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February 02, 2023

Korean Soy Garlic Fried Chicken

As of this writing, I already watched 174 Korean dramas and one thing I noticed is, Koreans love to eat fried chicken and they usually pair it with beer. I’ve learned that fried chicken became popular because, during the financial crisis, many people lost their jobs so they started to open fried chicken restaurants in order to provide for their families.

There are thousands of chicken restaurants in Korea and some of these restaurants expanded to Southeast Asia, China, Canada and the USA. I’ve never been to South Korea and the only Korean fried chicken that I’ve tasted is from Bonchon.

But I rarely eat chicken at Bonchon because if I’m craving chicken, I usually buy from Jollibee or Yellow Cab. #loveyourown Our family’s favorite is the soy garlic chicken of Yellow Cab, ang sarap nitong papakin.

Last year, I saw the Korean Soy Garlic Batter Mix in the grocery and I immediately bought it so I can try. My son loves fried chicken so I am trying different recipes or food products na pang fried chicken.

Read: Homemade Fried Chicken and Mojos

Chicken Karaage

The pack includes the batter mix, sauce, and instructions on how to use it.

1. Open pack 1. Dilute batter mix in 1/4 cup (60ml) water.

2. Coat 1/2 kg of chicken and deep fry.

3. Place newly fried chicken in a container. Open pack 2. Pour sauce directly.

4. Seal the lid and shake.

All you need to do is add water, coat the chicken, fry, and pour the sauce. But I did not pour over the sauce, I just put it in a separate bowl. If you just eat the chicken without the sauce, parang bland yung lasa niya so yung sauce ang importante talaga. I still buy this mix from time to time while I am still searching for yummy soy garlic sauce.

October 26, 2022

Quick and Easy to Cook Beef in Black Pepper Sauce

Ever since I tried the Prima Taste Singapore Chili Crab Sauce Kit, I became a fan of their Best Singapore Favorites Meal Sauce Kits so it became part of my grocery list. They offer several kits and so far I’ve tried Singapore Chili Crab, Hainanese Chicken Rice, and just recently, I tried the Premium Black Pepper Sauce.

The sauce is created with the finest selection of black pepper sauce and spices. It can be used for seafood and meat. The packaging includes the ingredients and instructions, though I don’t follow all of them because I only use whatever ingredients I have at home. You can also check their website for more information and cooking video.

Prima Taste Black Pepper Beef

1 pack Prima Taste Premium Black Pepper Sauce

3 tbsp of Water

2½ tbsp of Vegetable oil

275 g Sliced beef

5 g Cornstarch

12 g Young ginger, sliced into julienne

28 g Spring onion, sliced into tubes

28 g Red Capsicum, sliced into julienne

1. Mix 275 g of sliced beef with cornstarch and stir-fry in 2½ tbsp vegetable oil on medium heat till almost cooked. Set aside.

2. Add 3 tbsp water and Prima Taste pack.

3. Mix well.

4. Add beef and stir-fry on high heat.

5. Add young ginger, spring onion and mix well.

6. Garnish with red capsicum.

7. Black Pepper Beef is ready to serve.

I have Meltique Beef so I sliced it into cubes. I stir fry the beef in oil without cornstarch, after 3 minutes, I added the bell pepper and sauce mixed. Cook for a few minutes and serve. I forgot to add the mushroom, sa kakamadali ko.

The spiciness level is mild pero maanghang pa rin for us, to think na 450g of beef na nga ginamit ko. Despite that, we still like this sauce so I will buy this again. I don’t know if it is available in the supermarket but I bought my sauce kit online. Mukhang menudo lang sa picture pero hindi tomato sauce yan. hehehe!

March 01, 2022

Easy to Prepare Classic Corndog

A corndog is a street food that originated in the United States. It is a hotdog/sausage on a stick with a coated cornmeal batter and deep-fried. It is also popular in Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and South Korea. These countries have their own version of corndogs.

I’ve never tried cooking homemade corndog because I don’t know where to buy cornmeal so over a decade ago, I just bought a hotdog waffle maker so I can make my own waffledog. I’ve used my waffle maker for few times and I totally forgot about it. A few years ago, I already let it go.

I’ve watched a lot of Korean drama series and one of their favorite street foods is corndog. It even became more popular because of the StartUp drama series; Seo Dal-mi’s grandmother has her own corndog kiosk. I’m not really craving for Korean corndog but last year I discovered that San Miguel is offering frozen corndog so I immediately added it to my cart.

