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Adobo is a famous Filipino dish. In fact, it became the trademark of Filipino culture.

Adobo recipes can be applied in different foods like chicken, pork and even vegetables particularly swamp spinach (kangkong) and string beans (sitaw).  Adobo is one of the few recipes that does not spoil quickly (except for vegetables), in fact, it is best eaten after 2 to 3 days so that the spice is thoroughly absorbed by the meat. I tried to preserve adobo outside the freezer to try if this is true, and yes it is! but preserving adobo in a room temperature has one very important guideline: you have to cook it gradually and thoroughly.

Today, I want to share my own way of cooking chicken adobo. It's very simple and low cost but I could say that this is the best adobo you'll ever taste. This recipe is made especially for my kids who are certified picky eaters. A regular adobo is just a blend of salty and sour taste but my adobo is different because it has the classic taste plus a touch of sweetness added that blends with a moderately spicy taste.

We only need a few ingredients to cook chicken adobo

Ingredients:

1kg. chicken leg or special cut thighs

1/2 cup of soy sauce

1/4 cup of vinegar
1/2 tbsp. of sugar

1/2 tsp ground pepper

1 big onion

5-6 cloves minced garlic

a small amount of seasoning mix

2tbsp. oil

Some people add a small amount of water, but I prefer to cook it with soysace, vinegar, and oil as it gives a better taste that goes deep to the bones.

Procedure:

Step 1: marinate the chicken soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, and seasonings. Leave for an hour or if you can, marinate it overnight would be better.

Step 2: On a pan, saute garlic, onion, and the marinated pork and chicken meat

Step 3: Simmer for 20 minutes or until the chicken released its oil.

Step 4: Remove from heat.

Step 5: Let it cool and serve.

Share and Enjoy your adobo!

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Making Low-Calorie Peanut Butter

This homemade low-calorie peanut butter is 50% fewer calories than our regular peanut butter. I've been counting my calories since I started the 1200 calorie diet a few months ago. This diet helped me a lot to reduce weight. I was 85 kilograms when I started and now I am 65, and amazing 25 kilograms down! Not bad at all.

This inspires me to learn more about making homemade foods. Normally, I would order food online or buy it on the groceries but they are too pricey. Making homemade products helps me save a lot of money plus I am sure that the foods we eat are handled with love and care.

This homemade low-calorie peanut butter has only 5 ingredients.

• 500 grams roasted peanut (light brown) 
• 1 cup of coconut oil 
• 5 - 8 tbsp of Olive oil
• 8 sticks Equal Gold sweetener
• 50 grams Magnolia Gold salted butter (melted)
• 1/3 tsp. iodized salt

Cooking peanut procedure:

• Heat a cooking pan then pour-in 1 cup of coconut oil.
• Adjust the heat to low then fry the peanuts while stirring occasionally. This should take about 15 to 20 minutes. we are aiming fr a light brown result.
• Take the peanuts out of the cooking pot and drain excess oil using a strainer.

Final Procedure:

1. Ready your blender
2. Add 8 tbsp. of olive oil
3. Add melted butter
4. Add salt
5. Add 8 sticks of equal Gold sweetener
6. Put the roasted peanuts in the blender (Please make sure your blender can process the amount, if not, divide the amount in to portions)
7. Blend 3 times, 45 seconds each, or until the texture is fine.
8. Transfer in a jar
9. Enjoy your homemade low-calorie peanut butter!

Total Servings: Approximately 32 tbsps.

Calories per serving: approximate calories per serving: 91.34 cal. (Calculated using 5 tbsp. olive oil) 

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Fried Chicken in Ham and Cheese

I saw it in a Facebook post, the video just landed on my wall but unfortunately I forgot who shared this recipe. Since the recipe is very easy to remember, I was able to do my own version without any guide. I will name this recipe as Fried "Chicken in Ham and Cheese" based on its main ingredients.

