Minced Pork in Lettuce Leaf

Here is one healthy recipe to give your family and friends a treat. Good for your kids baon too.


Minced Pork in Lettuce Leaf is a very tasty, quick and easy recipe to throw together. Served in lettuce leaves as a great low carb meal, but if you have no qualms about carbs it is also great served with noodles. Learn how to do this easy recipe here.


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Ingredients:

1/2 cup singkamas, chopped
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
6Tbsp. water
2Tbsp. carrots 
250g MONTEREY LEAN GROUND PORK
2Tbsp. MAGNOLIA NUTRI-OIL VEGETABLE OIL
2Tbsp. spring onions, chopped
100g. Bihon, deep fried 
1Tbsp. cornstarch
1Tbsp. water
1 head Iceberg lettuce

Procedure:

Heat oil in a pan. Sauté pork until it changes color. Add carrots and mix well. Add water, Hoisin sauce and pepper. Let simmer then add singkamas. Cook over moderate heat for 2 minutes. Add slurry (water and cornstarch mixture) into the mixture and simmer for a few minutes or until cornstarch is cooked. Combine meat mixture and crispy, fried bihon. Spoon mixture on top of lettuce leaf and top with additional fried bihon as garnish.

Chicken Empanada

This chicken empanada is surely a treat to look forward to. Best for merienda, empanada has been one of the Filipino favorites with its delightful combination of meat, carrots, potatoes and spices. The empanada originated from the Spanish and Portuguese stuffed bread or pastry, also known as "impanata". The name is coined from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Chicken empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing. The stuffing can consist of many things such as meat or vegetables.

Chicken empanada is the best treat you can have for yourself, for your family and for your guests. A simple recipe is made easy for you. You can never go wrong. You’ll be a pro in no time.

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Ingredients:

For the crust:

4 cup Purefoods Baron All-Purpose Flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ cup Star Margarine classic
½ cup shortening
½-3/4 cup cold water


For the filling:
½ kilo Magnolia Chicken Station Chicken Breast Fillet, sliced into small cubes
3 tbsp Magnolia Nutri-oil
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 pc white onion, chopped
2 cup potatoes, boiled and mashed
2 cup pickle relish
1 tbsp liquid seasoning
1/3 cup mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

To make the crust, combine all dry ingredients and set aside. Cut in margarine and shortening until mixture resembles pea-sized grains. Add water gradually until all of the ingredients are well hydrated. Chill the dough for 30 minutes. Thinly roll out the dough into a sheet then roll it up to resemble a log. Trim edges then cut into 40 grams per portion, crosswise. Roll out thinly again into flat rounds, and place the filling inside and seal very well.

For the filling, boil chicken on a medium sauce pan until done. Shred chicken and set aside. Heat oil in a sauté pan and sauté garlic and onions. Add cooked chicken and cook for about 3 minutes. Add liquid seasoning and pickles and mix very well. Add in the cooked mashed potatoes and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and chill until ready to use.

To assemble, roll out dough into a thin sheet and using round cookie cutters, cut the dough into serving portion. Place a tablespoon of filling in the middle of the dough then combine all edges of the dough and press using fingers. Do the same with the rest. Let empanadas freeze for about 15-20 minutes. Heat oil for deep frying. Fry oil until nice and golden brown.

Pork Chops with Apple Sauce

I am an apple lover. I eat it. I drink it. It is rich in vitamins and is amongst the most valuable of the anti-scorbutic fruits for relieving scurvy. Why am I telling you this? Because, I want to share with you a simple recipe that is inclined to what I said and for sure, you and your family will enjoy.


Pork chops are always best sellers, but have you ever tried your Pork chops with apple sauce? This classic recipe of brings out the best in your pork chop as the sweetness of the apple sauce enhances the natural flavor of pork.

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Ingredients:

1 k Monterey Boneless Porkchops
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 pc. star anise
1 pc. bay leaf
1 tsp ginger, grated
¼ cup Magnolia Nutri-oil
2 tbsp Magnolia Gold Butter

Apple sauce:
1/4 cup Magnolia Gold Butter
3 tbsp red onions, chopped
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tsp five spice (ngohiong)
2 pcs green apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 tbsp all purpose flour
2 cups apple juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

In a bowl combine soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, star anise, bay leaf and ginger. Pound pork chops and marinate in the soy sauce mixture for 20 minutes. Pan fry pork chops in oil and butter.
Meanwhile prepare apple sauce. Place half of the butter in a skillet. Sauté onions until light brown. Add sugar, five spice and diced apples. Add flour. Cook for 3 minutes and add the apple juice. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until liquid is reduced by half. Finish off with the remaining Magnolia gold. Serve porkchops with apple sauce.

Make 6 servings.

Chicken with Broccoli in Cheesy Sauce

Remembering when I was a kid, our maid used to cook this recipe for lunch or dinner. When I tasted it for the first time, I was like in heaven. Perfect cloudy weather…blue sky…angels singing. Broccoli was well cooked. Same with the chicken and the cheese…oh my! It felt like velvet that runs down thru my palette so easily.