Just like the Purefoods Shrimp Tempura, lagi sold out ito. Panay add ko lang sa cart but every time magcheck-out ako sa San Miguel Frozen and Chilled, sold out na. I always wait for vouchers or free shipping kasi kaya ang tagal magcheck-out. Hehehe!

Anyway, this is available in the supermarket so I bought one pack last December so I can try it. You can choose Classic Corndog or Korean-Style Corndog but I only see the Cook Express Classic Corndog PHP272.75 at Landers. Ten pieces of corndog in one pack. I forgot about it so it was only last week that I’ve cooked this, hindi pa naman expired.

Corndog Heating Instructions

To thaw:

1. Thaw inside the chiller overnight or

2. Microwave 3 pieces of corndogs for 30 seconds at a medium setting.

To reheat:

1. Stovetop: Deep fry thawed corndogs for 3 minutes at 180C. Drain excess oil and serve.

2. Oven Toaster: Preheat oven toaster to 175C. Place thawed corndogs inside the toaster and bake for 10 minutes.

I was contemplating whether to use my air fryer or oven toaster for this pero I ended up using the oven toaster para konti hugasin. Hehehe! Also, I did not follow the temperature kasi feeling ko hindi umiinit yung oven toaster ko sa 175C so I chose the 200C temperature setting, and cooked it for 10 minutes.

I can cook 5 pieces of corndog in one batch so we have instant merienda after 10 minutes. We are satisfied with the taste so yesterday, I bought two packs. :)

February 07, 2022

Quick and Easy to Cook Bak Kut Teh

I’m in the mood to blog today so I will share another Singaporean dishes that we recreated at home using the spices that my husband bought two years ago during his business trip in Singapore. Bak Kut Teh is a pork rib dish cooked in herbal and spices infused broth including garlic, fennel seeds, dong quai, cloves, cinnamon, and star anise.

I haven’t tried this dish abroad but my husband always orders Bak Kut Teh whenever he is in Malaysia or Singapore. So thanks to him, I was able to try this food in the comfort of our home. He bought two kinds of Bak Kut Teh, one is Singlong and the other one is New Moon. Hindi ko natikman yung Singlong brand because as far as I can remember, binigay niya yun sa in-laws ko. My husband is the one who cooked the dish so I have limited pictures but this is the recipe at the back of the box.

How to Cook Bak Kut Teh Spices Traditional

Preparation:

1 sachet of New Moon Premium Bak Kut Teh Spices Traditional 30g

1kg of pork ribs, blanched (or any other meat of choice)

12 cloves (1 bulb) of garlic, lightly crushed

1800ml of water

1. Bring to a boil.

2. Place New Moon Premium Bak Kut Teh sachet and garlic into the pot and simmer for 15 minutes over medium heat.

3. Add pork ribs and cook for another 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove sachet. Serve hot.

Tip: For more peppery flavor, open the filter bag and empty the contents into the boiling water together with garlic. Use a sieve to strain the content if a clear soup is preferred.

This is a very simple dish parang nilaga na walang sahog pero nasa soup kasi yung lasa. At first I did not appreciate this but when my husband cooked this again. Nagustuhan ko na rin siya. Actually, I’m craving for this dish but when I checked online, parang doble na yung presyo so I am still looking for an affordable seller here in the Philippines.

Read: Hainanese Chicken Rice

Singaporean Chili Crab

Quick and Easy to Cook Hainanese Chicken Rice

They always say that “People will travel anywhere for good food” and it is true, sometimes we tend to visit a certain place just to try something new. But because of our current situation, travel and food trip are not always possible. Although we always have travel restrictions, this won’t hinder us from our food trip.

One thing I learned about COVID19 pandemic is to learn to adjust and adapt, hindi man kami makakain sa labas, pwede naman magfoodtrip sa bahay and you know what, it is much cheaper pa. In my previous post, I shared about the Prima Taste brand and I recently discovered that they offer several Best Singaporean Favorite Meal Sauce Kits so I planned to try each meal sauce kit.

I’ve blogged about Singaporean Chili Crab so next on my list is Hainanese Chicken Rice. Hainanese chicken rice is considered one of the Singapore national dishes. This dish was created by Hainan immigrants who went to Singapore during colonial days. You can see Hainanese chicken rice throughout Southeast Asia like Indonesia, Malaysia, and even in the Philippines. We ate Hainanese chicken rice at Wee Nam Kee and Hainanese Delights.

