Pechay Guisado

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• 1/2 kilo pechay tagalog
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger, chopped
• patis and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup water or both

Procedures:
How to prepare:

1. Clean pechay. Separate leaves from stalks then cut into 1″ lengths.
2. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
3. Add pechay stalk. Saute for 2 minutes.
4. Add leaves.
5. Season to taste then add water or both.
6. Let it simmer until vegetables are cooked.

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Crisp-Ever Chicken Drumstick

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 Best with rice, fruits and Pechay Guisado.

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo chicken drumstick
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 pieces kalamansi
• oil for frying
• 1 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 Maya Farms eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup crushed Big G Country Corn-flakes

Procedures:
How to prepare and cook:

1. Marinate chicken in soy sauce, slat and kalamansi juice.
2. Let stand for 30 minutes to 1 hour or overnight.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. Dredge chicken in flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
5. Dip in beaten egg then coat with crushed cornflakes.
6. Deep fry until chicken is cooked and golden brown.

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Fresh Ubod Salad

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 Fresh Ubod Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 cups soft ubod, sliced into strips
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped green onions

Dressing:

• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup mustard
• 6 tablespoons corn oil
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 Maya Farm eggs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup fried and crumbled Maya Bacon for garnishing

Procedures:
How to prepare:

1. Soak ubod strips in cold water for half an hour.
2. Drain and place in a salad bowl.
3. Add red bell pepper and green onions.
4. Chill.
5. Put all ingredients for the dressing in a bottle.
6. Close tightly then shake to blend.
7. Pour over salad and toss lightly.
8. Top with bacon.

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Adobong Pusit

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For Lunch: Best with Rice, Fruits and Fresh Ubod Salad.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo pusit
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
• salt to taste
• 5 cloves garlics, crushed
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• sugar to taste

Procedures:
How to cook/prepare:

1. Wash and clean pusit very well.
2. Remove membranes, eyes and stomach. Keep the ink sac intact.
3. Boil pusit in water, vinegar, pepper, salt and garlic. Cover and separate garlic.
4. Reserve sauce.
5. In a separate pan, saute garlic in hot oil until brown.
6. Add onions and tomatoes and cook until wilted.
7. Add pusit and let simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Add reserved sauce and a little sugar to taste.
9. Simmer until sauce is reduced.

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Chicken Tinola w/Saba in Syrup

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Chicken Tinola is good for lunch with rice and saba in syrup.

• 1 kl chicken, whole
• 3 tbsp oil
• 4 tsp crushed garlic
• 2 tbsp ginger strips
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 tbsp patis
• 4-5 cups rice water
• 2 cups green papaya, quartered
• 1/2 cup sili leaves

PROCEDURES:

How to prepare and cook:

1. Clean the chicken then cut into serving pieces. Drain.
2. In a saucepan, saute garlic and ginger oil until brown.
3. Add onions, when wilted add in the chicken and stir fry for a few mins. Add in patis.
4. When chicken has changed its color, add the rice water. Cover and let it simmer.
5. When the chicken is half – done, add the papaya.
6. Cover and let it simmer until chicken and papaya are tender.
7. Lastly add the sili leaves. Seasom to taste. Let it boil for 2 mins.

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Ingredients for Saba in Syrup:

• 2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 6 pieces saba banana

Procedures/Steps:

How to cook/prepare saba in syrup:

1. Bring water to a boil then add sugar.
2. Stir to dissolve sugar in water.
3. When the syrup starts to boil, lower heat and simmer for 10 mins.
4. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2″ lengts.
5. Add to simmering syrup and continue cooking for another 10 mins.

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