Peppered Cream Dory

Cream dory is a delicious and succulent fish, that is why I like it a lot. Here is a simple recipe that you will surely enjoy.

Ingredients for 2 servings:
300 grams cream dory fish
1 big onion (cut into rings)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons lime or calamansi juice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Procedure:
1. Clean the fish very well, sprinkle with salt and pepper.
2. Fry until done. Set aside.
3. Saute the onion then add the fried cream dory, soy sauce, calamansi juice, salt and pepper, stir well for few minutes then turn off the heat.
4. Serve with love and enjoy :-).

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Fish Fridays

If you're observing "fish fridays" during this season of Lent, chances are you're getting tired of the fried fish dinners.  Even if you're not tired of fried fish, maybe you're looking for something a little healthier.  There are five more Fridays until Easter, so here are three fish and three vegetarian recipes to change it up a little!

Fish Fridays

 

Creamy Salmon Pasta - so creamy and the salmon melts in your mouth!
Fish Tacos - you might decide you like fish tacos better than the chicken or steak versions
Salmon Burgers - for when you're craving a juicy burger, then realize it's Friday


Meatless Fridays go Vegetarian

 

Broccoli Cheddar Pot Pies - a cross between broccoli cheddar soup and a chicken pot pie (sans the chicken)
Butternut Mac and Cheese - the ultimate comfort food, it's still winter afterall
Vegetarian Crunchwraps - it's soft, it's hard, it's wrapped up and ready to go with you

Alright, there are no excuses for fried food tomorrow!  :)

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Fried Salmon

Cooked simply but served in a very special way that  I can for a very good friend. We enjoyed our lunch of fried salmon  with a good chat :-).

Ingredients for 2 servings:
300 grams salmon fillet ( slice to your desired size)
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste


Procedure:
1. Sprinkle the salmon with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil then fry the salmon until done, remove from oil and put in a paper towel to remove excess oil.
3. Serve with love and a big smile :-). 

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Fried Dried Fish

Simple yet special for me, oh how I love this fried fish at breakfast table,  a good appetizer . Wash your hands and grab the fried rice now :-). 

To fry it, simply heat the oil then fry the dried fish to your desired doneness, when done remove from oil then put in a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Serve and enjoy.

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Adobong Tilapia

Adobo is my all time favorite dish, that's why I cooked this Adobong Tilapia, very yummy.

Ingredients:
1 kilo Tilapia ( Cleaned and sliced)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
3 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon ginger strips
1 small onion 
3 pieces Finger chili (siling haba)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the ginger, garlic and onion then put the vinegar and soy sauce and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the fish, cover then simmer until done over medium heat.
3. Add the chili, salt and pepper to taste then simmer for a minute and turn off the heat. Serve with love.

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Pan Grilled Salmon

A delicious fresh pan grilled salmon served with atsara (pickled papaya) and lettuce, perfect combination. 

Ingredients:
200 grams salmon fillet
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Sprinkle the salmon fillet with lemon juice, salt and pepper then set aside.
2. Heat a non-stick pan then brush with a little oil and put the salmon fillet.

3. Continue cooking until done then serve.

You can click the link for atsara recipe
http://melyskitchen.blogspot.com/2013/05/atsara-pickled-papaya.html

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Sinabawang Lapu-lapu

What are you waiting for? Sip the soup now, it's really yummy!

Ingredients for 2 servings:
1 medium size grouper ( lapu-lapu)
1 stalk lemon grass
1 big tomato ( Sliced to your desired shape)
1/4 kilo Chinese Cabbage
1 tablespoon ginger strips
1 onion ( sliced)
2 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)
2 cups water

Procedure:
1. In a pot put the onion, ginger, lemon grass, tomato then the fish, cover and allow to simmer until the natural juices come out from the fish. After this process add the water and bring to a boil, add salt and pepper to taste, simmer until the fish is fully cooked.
2. Add the Chinese cabbage and simmer  for a minute then turn off the heat.
3. Serve and enjoy eating with your loved ones. 