My first experience of Hainanese Chicken Rice was way back in 2007 when we went to Singapore. I always eat this poached chicken if ever we are in Singapore, you can find this in the hotel, restaurant, and hawker. And because of that, I also tried to cook this dish from scratch pero okay lang ang lasa. Hehehe! So I was happy when I discovered the Prima Taste Hainanese Chicken Rice, I bought this online and I’m not sure if it is available in the supermarket.

The pack includes almost everything na, all you need to add are the chicken, rice, veggies, and water. The pack includes Hainanese Chicken Rice Fragrance Oil, Hainanese Chicken Rice Premix, Sesame Soya Sauce Oil, Chili Sauce, Ginger Sauce, and Dark Soya Sauce. There is a recipe guide and how-to-cook video on their website or YouTube so cooking this dish is really quick and easy. I don’t want to use whole chicken so I used chicken thigh fillet.

How to Cook Hainanese Chicken Rice

Ingredients

2.5 liters Water

1 pkt Hainanese Chicken Rice Premix

1.2 - 1.5 kg Whole chicken 500 g Long grain rice (we recommend Thai long grain rice)

1 pkt Hainanese Chicken Rice Fragrance Oil**

610 ml Chicken stock (for Step 3)

Condiments: Sesame Soya Sauce Oil **, Chilli Sauce **, Chicken Rice Ginger Sauce **, Chicken Rice Dark Soya Sauce **

Cucumber

Coriander leaves

Suggested Soup Garnish Soft bean curd (tofu), Lettuce (shredded), Coriander leaves, Spring onion

** Included in Prima Taste pack

Steps to Cook Chicken and Stock

1. To cook chicken stock, fill stockpot with 2.5 liters water, add Hainanese Chicken Rice Premix and bring to boil on high heat. Submerge chicken into the stock with its back facing up. Lower heat and simmer for approx 30 mins.

2. Remove chicken from stock and chill in ice water for 15 mins. Drain well, set aside chicken and chicken stock.

Steps to Cook Rice

3. Mix rice, 610 ml chicken stock(from Step 2), and Hainanese Chicken Rice Fragrance Oil in a rice cooker.

4. Stir rice gently after 5 mins and continue cooking. When cooked, fluff the rice gently with chopsticks (while loosening rice, avoid the bottom of the rice cooker). Leave at the 'Keep Warm' setting for 10 - 15 mins.

5. Put the whole packet of Sesame Soya Sauce Oil packet in a pot of boiling water and boil for 2 mins. Remove from heat, cut open packet and pour into a bowl. Set aside at room temperature.

6. Chop chicken into parts. Arrange on a platter, over a bed of sliced cucumber. Pour Sesame Soya Sauce Oil over the chicken and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with warm rice. In separate condiment bowls, serve Chilli Sauce, Chicken Rice Ginger Sauce, and Chicken Rice Dark Soya Sauce as dips.

VARIATION: You may use chicken pullet for tender, juicy chicken. Other parts of the chicken such as chicken leg or chicken breast.

STORAGE: Store in a cool, dry place. After opening, keep the pack refrigerated and use it within 3 days. Volume Conversion: 1 cup ˜ 8 oz / 230 ml

We’re so happy with the result, good thing I bought two packs. I prefer this Hainanese Chicken Rice Ready-to-Cook Meal Sauce Kit kasi mas close ang lasa niya sa nakakain ko sa Singapore kaysa sa niluto ko from scratch. Hehehe!

Quick and Easy to Cook Singaporean Chili Crab

Two years ago my husband went to Singapore for a business trip, the event was before Chinese New Year so there are some games that he joined and fortunately, their team won so he got some vouchers. Using the vouchers, he bought Bak Kut Teh Spices and Singapore Chili Crab Sauce Kit. He only bought a few pieces because he didn’t bring checked-in luggage so hindi magkakasya sa hand-carry niya.

He thought that he can spend the remaining SGD70 vouchers after two weeks. Unfortunately, his Singapore business trip was canceled because of the COVID19 so naexpired na yung SGD70 vouchers namin (valid for 1 year only). Sayang ang PHP2,600+ marami pa pwedeng mabili doon. Lesson learned, gastusin na agad ang vouchers at baka hindi na makabalik abroad.