If I were to choose to eat this kind of dish everyday, I would eat it again and again. It is a perfect light viand that is healthy and tasty. Now, I’m sharing it with you for your new recipe needs. Get your kids to eat this kind of dish and I bet you, they won’t let you down.


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Ingredients:

4 cup par-boiled broccoli (cut floweret stems sliced ½ inch thick 10 minutes, drain)
½ cup MAGNOLIA GOLD BUTTER
¼ cup chopped white onions
2 cup Magnolia Chicken Station breast fillet, diced ¼ inch cubes
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp rock salt pepper to taste
¼ cup Purefoods Baron All Purpose Flour
2 cup Magnolia Fresh Milk

Sauce: ½ cup Magnolia Cheezee Spread

Procedure:

Blanch broccoli in boiling water (about 10 minutes) and place in ice water to immediately cool down. Drain and set aside.

In a 12 inch deep frying pan, add butter and onions. Cook for 1 minute. Add chicken, paprika, salt, pepper and cook until chicken changes color. Add flour, mix well. Add milk and cook until simmering. Stir in cooked broccoli.


Transfer to an oval serving platter. Spoon Cheezee sauce on top.


Makes 4-5 serving.

Beef Salpicao

Wanna try something different? I will share with you a simple and tasty recipe that you will surely enjoy.

Beef Salpicao is originally a Portuguese recipe, but like many other dishes from Europe, has its own Filipino version. Using these easy to find ingredients and combining it with these simple but detailed steps you can make a tasty dish that’s as delectable as the classic dish but as fresh and original as a home cooked meal.

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Ingredients

3 tbsps Magnolia Nutri Oil Vegetable Oil
½ kilo Monterey Beef Tenderloin, sliced into 1 in cubes
½ tsp Chili flakes
2 tbsps Liquid seasoning
2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsps Magnolia Gold Butter
1 tbsp Garlic, minced
1 pc Finger pepper, sliced

Procedure

Heat oil in a pan. Sauté the beef over high heat for 2 minutes. When done, remove beef from pan and set aside. Using the same pan, add in the chili flakes, liquid seasoning, Worcestershire sauce, butter and garlic.

Add the beef back into the pan and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes.


Transfer to serving dish and garnish with sliced finger pepper.

Honey Barbecued Spare Ribs

Don’t have a barbecue grill? No problem! You can use your oven to make this delicious Honey Barbecued Spare Ribs. No hassles, no char, no sweat just pure honey dipped goodness. This is perfect for cook outs as well.


Try this now and you will have the best barbecued spare ribs ever. Full recipe below.


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Ingredients:

1 1/2 kilo MONTEREY PORK SPARERIBS
2Tbsp. lemon juice
2Tbsp. honey
2Tbsp. MAGNOLIA NUTRI-OIL VEGETABLE OIL
1Tbsp. Soy sauce
1tsp. Onion powder
1tsp. Paprika
1tsp. salt
2Tbsp. brown sugar
1/4tsp. dried Oregano
Dash of garlic powder

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350F for 10 minutes.
2. Cut spareribs into serving pieces. Place ribs, bone side down on a wire rack in a shallow roasting pan.
3. Roast covered with foil, for 30 minutes.
4. After 30 minutes, roast the ribs uncovered for another 20 minutes. Set aside.
5. In a glass bowl, combine all the remaining ingredients. Brush some of the glaze on the ribs and roast again for another 15 minutes.
6. Brush some of the glaze on the ribs just before serving. Serve with chilled San Miguel Beer.
7. Serves 8-10


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Chicken Hunter Style

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Chicken Hunter Style is enhanced by the flavor of bacon. It’s very easy to do and can be served at your next dinner party or family get together. After all, everybody loves bacon. This recipe shows you how good even Magnolia Fresh Chicken is with bacon. So go ahead, try it!

Ingredients:

1 cup PUREFOODS HONEYCURED BACON, cut into 1” pieces
2 tbsp MAGNOLIA GOLD BUTTER
1 tbsp Minced garlic
1 cup Chopped onions
1 kilo MAGNOLIA FRESH CHICKEN, cut into serving pieces (8’s)
1 ½ tsp Salt
Pepper to taste
2/3 cup White wine
1 cup Chicken broth
1 tbsp Tomato paste
½ cup Sliced mushrooms
1/3 cup Sliced green olives

Procedure:

Sauté bacon until golden. Add butter. Sauté garlic and onions. Add chicken pieces and season with salt and pepper. Pan-fry chicken pieces until it turns golden. Turn chicken over to cook it evenly.
Add wine. Simmer until wine is reduced to half. Add broth and tomato paste. Bring to a boil. Skim off excess fat/oils. Lower heat to simmering. Add mushrooms and olives. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve warm. Makes 8 servings.


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