mom cook at home but was never allowed to do so. Whenever I cook I made it a point that I gave her tasks to make, like dicing up onions or vegetables. In this way, I encouraged her to love cooking and hopefully, in a way, will help her in the future.

Chicken Piῇa

350g chicken, cut up
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 medium onion, sliced
¼ kilo carrot, sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into squares
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 can (227g) Pineapple chunks
2 stalks green onion, cut into 2” pieces
1 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tbsp water

1. Season chicken with 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1/8 tsp pepper. Sprinkle with cornstarch. Fry in oil until brown. Set aside.

2. Saute onion, carrot, bell pepper and grated ginger. Add 1 cup water, ½ tsp iodized salt and 1 tsp sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add chicken, pineapple chunks with syrup and dissolved cornstarch. Cook until thick. Add green onions.

Makes 6 servings.

I choose something easy and sweet this weekend. 