We rarely eat Singapore Chili Crab because it is expensive if you will order it in the restaurant, so far we have tried Mesa Filipino Moderne and Claw Daddy. But because of this Prima Taste, you can eat your favorite Singapore dishes at the comfort of your home. They have different Ready-to-Cook Meal Sauce Kit that you can choose from.

For the Singapore Chili Crab, the pack includes Chili Crab Paste, Chili Crab Sauce Mix, and Extra Hot Chili Mix. There is also a recipe guide and you can also watch their video on how to use this sauce kit. My husband bought this in Singapore but it is also available at Landers PHP248.75 and online.

How to Cook Singapore Chili Crab

Ingredients: Serves 2 - 3

146 ml Peanut oil

1-1.2 kg Live Sri Lankan crab (or any crab)

10 ml Peanut oil (reserved from frying crab)

1 pkt Chilli Crab Paste **

125 ml Crab juice (reserved from soaking crab)

470 ml Water (for Step 2)

1 pkt Extra Hot Chilli Mix **, as desired

1 pkt Chilli Crab Premix **

30 ml Water (for Step 4)

2 nos Egg, lightly beaten

Coriander leaves

** Included in Prima Taste pack

1. In a wok, warm peanut oil for 30 secs on medium heat. Add crab (without shell) and cover the wok. Fry for 1 min, turn the crab over and fry for another 30 secs. Remove crab and strain peanut oil for later use.

2. Mix 5 ml fried peanut oil (from Step 1) with Chilli Crab Paste in a wok. Stir for 5 secs on medium heat. Add fried crab from Step 1, stir well, coating the entire crab with the paste. Cover the wok. Fry for 30 secs on medium heat. Pour crab juice (from Step A4, found inside the pack) around the crab. Mix well for 30 secs. Gradually add 470 ml water.

3. Place shell (from Step A2, found inside the pack) over crab, with outer shell facing up. Cover wok for 90 secs. Stir and scoop gravy over crab. Cover wok for another 90 secs, then scoops gravy over crab again. Add the desired amount of Extra Hot Chilli Mix.

4. Stir Chilli Crab Premix into 30 ml water in a bowl. Mix well, Add to crab, stir gravy evenly for 30 secs.

5. Pour beaten eggs around crab and stir for 3 secs. Add 5 ml peanut oil (from Step 1) onto the crab and stir. Coat crab with gravy.

6. Place crab and gravy on a serving platter and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with steamed rice or crusty bread.

VARIATION: You may use seafood such as lobsters, mussels, clams, and prawns.

STORAGE Store in a cool, dry place. After opening, keep the pack refrigerated and use it within 3 days. Volume Conversion: 1 cup ˜8 oz / 230 ml

I’m not fond of spicy food so when my husband cooked this, he did not include the extra hot chili mix. We are satisfied with our DIY Singaporean Chili Crab and we’re glad that we no longer need to order this at the restaurant since we can prepare this at home. This was also part of our holiday potluck, my husband used curacha also known as spanner crab or red frog crab.

November 09, 2021

Gift Idea: Mr. Green Manicure Set

Christmas is fast approaching. Have you started your holiday shopping? Well, it’s never too early to start buying your holiday gifts, especially now that we still have the COVID19 scare. It is a little bit hard to buy gifts in the mall so it is better to take advantage of the biggest sale every year such as the 11.11 Sale and Black Friday Sale.

If you are still looking for gifts for your family, relatives, friends or your partner, I highly suggest the Mr. Green Manicure Set, this is a nice present not only this Christmas but you can also give this on birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, mother’s days, father’s day Valentine’s Day or any special occasions.

Actually, I already have my own Three Seven Manicure Set (777) which I got from our company exchange gift. It was part of my wish list but I did not expect na bibilhin ng nakabunot sa akin because the price is way beyond our PHP500 budget. I am thankful when he gave me this because it is a very useful gift and I bring it whenever I travel. I’ve been using this for almost two decades na so it looks so old.

Three Seven is a company in Korea that has been producing the world’s top nail clippers and manicure sets since 1975. So it is not surprising that it lasted for so many years but it is no longer complete so I’ve been looking for a replacement. I bought an affordable manicure set before but I wasn’t able to use it because it is not sharp so it is just a waste of money.

