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Boiled Shrimp and Crabs Filipino Style

Halabos na Hipon at Alimasag Halabos is simply shrimp cooked in a wok in very little water with salt. It is cooked uncovered until the shrimp is done and the water has dried. I just had to include this here even if it doesn’t need a special cooking procedure because it is not always possibleContinue reading “Boiled Shrimp and Crabs Filipino Style”

Sinigang Na Hipon or Any Fish

Shrimp Sinigang or Fish Sinigang Shrimp Sinigang is one of the most popular everyday dishes other than fish (preferably Bangus) in the Philippines eaten with rice. This recipe is if you are cooking it from scratch and do not have Sinigang Instant Mix which has many different brands, e.g., Knorr, Mama Sita, Nora, Sarap, etc.Continue reading “Sinigang Na Hipon or Any Fish”

Fish Sinigang with Talbos ng Kamote

Sinigang With Sweet Potato Leaves Making this dish is the same as sinigang except guava is used instead of tamarind to sour the soup. The Guava instant soup base is also available at the Asian stores. I used sweet potato leaves (talbos ng kamote) as greens instead of kangkong or mustard greens. And I usedContinue reading “Fish Sinigang with Talbos ng Kamote”

Sinigang sa Miso at Mustasa

Sautéd Fish Sinigang with Miso and Mustard Greens It is not really Sinigang but is actually called “Ginisa sa miso at mustasa” which means “Sauted in miso and mustard greens”. Another thing that is different here is the mutard greens. Fermented mustard greens are what they use in the Philippines. Called “burong mustasa”. I seldomContinue reading “Sinigang sa Miso at Mustasa”

Daing Na Bangus

(Fried Marinated Bangus [Milkfish]) This is a kind of daing that is not dried but only marinated in vinegar but still called “daing”. I only used half of the fish, the tail side, because I used the head half for another dish. Shown here is the tail half of the fish that I split andContinue reading “Daing Na Bangus”

Daing Na Tuyó

(Sun-dried fish) Daing (pronounced dah-ing) is salted fish dried in the sun. Tuyó means dried. Any kind of fish can be made daing, from very tiny fish to large fish. Salting and drying preserve the fish for a long time without refrigeration and people had done it for eons, way before refrigeration was invented. ItContinue reading “Daing Na Tuyó”

Adobong Pusit (Squid)

Fresh squids are not usually sold as food here around the Galveston Bay because they are small. They are sold as fish baits. Super Markets and the seafood markets sometimes sell frozen squids in boxes that are imported and they are usually large and uniform in size. I buy them sometimes if I crave forContinue reading “Adobong Pusit (Squid)”

Cucumber Salad

This salad is a great accompaniment to a lot of dishes, especially fried fish. 1 or 2 cucumber, peeled and sliced or diced with seeds removed 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. sugar ¼ tsp. black pepper ¼ cup vinegar Prepare the cucumber and put in a bowl. Sprinkle the salt and sugar and mix thoroughlyContinue reading “Cucumber Salad”

Sarciadong Isda

(Or Fish Sarciado) Most Filipinos make this sauce with beaten eggs, almost like a Ranchero omelet but a little runny. I never liked it with eggs so mine has no eggs and I like it almost dry when the tomatoes are cooked very well. The tomatoes are cooked almost like a tomato puree consistency exceptContinue reading “Sarciadong Isda”

Fried Fish With Miswa Noodles

I was working at the computer figuring what to cook for dinner when I tasted in my mind a dish I have not had in over 50 years. It was a fish dish that I had when I was just married. My former mother-in-law cooked this in the weekends when we visited them when IContinue reading “Fried Fish With Miswa Noodles”