Prawns, Tomato and Fresh Basil Pasta

Weeee!!! Prawns. Get the biggest size that can fit your budget! It's like eating a big gem when not overcooked. The crunch just makes you smile! It's my favorite meat on pasta. So i cooked a 7 hour brisket and of course a prawn dish to make me even happier! Beef for Steve, Prawns for me! But since it was so good, Steve ate a good number of prawn pieces too! hahah! <3

Ingredients:
12 pcs.   Large Prawns
4 tbsp    Olive oil
1 tbsp    Garlic (minced)
1 can (14 oz)    Diced tomatoes in Juice
36 pcs    Cherry Tomatoes (cut into halves)
1 cup     Grated Mozarella
200 grams Linguine
1 1/2 cup  fresh basil (cut into small pieces)
Rock Salt and Ground Pepper

Procedure:
1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta until al dente.  Drain and retain the pasta in the pot. Set aside. (Do remember to put in some salt and oil into the water before putting in the pasta)
2. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
3. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over high heat. Saute the garlic until just brown. Add the shrimp until opaque on all sides, about 3 minutes (make sure not to overcook). Remove the shrimp into a plate or bowl. Set aside. (retain the oil and the garlic in the pan.)
4. To make the sauce: To the same skillet, add the diced tomatoes with its juice. Add the mozarella and 2 cups water and bring to a boil.
5. Reduce the heat and simmer until the tomatoes have softened. This will take about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
6. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the cherry tomatoes, basil and prawns.
7. Pour the sauce into the pasta and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Garnish with basil on top and Serve!

Yummy!!! <3

Stewed Chicken and Shiitake Mushrooms with Fresh Tomatoes

Simple joys of home cooking ♥ After months of pondering when will be next time i'll be able to cook again. Here it is. The first recipe i cooked from my bunch of cookbooks which  i decided to bring with me when i got married. They were the best stuffs i brought with me ;)

Ingredients:

1.3 kg     Whole chicken, chopped into small pieces (i.e. one leg can be cut into 2 pieces)
1    pc     red onion, sliced
10 pcs    shiitake mushrooms, cut into halves
4 pcs       fresh tomatoes, cut into quarters
3/4 cups green peas
1/2 cup   flour

1/2 tsp   salt
Pinch of pepper

2 tbsp     del monte tomato paste
1 tbsp     rice wine
3 tsp       light soy sauce
3 cups    water
1 tsp       salt
1/2 tsp   sugar

Procedure
1. Mix chicken pieces with 1/2 tsp salt and pinch of pepper. Set aside for 5 minutes. Coat with 1/2 cup of flour.
2. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil or any cooking oil and fry chicken until browned. Remove. Add onion and mushrooms into the pan and stir fry until fragrant. Add tomatoes and tomato paste and stir evenly.
3. Add wine, soy sauce, and water, bring to a boil. Add chicken and season with salt and sugar.
4. Simmer for 45 minutes. Add green peas and cook for awhile.
5. Adjust seasoning and serve hot with rice.

Enjoy your dinner as we enjoy ours ;)

Pesco Basil Pasta

Whoopsieee! I have a lunch meeting in a bit and I want to prepare something healthy on my own but I still have work to finish... So think think. Make use of my fresh ingredients available here in the kitchen that's quick and easy to prepare and voila! Here goes our Pesco Basil Pasta!

Ingredients

150 grams         Tagliatelle or Fettucine

250 grams         Dory fish fillet (diced into ¾ x ¾ inch)

250 ml               Tomato Basil Sauce (Cirio) – available in Santis Delicatessen

2 tbsp                Olive oil

1 tbsp                Garlic (minced)

2 tbsp                Basil Leaves (chiffonade)

1/2 tbsp             Cream cheese (optional)

Salt and pepper to taste

Parmesan (to Garnish)

Procedure

1.       Boil water and put salt and oil. Throw in Pasta for 10-12 minutes or until al dente.

2.       In a pan, sauté garlic in olive oil.

3.       Sauté fish fillet very quickly and place in the tomato basil sauce.

4.       Put in  basil leaves and cream cheese

5.       Season with salt and pepper

6.       Potion the pasta into individual plate and top with sauce and garnish with parmesan!

7.       Voila! Quick ‘n Nice Fresh Pasta to Serve and Enjoy! 

Serves 2-3

Tips:

Check out this site to learn how to do the basil leaves’ ‘chiffonade’:  

http://veganyumyum.com/2007/01/how-to-chiffonade-basil/

Shrimp and Tomato Overload Omelette

Shrimp and Tomato Overload Omelettes I love shrimps and I can eat an entire bowl of tomatoes. I'm actually thinking of making it as substitute for my rice intake (chopped - pwede!!! Hehe ) So, I get really happy when there's enough supply of prawns to make into omelette s and well ripped tomatoes that can fill my eggs (where all I see are nicely cooked red prawns and tomatoes and only just patches of yellow from the eggs) Maybe later, I can decide to call it sauteed prawns and tomatoes with eggs... But for now, we can call it omelette as we're used to :)

Ingredients:
3 tbsp  olive oil
1/2 pc  white onion, sliced
2 pcs.   tomatoes, chopped
3           large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 kilo prawns (giant ones if possible!) - deveined, peeled and cut into big chunks
2 tbsp  cream cheese, cut into small pieces     
freshly ground pepper, to season

1. Heat oil in a  skillet over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes.
2. sauté onions until translucent.
3. Sauté prawns until just cooked, about 1-2 minutes, being careful not to overcook.
4. Add eggs , tomatoes, cream cheese and season with freshly ground pepper and allow to set and ZOOM!!! 5. A perfect dish to start your day right :) Enjoy!

Serves : 2-3 persons.   

Procedures with Photo

Fresh Produce will largely affect the taste of your omelette! So just grabe the best ones. For the shrimps, make sure the heads are intact and the body is firm to touch.

Prepare the Ingredients

1. Heat oil in a  skillet over medium-high heat for 1-2 minutes.

2. sauté onions until translucent.

 
3. Sauté prawns until just cooked, about 1-2 minutes, being careful not to overcook.

4. Add eggs , tomatoes, cream cheese and season with freshly ground pepper and allow to set and

 5. ZOOM!!!  a  A perfect dish to start your day right :) Fold in 2 or three as desired or Flip to a round plate.

Enjoy! :)

Inihaw na Bangus (Grilled Milkfish)

I love bangus! I can have bangus the entire week and never get tired of it. This is just one of our home recipes that makes me crave for bangus each and everyday! A simple dish which I learned to make at the age of 12! :) I used to grill in an outdoor charcoal grill, but now... thanks to George Foreman Grill and/or nice and easy to use ovens, I can grill anytime. Hope you enjoy this one! :)

Ingredients:

4 pcs. Fresh Tomatoes - slice
3 pcs. Red Onions - slice
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Large Boneless Bangus (Milkfish)
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper

Foil (big enough to wrap the fish)
Oil to baste

Sauce:
6 pcs  Calamansi
3 Tbsp soy sauce

Procedure:
1. Mix together sliced tomatoes, onions and soy sauce sauce to be used as filler, set aside
2. Flip open the fish, season with salt and pepper and top with filler (sliced tomatoes, onion and soy sauce mixture.)
3. Oil the Foil to avoid the fish skin to stick on the foil later on and wrap the Fish with foil
4. Grill for 20 mins (10 minutes each side)  in your George Foreman, Choarcoal Grill or Oven.
5. Open and Smell the fragrance! Serve with calamansi and soy sauce mix! and of course, RICE :)

Procedure with Photos:

1. Mix together sliced tomatoes, onions and soy sauce sauce to be used as filler, set aside

2. Flip open the fish, season with salt and pepper and top with filler (sliced tomatoes, onion and soy sauce mixture.)

3. Oil the Foil to avoid the fish skin to stick on the foil later on and wrap the Fish with foil

4. Grill for 20 mins (10 minutes each side)  in your George Foreman, Choarcoal Grill or Oven.

5. Open and Smell the fragrance! Serve with calamansi and soy sauce mix! and of course, RICE :)  

Serves 3. :)