So I was happy when I learned about Mr. Green, this was supposed to be my gift for myself this coming Christmas but I could not wait anymore so I bought it last month for PHP1549 + Vouchers. Mr. Green is a manufacturer of professional beauty tools for more than 10 years already.

From what I’ve read, Mr. Green is also a product of Solingen Germany, and Solingen is known as the leading brand of finest and best products in Germany. The company produces professional knives, scissors, and manicure products. Solingen is a name of a place in Germany which is also called “City of Blades”.

In addition, my cookwares are Solingen too and I’ve been using it for 15 years already. It was one of my treasured wedding gifts because my aunt shipped them from Germany pa talaga. There is an engraved CS Solingen Designed in Germany at the bottom of my cookwares. So sold na agad ako nung nalaman ko na Solingen din ang may gawa ng Mr. Green.

The price is a little bit expensive but it is worth the investment because it is made of medical-grade high-end stainless steel. It is sharp and never rusts. I also love the pink stripe leather cover made of high-grade PU leather. The manicure set includes a stainless steel toenail clipper, nail clipper, cuticle clipper, side edge knife (trim dead skin), cuticle pusher, glass nail file, and tweezers. It comes with a gift box pa so hindi ka mahihirapan ipanregalo.

I’m so happy with my Mr. Green Manicure Set 7pcs so I’m planning to buy another set for my husband. Yes, they have a manicure set for men too though it is a bit more expensive. But it is better to have our own nail care kit for health purposes. Mr. Green has an official store in Shopee and Lazada so just check their promos.

October 22, 2021

Pork Tonkatsu

In my previous post, I mentioned that I try recreating the food that I usually order in a restaurant so aside from Beef Gyudon, I am also missing Tonkatsu. If we are craving tonkatsu, Yabu is our go-to restaurant if ever we are in Alabang Town Center or Southmall. I can’t remember the last time we ate there, sobrang namimiss ko ang unlimited soup, cabbage, and fruits.

Anyway, I found this McCormick Tonkatsu Agemono Fry Set P63.75 during my last grocery at Landers. Since I don’t know the taste yet, I only bought one pack, the package includes 85g of Tonkatsu Coating Mix and 25g of Tonkatsu Sauce. I just followed the directions at the back of the packaging.

Ingredients

1/2 kg pork steak

1 piece egg, beaten with 1 tbsp of water

Oil for deep-frying, preheat over medium heat

1. Dip each piece of pork steak in egg wash.

2. Coat in Tonkatsu Coating Mix.

3. Deep-fry until golden brown and cooked through.

4. Serve immediately with Tonkatsu Sauce.

The coating mix is only good for 5 pieces of small porkchop, bitin na sa pang-anim. I noticed na mabilis siya maluto so yung first porkchop ko, almost burned pagkalagay ko. Waah! The taste is good naman pero malayo sa lasa ng Yabu (hindi siya crunchy and juicy). Hehehe! Next time, I will try the ready-to-cook Tonkatsu of Landers, or I will do it from scratch. I cooked this last March so now, I am craving tonkatsu na naman.

Update: March 2022

I mentioned before that I will try the Ready-To-Cook Pork Tonkatsu at Landers so when I went back last December, I bought a pack of this and immediately fried the pork for our dinner. The pieces of pork are thin so it is so easy to fry. The taste is a little bit bland so you can prepare a dipping sauce, my husband just uses ketchup because my son and I are okay with plain tonkatsu.

I prefer this Ready-To-Cook Pork Tonkatsu kasi hindi na ko magpound pa ng porkchop and no need to buy tonkatsu mix or bread crumbs. This is now part of my grocery list every time na magLanders ako kasi ito rin niluluto ko pag-uwi. hehehe!

October 20, 2021

Beef Gyudon Recipe

We are now in the last quarter of the year and until now we are still dealing with COVID19 restrictions. And because of that, our normal routine changed including our food trip because we cannot just go to the restaurant and eat. There are so many rules and regulations that we need to follow and another thing, kids are not allowed in the restaurant yet. And if ever pwede naman, for sure crowded sa dami ng gustong lumabas na rin.

I don’t want to dwell on it so what I do is I try to recreate the dishes that I used to eat in the restaurant. When I was still in college, Tokyo Tokyo is one of my favorite fast foods (kapag nasa mall), I usually order their Bento Meals, like Prawn Tempura, Pork Tonkatsu, and Beef Misono. It is a complete meal na kasi, you have the meat, rice, veggies, and drink.

