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Inihaw na Tilapia

This is one of the simplest Filipino fish dishes you can make...

Ingredients:
 1 fresh tilapia, trimmed and cleaned (gutted)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
salt to taste


Procedure:
Mix garlic, ginger if using, onions, tomatoes, salt in a small bowl. Carefully insert this mixture into fish cavity and into each cut/slash you’ve made. Wrap the whole fish in banana leaves or foil and cook on the grill for about 20 minutes or just until cooked through and fish is fragrant.

Cucumber! :)

Health benefits of Cucumber

 -It is a very good source of potassium, an important intracellular electrolyte. Potassium is a heart friendly electrolyte; helps reduce blood pressure and heart rates by countering effects of sodium

 - Cucumbers have mild diuretic property probably due to their high water and potassium content, which helps in checking weight gain and high blood pressure.

- Cucumber peel is a good source of dietary fiber that helps reduce constipation, and offers some protection against colon cancers by eliminating toxic compounds from the gut.

- Cucumber juice is a very good healthy drink.

- Fresh, clean cucumbers may be enjoyed as they are without any additions.

Watermelon :)

Here are some very interesting facts about the Watermelon:

-Watermelon is actually a vegetable and not a fruit. It is also related to the pumpkin, cucumber and the squash
- Watermelons are ideal for the health as they do not contain any fat or cholesterol and are high in fiber content and vitamins A and C and are also a good source of potassium
- Unripe watermelons should be avoided as they can be slightly acidic.
- Every part of the watermelon, including the seeds and the rind is edible

Ginataang Tilapia (Fish in coconut milk)

Ingredients:

2-3 medium Tilapia fish
1 small onion chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 thumb size ginger chopped
1 can or more coconut milk
2 Siling haba
Malunggay leaves
2 tbsp. fish sauce
squash(optional)



Procedure:
In a big pan, Pour the coconut milk. Add garlic, onion, and ginger. Add 1/2 cup of water. Bring to boil.
After a boil, add tilapia fish and siling haba,and the squash. Season with fish sauce...
After couple of minutes, flip off the tilapia to other side. Simmer for another few minutes until both sides are cooked.

Diningding

My Ingredients:

1 cup saluyot leaves (jute leaves)
Leftover fried fish
2 Tomatoes, quartered
Malunggay leaves
1 bundle Sitaw (String bean) cut into 1" strips
ginger
1/5 cup.bagoong isda juice





Procedure:
In a casserole, boil 2cups of water along with tomato, sitaw, saluyot, malunggay leaves,ginger, simmer for 10 minutes. Add bagoong isda juice using strainer to separate solid particle., add vetsin and leftover fried fish. Bring to boil and served diningding while it is hot along with hot rice.

Pineapple Chicken (Pininyahang Manok)

Pininyahang manok is made of sweet pineapple flavor, with coconut milk or evaporated milk -producing it very tasty...Check out my version of how to cook it in a very simple way. Enjoy! :)


1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
1 can pineapple tidbits, set aside the syrup
1 Tbsp oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium-sized onions, chopped
1/2 cup evaporated milk or coconut milk
patis (fish sauce), to taste
bellpepper


DIRECTIONS:

-Marinade the chicken with the pineapple syrup for a few minutes.

-When done, set aside the chicken on one side of the pot.

-Add the oil on a heated pan/wok, saute garlic and onions then mix together with the marinated chicken and bellpepper...cook for about a minute.

-Add the pineapple chunks then pour the evaporated milk. Cover and bring to a simmer...
-By the time the chicken is done, the sauce would be rather thick and creamy, stir then season with patis.

-Simmer again for 2 minutes then turn-off the heat.
-that's it! :)