Sweet and sour meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Here comes the rainy days, here comes August. In the Philippines, the month of August is usually composed of rainy days or a combination of fair mornings and wet afternoons. It is also a month when typhoons bombard the country from all direction. But since it is El Nino season, the weather now is mostly warm and fair. During the wet days, you may want to eat soups, stews and hot dishes. But during warm days, you can enjoy any dish that you like. 

There always comes a time when you just can’t satisfy your sweet tooth by just eating desserts. Here is the answer to your sweet cravings. It is a balance of sweetness and sourness all packed in a savory dish. It is very simple and easy to prepare. Here’s how:

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

For the meat balls:

1/2 kilo of ground pork, washed and strained

A teaspoon of all-purpose seasoning

Two large white or red onions, minced (red onions are more flavorful, in my opinion)

1/2 cup of all-purpose flour (to be used as a binder)

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking oil

*you can also add minced boiled carrots if you want to add veggies

For the sweet and sour sauce:

A tablespoon of cooking oil

One medium onion, chopped

Three cloves garlic, minced

Two red bell peppers, seeded and jullienned

Two tablespoons of banana catsup

Three tablespoon of white sugar

Two tablespoons of white vinegar

 Salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup of water

A tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in water

How To Make:

For the meatballs:Β

First, mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix using your hand until well incorporated and form into balls of your desired size.

Heat some cooking oil in a skillet. Deep fry the meat balls until cooked. Strain the excess oil and set aside.

For the sauce:

Heat the cooking oil in a sauce pan.

Saute the garlic, onions and bell peppers.

Put the water, vinegar and catsup. Bring to a boil.

Add the sugar, salt and pepper. Adjust according to your taste preference.

Add the cornstarch.

Simmer until you achieve desired thickness.

Put the meatballs into the sauce and simmer for a few minutes to let the flavor sit.

Serve with rice.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Flourless Pizza

Flourless Pizza

People love pizza… with all its cheesy meaty crispy taste…
Who would not take a bite into this versatile delight?
Pizza can fit into breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner.
It can be a complete meal on its own.
But for those who are avoiding carbs, here is a pizza version that can still satisfy your craving without the extra carbs.

I also call it egg pizza.

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Flourless Pizza

You Will Need:

Two whole eggs, beaten
¼ cup of ready-made pizza sauce or tomato ketchup
⅓ cup of cheddar cheese, grated
1 small green or red bell pepper, julienned
1 small red or white onion, sliced
1 regular hotdog, sliced and cooked
¼ cup of sliced button mushrooms (optional)

How To Make:

Simply cook the beaten eggs as a plain omelet but do not mix it. Let it cook into a round piece of omelet.

Put the cooked egg on a plate or a baking sheet.

Spread the pizza sauce over the omelet.

Sprinkle the grated cheese.

Top it with the rest of the ingredients.

You can serve it as is or cook in the microwave or oven until the cheese melts.

Enjoy.

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Bistek na Bangus

Bistek na Bangus

Bangus is one of the most delectable fish that can be found in the Philippines. Its soft white meat and fatty belly is suitable for any kind of dish. Be it fried, with sauce, with soup etc. Bangus truly deserves to be called as the National Fish.

This recipe is one of the many others that I have learned from my mom and grandma.

Bangus steak is the healthier version of our Bistek Tagalog, which is usually pork or beef.

For those who are health conscious, this Bangus recipe is the one for you.

You will need:

1 medium bangus or milk fish
2 large red onions, sliced into rings
¼ kilo of calamansi, seeded and juiced
⅓ cup of soy sauce
1 pack of all-purpose seasoning
4 tablespoons of cooking oil
Ground black pepper, to taste

Here’s how to cook:

Heat the oil in a frying pan over medi high heat.

When the oil is heated, fry the fish until golden brown on each side.
Set aside.

In a sauce pan, pour the soy sauce and seasoning. Let it boil and season with pepper.

Put the fish into the soysauce.

Add the onions and simmer for a few minutes.

Turn off heat and pour the calamansi juice.

Serve.

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