You can make your own version of this recipe, whether you add veggies or spice, this recipe is one of the best to experiment with. I am sharing here my own version and I hope you guys will like it.

To make Fried Chicken in Ham and Cheese, all you need are the following ingredients:

•  4 medium sized chicken breasts slice in the middle, keep the ends connected so you can roll it perfectly
•  4 pieces ham
•  Mozzarella cheese, grated or sliced Eden cheese
• 1 egg beaten
• 2 tbsp. flour
• 2 tbsp. bread crumbs
• salt and pepper
• cooking oil for deep frying
• mayonnaise and cat-sup for sauce

Procedure:

1. Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt and pepper
2. add ham and cheese then roll it
3. roll in flour
4. dip in egg
5. roll it on the breadcrumbs
6. deep fry for 20 minutes

Enjoy!

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Crispy Fried Pork Cooking Procedure

Pork is one of the common food we cook for our family. Compared to beef and expensive sea foods, pork meat is more affordable but also has so much health benefits.

Based on an article in fitho.in, the fat in pork is tran-fat free and mostly mono-and poly-unsaturated. It is a proof that a trimmed pork is suitable for even cholesterol-lowering or healthy heart diets. It added that pork has a high mineral content of Phosphorus, Selenium, Sodium, Zinc, Potassium and Copper. The article stated that Iron and Magnesium are the two minerals that pork has high content, while Calcium and Mangnese are found in traces only. Also from Fitho, I learned that pork is highly enriched with Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Thiamin, Niacin, Riboflavin and Pantothenic Acid and some quantities of Vitamin A and Vitamin E are found in very small amounts.

Since fried pork is my kids favorite and upon learning that it also a good source of nutrients, I always make sure that I could always serve them their most loved food which is "crispy fried pork"

Ingredients:

1 kg pork meat cut to strips
1/tsp. black pepper
1 pack breading mix (good for 1 kg)
cooking oil for deep frying

Procedure:

Wash the meat
Put it in a deep container
Add pepper the mix
After mixing, spread the breading mix and make sure that all parts of the meat are covered
On a deep pan, heat oil at least 2 inches deep
When oil boils, add the pork meat
The heat should stay in an above medium heat so that the pork won't absorb the oil.
When the pork becomes brown, remove it from heat then place another batch to be fried.

The secret of preparing a crispy fried pork is the amount of heat used, it should always in above medium level.

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Ensaladang Ampalaya Cooking Procedure

Bitter gourd, charantia or bitter melon are all pointing to one particular vegetable which is common in the Philippines, ampalaya.

Ampalaya is a vegeteble which has an intense bitter taste but has so much nutrients and gives so many health benefits. It is the basic ingredient of some popular Filipino recipes such as pakbet or pinakbet, ginisang ampalaya sa itlog (saute ampalaya con egg) and ensaladang ampalaya.

I used to eat cooked ampalaya like the first two mentioned recipes but I never tried eating it raw. Cooked ampalaya for me has an intense bitter taste, I only eat this vegetable because I know I can get a lot of health benefits from it.

Yesterday in a simple gathering that my family attended, a friend prepared this "ensaladang ampalaya" which I never heard in my entire life. I told her, cooked ampalaya is bitter, what more if I eat it raw and I refused to try it. My husband took a spoon of ensaladang ampalaya and upon seeing his facial expression, I concluded that it must be good since my husband doesn't eat ampalaya whenever i cook some.

In short, I also tried a piece and a few sauce and found out that it really tastes good and the bitter taste is 50% lesser. So I ended up asking my friend for the complete procedure and she gave me her recipe.

Ingredients:

1 kg. fresh ampalaya
500 grams of pineapple chunks
5 pcs. red egg (itlog na pula, slices)
5 pcs. tomato, chopped
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tbsp.sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

Procedure:

Slice the ampalaya
Put it in a deep container
Add the pineapple chunks, juice included
Add all ingredients
Mix well then marinate, refrigerate
After a few hours, your ensaladang ampalaya is ready to serve.

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