Chicken Macaroni Salad (Pinoy Style)

Chicken Macaroni Salad Ingredients :

• 1/5 kilo macaroni noodles
• 2 to 3 pieces, medium sized carrots
• 1 big chicken breast
• 500 ml of mayonnaise
• 1 can (836 g) pineapple chunks or tidbits
• 1 big white onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
• 3 hardboiled eggs, diced
• 1 cup diced cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup raisins
• salt and pepper to taste

Chicken Macaroni Salad Cooking Preparations :

• Cook macaroni noodles according to package cooking instructions.
• In a pot, boil carrots in water for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked.
• Drain carrots and let cool. Peal skin then dice.
• Boil chicken breast in water with salt. Drain chicken breast, then shred in 1 inch lengths
• Drain pineapple chunks or tidbits.
• Combine all ingredients while adding salt and pepper, to taste.
• Refrigerate, then serve.

Estimated preparation and cooking time: 1 hour

Spaghetti Recipe (Pinoy Style)

Spaghetti Ingredients :

• 1 kg. spaghetti noodles
• 1/2 kg. ground beef
• 1/2 kg. ground pork
• 1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced
• 1 kg. tomato sauce
• 3 pieces laurel leaves (bay leaves)
• 1/4 cup brown or white sugar
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 1 cup of water
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup grated cheese 

Spaghetti Cooking Preparations :

• Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.
• In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil.
• Add ground beef, ground pork, laurel leaves, bell pepper and a cup of water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes
• Add brown sugar and hotdogs. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.

Estimated & preparation & cooking time: 40 minutes.

Sweet And Sour Pork Recipe

Sweet And Sour Pork Ingredients :

• 1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces
• 1 small can pineapple chunks
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons of peanut oil
• 4 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons of ketchup
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 cloves of minced garlic

Sweet And Sour Pork Cooking Preparations :

• In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).
• Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.
• Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.
• Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock – set aside.
• Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.
• Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.

Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes

Pork & Beef Steak Recipe (Pinoy Style - Bistek Tagalog)

Pork & Beef Steak Ingredients :

• 3/4 kilo tender pork or beef steaks, sliced
• 1 tablespoon kalamansi or lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 small piece ginger, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil

Pork & Beef Steak Cooking Preparations :

• Marinate the pork or beef steak in kalamansi (lemon) juice, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and pepper for 30 minutes.
• In a frying, add cooking oil. Add the marinated pork or beef steak and cook slow until done.
• Increase heat for a minute or two to brown steaks.
• Add the sliced onions and continue to cook for another minute.
• Serve on a platter including the oil and sauce.
• Best served with hot plain rice.

Estimated time to prepare and cook: 50 minutes