Boiled cabbage is one of the side dishes one may choose from a list of side dishes that come with an entree at most diner restaurants especially here in the southern states. It is a simple, no nonsense vegetable dish, perfect to go with any entree because it will not clash with the flavor ofContinue reading “Sauteed Cabbage (American)”
Category Archives: Vegetables
Tamales Con Poblanos
Ingredients: 4 to 6 Tamales 2 large poblano peppers, roasted, skinned and seeded 1 can Poblano Cream Condensed Soup 1 large clove garlic, crushed and minced ½ small yellow onion sliced thin ¼ tsp. Cumin powder 1 chicken bouillon cube 1 cup grated Oaxaca cheese or Mozzarella Salt to taste Remove the seeds of theContinue reading “Tamales Con Poblanos”
Ginisang Upo
(Squash/Opo Squash/Gourd) Upo squash can be found readily in Asian stores but seldom found in regular grocery stores. I went shopping at a regular store one day and found a bin full of fresh upo. I could not believe my eyes so I looked it over a few times to make sure I was notContinue reading “Ginisang Upo”
Guacamole
Guacamole is a Spanish or Mexican side dish and sometimes used as a dip for fried corn tortillas and even potato chips. You can make it plain avocado or you can add pico de gallo. You can also serve the pico de gallo separately on a bed of shredded lettuce with a scoop of theContinue reading “Guacamole”
Spinach Sauteéd in Garlic
This is a very simple vegetable side dish that goes well with almost any entree and is so easy and quick to prepare. If you use fresh bunch spinach, cut off the tough stems then rinse well. Drain in a colander. They look like there’s a lot but they shrink considerably when wilted. One bunchContinue reading “Spinach Sauteéd in Garlic”
Boiled Peanuts Salad
Snacking on boiled peanuts when I was a kid back home was a delight. I have not had boiled peanuts for years except every so often here in the States, when we would take a trip to the country towards East Texas that we would sometimes find them for sale on the side of theContinue reading “Boiled Peanuts Salad”
Chayote Squash with Scallops
This dish is similar to ginisang chayote with shrimp. I made this up when I had some scallops and didn’t know what to do with them. I tried to fry them in butter like most people or restaurants do but we did not like it cooked that way. They tasted very fishy. So, I inventedContinue reading “Chayote Squash with Scallops”
Escabeche (Sweet and Sour)
Fried Fish Escabeche Filipino escabeche is a sweet and sour sauce that is poured over fried fish. Many Spanish influenced countries have their own variations of the escabeche dish. Hispanics from Mexico also call a kind of pickled Jalapeno peppers that are cooked in oil, vinegar, carrots and onions that they call “en escabeche”. ThereContinue reading “Escabeche (Sweet and Sour)”
Mushrooms Sauteéd in Garlic
Ingredients: 1 TBS. Olive oil 1 TBS. butter 16 ounces (1 lb.) washed sliced mushrooms or whole cut in halves ½ tsp. salt ¼ tsp. ground black pepper 3 med. size garlic cloves smashed and minced or 1 TBS. minced garlic Chopped parsley (optional for garnish) In a large skillet, heat the olive oil onContinue reading “Mushrooms Sauteéd in Garlic”
Eggplant Parmigiana
To make the sauce: 1/4 + cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chopped onions 1 can crushed tomatoes 1 small can tomato puree 1/2 tsp. dried basil 1/2 tsp. dried oregano 1/2 tsp. white sugar For frying the eggplants: 2 TBSP flour 1 whole egg, beaten 2 eggplants, peeled and cut intoContinue reading “Eggplant Parmigiana”