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My Festive Viand for Breakfast

It's been a wile that I have not eaten fried tilapia, today I'm really craving for it, so I went to the market and bought some really fresh Tilapia. After cooking I paired it with salted egg and tomatoes. Fantastic!

Ingredients:
3 pieces medium size Tilapia ( Cleaned)
 1 tablespoons calamansi or lime juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Sprinkle the fish with calamansi or lime juice, then salt and pepper and set aside.
2. Heat the oil until ready for frying then put the tilapia and fry it until golden brown, serve with anything you want and enjoy it with your loved ones. :-). 

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Escabecheng Bulad

Bulad is a Visayan term for dried fish, this recipe is very common among Visayans. Simple but very palatable.


Ingredients:
1 big fried dried fish ( bulad)
2 big tomato
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons ginger (strips)
1 onion
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic, ginger, tomato and onion.
2. Add the water, sugar, vinegar and pepper then allow to boil and simmer for 3 minutes over medium heat.
3. Put the fried dried fish in a serving platter then pour the sauce and serve.


You can thicken the sauce with a little corn starch.

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Pesang Bangus

A light fish flavored soup that will keep you satisfied. :-)

Ingredients for 4 servings:

1 medium size Bangus ( cleaned and sliced into 4)

1/2 kilo cabbage

3 cloves garlic

1  onion

thumb size ginger ( strips)

1/2 teaspoon peppercorns ( pamintang buo)

1/4 cup fish sauce (patis)

4 cups water ( add if needed)

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic, ginger and onion, then add the water, peppercorns and fish sauce,  bring to a boil, when boiling add the fish and continue to boil until cooked.

2. Add the cabbage then simmer for 2 minutes, add salt if necessary then simmer until done

3. Serve it hot and enjoy. 

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Ginataang Dalag

Dalag or mudfish is one of the most common fishes in the Philippines. It is yummy with coconut milk specially when the coconut milk is really thick like this one :-).

Ingredients
1 kilo mudfish (dalag) 
3 cloves garlic ( crushed)
thumb size ginger ( sliced)
1 onion ( sliced)
2 cups coconut milk
2 tablespoons fish sauce ( patis)
1 bunch of pechay
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saut� the  ginger, garlic and onion, then add 1 cup coconut milk, fish sauce and ground pepper then bring to a boil and simmer for a minute.
2. Add the fish then simmer until cook, add the pechay and salt to taste then simmer for a minute, lastly add the rest of the coconut milk, once simmering turn off the heat.
3. Serve with love :-).

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Fried Mudfish (Pritong Dalag)

Fresh from the fish pond that's why it tastes so good! "Mudfish is common in freshwater plains, where it migrates from rivers and lakes into flooded fields, returning to the permanent water bodies in the dry season, where it survives by burrowing in the mud".

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channa_striata


Ingredients:
2 mudfish (dalag) cleaned
2 calamansi
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Sprinkle the mudfish with calamansi,  salt and pepper then  deep fry until golden brown.
2. Serve it hot.

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Creamy Salmon Pasta - total time 25 minutes

My husband and I both accepted new jobs back in December. His requires him to be at work early (and also home early) and mine some times requires late nights. This difference in work schedules has impacted our life schedules too. We're no longer waking up at the same time, which means there's an even wider gap between 'bedtimes' than there used to be. It also means he is home (usually) hours before me at night... waiting for dinner.

Can't blame him... he is usually eating lunch by the time I'm finishing my morning coffee. That's a long time to wait between meals.

So, the dinner goal is often... the faster the better! Those 8pm dinners don't work when he is going to bed right after.

This recipe is perfect for a quick dinner. And it tastes sooo good too! Not much of a mess to clean up afterward either (always a winner in my book). Salmon and a cream sauce go hand-in-hand, quite delectable. The broccoli gives it a slight crunch for texture. And the herbs brighten the dish since cream sauces can feel a little heavy. Yum! I'm ready for a second serving!

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