Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Back in 2 Weeks!
Brb, readers! I'm currently back in the states and piling up more updates. I'll be back here posting in two weeks. In the meantime, check out my Facebook and Twitter pages for daily mobile pictures of my travel eats.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Home Made Sake Steamed Chicken
It's dinner time again! This time, I used a recipe that I've been wanting to cook for awhile now.
Sake Steamed Chicken
(FYI, it's a NY Times recipe if you're keeping count of your 20 articles per month)
I was so curious about this tender, tender chicken that the author wrote about. I've only steamed a fish before, which is a delicious way to eat fish. I've eaten boiled chicken, and so I was curious how steamed chicken could be even better.
This is a great recipe. The chicken came out very tender and very moist. The rest period after the steaming is really important. It brings the juices together and stays in the chicken.
The original recipe had only a sliight sake taste. Non-existent if you didn't know about the sake. My adjustment that I want to try next time is to marinate the chicken for a bit in the sake, and then steam it in water. I can't wait to try this again!
Sake Steamed Chicken
(FYI, it's a NY Times recipe if you're keeping count of your 20 articles per month)
I was so curious about this tender, tender chicken that the author wrote about. I've only steamed a fish before, which is a delicious way to eat fish. I've eaten boiled chicken, and so I was curious how steamed chicken could be even better.
This is a great recipe. The chicken came out very tender and very moist. The rest period after the steaming is really important. It brings the juices together and stays in the chicken.
The original recipe had only a sliight sake taste. Non-existent if you didn't know about the sake. My adjustment that I want to try next time is to marinate the chicken for a bit in the sake, and then steam it in water. I can't wait to try this again!
The slide show here runs on Flash. If you can't see it, check out my Flickr album: Steamed Chicken
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Home Made Porcini Risotto
Dinner time! When it comes to cooking dinner at home for my family, I have a few recipes saved for when I'm in the mood to cook. But most of the time, dinner is created after I peak through the pantry, fridge, and freezer. I love cooking with whatever is left. It's a fun challenge and I try to figure out the possible tastes in my head and how everything can come together.
So after a stroll through the kitchen, I found we had arborio rice in the freezer and dried porcinis in the pantry. It's mushroom risotto for dinner!
After stirring in the last cup of broth, I finished the risotto with a little slab of butter to bring it all together. (A little tip I learned from watching Mario Batali on TV.)
And to intensify the mushroom taste, after pouring and stirring in one cup of white wine, I tend poured in the mushroom juice which I used to hydrate the dried mushrooms. Wow, it had an excellent bold porcini taste!
So after a stroll through the kitchen, I found we had arborio rice in the freezer and dried porcinis in the pantry. It's mushroom risotto for dinner!
After stirring in the last cup of broth, I finished the risotto with a little slab of butter to bring it all together. (A little tip I learned from watching Mario Batali on TV.)
And to intensify the mushroom taste, after pouring and stirring in one cup of white wine, I tend poured in the mushroom juice which I used to hydrate the dried mushrooms. Wow, it had an excellent bold porcini taste!
The slide show here runs on Flash. If you can't see it, check out my Flickr album: Risotto
Friday, August 19, 2011
More Neighborhood Dining: Japanese at Tsumura
Salcedo Village is a great neighborhood for all these nice neighborhood places. After having brunch, we drove by another neighborhood restaurant that caught my dad's eye. It was a Japanese place on the second floor of a corporate building. How did it catch my dad's eye? The window was lined with sake bottles.
When you enter Tsumura, you know it's going to be a pretty good place. It was filled with more Japanese clientele than Filipinos. True enough, the food and service was excellent. My one complaint - hair in the uni. Eww! And in my favorite item. The sushi chefs were all men with short hair, and the hair in the uni was a long strand. So perhaps it came from the sourcing of the uni. The waitress was nice enough to compensate for the mishap. I really want to go back here because the food was enjoyable. I hope the second time around the same thing won't happen. If so, there definitely won't be a third time.
Place your cursor above "Notes" below to read the captions for each photo.
When you enter Tsumura, you know it's going to be a pretty good place. It was filled with more Japanese clientele than Filipinos. True enough, the food and service was excellent. My one complaint - hair in the uni. Eww! And in my favorite item. The sushi chefs were all men with short hair, and the hair in the uni was a long strand. So perhaps it came from the sourcing of the uni. The waitress was nice enough to compensate for the mishap. I really want to go back here because the food was enjoyable. I hope the second time around the same thing won't happen. If so, there definitely won't be a third time.
Place your cursor above "Notes" below to read the captions for each photo.
The slide show here runs on Flash. If you can't see it, check out my Flickr album: Tsumura
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Brunch in Salcedo Village
There are some mornings when I wake up, and I'm just craving for brunch. That mix of sweet and savory can deliciously fill you up until dinner. After a brief online search of "brunch" in "Makati" I found a quaint little neighborhood restaurant in Salcedo Village.
Apartment 1B is located on the ground floor of a neighborhood condo. It's a small 2 story restaurant. The decor reminded me of homey afternoon tea houses in the states. For the complete brunch feel, we ordered a savory dish (Eggs Benedict) and a sweet dish (Belgian Waffles). If you're in the area, or if you're in the mood for a neighborhood restaurant with a continental spread, this is a good place to try out.
Place your cursor above "Notes" below to read the captions for each photo.
Apartment 1B is located on the ground floor of a neighborhood condo. It's a small 2 story restaurant. The decor reminded me of homey afternoon tea houses in the states. For the complete brunch feel, we ordered a savory dish (Eggs Benedict) and a sweet dish (Belgian Waffles). If you're in the area, or if you're in the mood for a neighborhood restaurant with a continental spread, this is a good place to try out.
Place your cursor above "Notes" below to read the captions for each photo.
The slide show here runs on Flash. If you can't see it, check out my Flickr album: Apartment 1B
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