Last day of the Raw Meat Week and this time lets go to Japan and have some Shabu-shabu. Shabu-shabu is a Japanese variation of hot pot; usually it is served with thinly sliced raw beef, tofu, Chinese cabbages, chrysanthemum leaves, nori, onions, carrots, shiitake mushrooms and enokitake mushrooms. The dish is simply prepared by submerging … Continue reading »
Fourth day, lets go back to having something totally raw, the Italian Beef Carpaccio. Carpaccio is a dish made out of raw meat or fish that is thinly sliced or pounded, seasoned with spices then served with parmesan shavings. This popular appetizer was invented in 1950 at Harry’s Bar in Venice; where it was first served … Continue reading »
Like yesterdays post for day Three we will be featuring something Korean, but dont worry it would not be as exotic as live octupus but it will be something served raw but totally cooked according to your preference, the ever delicious Korean Barbecue. Gogigui or Korean Barbecue is a term referring to the method of grilling meats … Continue reading »
Raw Meat Week: Day 2, it is called Pho. This is not totally raw but served raw and left to partly cook on the hot broth that is served with it. Pho is a type of Vietnamese noodle soup made out of rice noodles served with either beef or chicken, basil, mint and bean sprouts. … Continue reading »
This week we will be featuring something really different and it will be dishes where meat is served or consumed raw like the Japanese Tataki and Raw Steak served on a Hot Lava Rock. Of course, this may not be for everyone’s taste buds(especially the raw meat), but for the love of culinary arts we … Continue reading »
If you came here and saw the title Morcon but looks like the picture did not match it then dont freak out as this post is not about the Spanish morcon but more of the Philippine morcon dish. Yes we have the same name dish but both are prepared differently, while we know that most … Continue reading »
Chili con carne is a Spanish word for “Chili with meat”. During the early days this recipe is made out of dried beef, a type of beef fat called suet, dried chilli and salt which are then pounded together and dried on bricks which make its shelf life longer as it was consumed on early … Continue reading »
Yakiniku don a dish popularized by the fast food chain Yoshinoya, it is made out of pan grilled beef served in a sauce made out soy sauce mixed with sake, mirin, sugar, garlic, fruit juice and sesame oil served with vegetables topped in a bowl of rice. This beef dish in Japan was created because … Continue reading »
You can cook a beef casserole in many ways but nothing beats a simple classic such as beef and bacon casserole, I guess you can’t go wrong on this one. Several months ago we dined in a buffet restaurant called Fortuna located in Sky City Auckland, I was surprised as it looks so much different … Continue reading »
This is my third time to guest post, I know it is not a lot but there is a popular saying “third time lucky” and indeed that is true as I am invited by Nami at Just One Cookbook, definitely one of my favourite food blog sites around. For today I will be sharing what … Continue reading »
Last day of the minced meat week and for today we will be making some Shepherd’s pie. Sheperd’s pie or for others “Cottage pie”, is a type of meat pie served in a crust of mashed potatoes. Though Shepherd’s pie and Cottage pie looks synonymous due to present day usage both are different dishes. Now … Continue reading »
What’s better than having your favourite fast-food items cooked at home the way you like it? Well it is combining two of your favourite fast-food items cooked at home, that’s why for fourth day of the minced meat week we will be merging two favourite fast food dishes in one, the pizza and cheeseburger. I … Continue reading »
Day three of minced meat week, and we already had featured an Asian Meatball dish and a very different type of sauce. For today lets make something popular and nothing can be as popular as the humble Lasagna. Lasagna is an Italian pasta dish made out of different layers of wide flat pasta, Béchamel Sauce … Continue reading »
Soup week: Day 2. Yesterday was a healthy meal so today we have an excuse to have something which is opposite of what we had yesterday. So for today’s recipe it will be sinanglaw. This dish is a beef and beef offal soup flavoured with kamias and bile, nearly similar to pinapaitan please don’t be confused with the two. … Continue reading »
I am not sure if bitter gourd be considered a vegetable or a fruit but in Philippines we consider this as a vegetable and of all the vegetables this is the one I really don’t like until recently, who would not like the bitter taste of it? in fact this holds the title of the … Continue reading »
