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  🎵🦀 Tong tong tong tong pakitong kitong.  Alimango sa dagat...🦀🎶 version A: Chunky with tofu version B: mincey soup 🦀 Tools knife & chopping board 🦀 Ingredients Crab sticks, or real crab meat, minced. Sweet corn, 1/2 can Onion, 1, minced Garlic, 2, minced Carrot, 1 big, minced. Celery,  1 minced (optional) Chicken cube, 1 pc, OR Chicken stock, 1 cup. Water, 1 cup. Cornstarch, 1/2 tbsp. Soft tofu (optional) 🦀 Steps In a soup pot, saute the aromatics. Add & saute the carrot and c orn. Add & saute crab sticks or real crab meat. Stir gently. Add water, chicken stock / cube.

  Gambas is Spanish for shrimp. 🦐 Ingredients Shrimp or prawns, preferably deveined.  Garlic, lots of em! minced or sliced Cooking oil appropriate for high heat Tomato diced Parsley, minced OR Spring onion, minced (greens for topping, whites to infuse in oil. 🦐  Steps Saute garlic in medium heat oil, for 2 minutes, do not burn. Let the flavor seep. Remove and set aside garlic. increase heat 🔥🔥 Add the 🦐 shrimp and pinch of salt. Saute & cook shrimp on 1 side first for 2 minutes to brown roast it. Next side for 1 more minute. Remove shrimp, set aside. Lower heat to medium 🔥. In same pan, add the tomatoes and whites of leeks/spring onions. Add some tomato sauce and butter. Add back the garlic and shrimp, and the greens. Serve warm!  💡 Inspired by: Yummy memories of mommy's cooking

The first of hopefully many  bombagels to come 😉. Awesome with cream cheese and fresh tomatoes Tips: Do not overmix the dough. Spray oil, or grease with butter, the parchment or baking pan before airfrying 💡Inspired by Banana-blueberry bagels

BOMbastic banana ala Mrs. B. Or Talad Thai Banana. 😋 🍌 Ingredients 4 medium sized bananas, halved then slice to thirds. 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour (Thai rice flour would even be better!)  4 tsp Corn Flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup brown sugar ??? 1/3 cup coconut cream (grated coconut would be better!) 1/2 cup water 4 tbsp toasted sesame seeds Canola oil (or any neutral cooking oil with high smoke point) 🍌 Steps Slice bananas. Toast sesame seeds. Prepare batter in the mixing bowl. dry ingredients first.  Whisk well. Add wet ingredients to batter, whisk well. Do not overmix so the batter won't get "glutinous". Heat the oil in the pan (320° to 330°). not too hot so the fritters will not get burnt, but will cook well on the inside. Do the oil hot test (dip chopstix in, bubbles form) Dunk a banana slice into the batter, and shake off excess gently. Add the bananas to the hot oil carefully one at a time. Do not overcrowd the pan. Stir once in a while so the ...

Pechay or its other varieties, like Bok Choy, is delicious and nutritious. It's a great pair to any main protein in your meal. This quick boiled side dish is easy to prepare. 🥬 Tools small knife Pot deep enough to boil water and soak the pechay Strainer Tongs/ ladle Bowl 🥬 Ingredients Pack of pechay Boiling Water Salt Iced water 🥬 Steps Soak and wash thorougly. Slice off thinly the ends. Boil a pot of water, sprinkled with a pinch of salt . Once rapidly boiling, add in the pechay.  Boil for 4-5 minutes only. Strain , then ice bath . Strain. Transfer to serving dish. Drizzle with steaming hot garlic chili oil. Top with roasted garlic, sesame seeds, or chili. Nom nom nom!  one non-fuss body power up served! ⚡🔋

Despite the name, this dish is not Cuban. Rather, it originated from Spain. Because of the Philippines entwined history with España , this dish is also a common fare in Filipino homes. It's a straightforward dish to make, and very filling. Mi familia L🤎ves this, we have it regularly for lunch or dinner.  Here's one that my M, hija menor de 14 años,  cooked recently. 🧡 Tools Knife & chopping board. Wok or pot Ladle 🧡 Ingredients Minced pork. Onion, minced. 2 garlic, minced. Ginger, minced (optional). Carrot, minced. Potatoes, minced. Bellpepper, minced. Tomatoes, diced (optional). Cooking oil. Soy sauce. Brown sugar. Oyster sauce. Salt & Pepper. Saba banana or Plantain, sliced thinly. Corn flour or cornstarch. Eggs, fried. 🧡 Steps- Minced Pork Warm the oil in a wide and not so shallow pot. Medium-high heat. Saute the aromatics-- onion, garlic, ginger. Add the minced pork. Stir occassionaly. Add salt & pepper. Once the meat is no longer pink, add the hard vege...