I’ve been meaning to cook my own beef gyudon or beef misono at home but I always had a hard time looking for sake and mirin in the grocery store. If it is available, it is either sake or mirin lang; gusto ko same time ko sila bibilhin. Fast forward to this year, I was able to buy sake and mirin online so finally, I was able to cook my Homemade Beef Gyudon. I checked the recipes online pero paiba-iba naman so I made my own version na lang (inspired by other recipes).

Ingredients

1 tbsp of Sesame Oil (or any oil)

2 cloves of minced garlic

1 slice onion

300g of any thinly sliced beef (slice into half)

1 tbsp of corn syrup (or sugar)

2 tbsp sake

2 tbsp mirin

2 tbsp soy sauce

Salt and pepper to taste

3 Eggs

Optional: pickled red ginger, green onions, sesame seeds

1. Mix the corn syrup, soy sauce, sake, and mirin.

2. Beat the 3 eggs.

3. In a heated pan, add the sesame oil and saute the garlic and onion for 2-3 minutes.

4. Add the beef and cook until it is no longer pink.

5. Season with salt and pepper.

6. Pour the mixture of corn syrup, soy sauce, sake, and mirin into the beef. Simmer for 5 minutes.

7. If you want an egg, pour the egg on top of the beef. Cover the pan and cook until the egg is almost done.

8. Serve with rice.

On my first try, I used Sukiyaki Cut and I added eggs. On my next try, I used the Woosamgyup from Romantic Baboy and I did not add eggs so I just sprinkled some sesame seeds. Next time, if I will cook this again, magluluto na rin ako ng vegetable side dishes like togue.

Watch the video here

October 11, 2021

Corned Beef Brisket

I’ve already shared some of the Heat and Eat foods that I have tried before like the Dinuguan, Bicol Express, and Lechon. Cook Express Corned Beef Brisket is another Heat and Eat food product of San Miguel, this is what I prepared when I was still recovering from my second dose of COVID19 vaccine.

Nakakatawa because when my son asked me what is our food for lunch? He doesn’t believe me when I said corned beef, of course, we are used to corned beef in cans. Hehehe! But the truth is, the word corned beef comes from the word “corning”, it is an old way of preserving meat by using corns of salt or rock salt.

We always have corned beef in our pantry but this was the first time that I bought a Corned Beef Brisket online (440g or 900g). I am not sure if it is available in the supermarket since it's been a long time since I went to the grocery. No need to thaw and you can heat this by using your microwave or stove, I used the stovetop method because I want to cook shredded cabbage too.

Corned Beef Brisket Heating Instructions

Microwave: partially open lid and heat frozen product at medium to high setting for 10 to 12 minutes. Stovetop: transfer frozen contents to a pot. Cover and heat over medium flame for 12 to 15 minutes. Stir halfway.

I sliced the beef and added some leftover side dishes plus the cabbage so our corned beef brisket won’t look plain. We liked this so I will buy this again.

September 29, 2021

Crispy Squid Rings

Crispy squid rings is also known as calamares, calamari, or battered squid rings. According to my research, calamari means squid in Italian and Spanish. I am not sure if the word calamares is the Filipino version of calamari. All I know is whenever I eat in the restaurant, I would either see calamari or calamares in the appetizer menu.

I love squid and calamari is a good appetizer dish but I seldom order this because the taste is a hit and miss. Sometimes it is good, sometimes it is chewy, and sometimes is salty so I just take note of the restaurants that serve yummy fried squid.

Squid is always part of our menu too but I usually cook adobong pusit and stir-fry squid in olive oil. I tried cooking my own version of calamares too but as much as possible I try to stay away from deep-fried seafood kasi one-time use lang ang oil. Unlike kapag fried chicken or fries lang niluto ko, I can reuse the oil for frying fish.

So when I saw this Purefoods Crispy Squid Rings, I immediately bought it because I know that I can cook this using Air Fryer or Oven Toaster so I can save on cooking oil. You can save time too because you don’t need to thaw the squid. I used my Philips Air Fryer, the setting is 180C for 10 minutes.

How to Cook the Crispy Squid Rings

1. Take out from the freezer. No need to thaw.

2. Deep fry for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat or until golden brown.

3. Remove from pan and drain excess oil.

4. Serve while hot.

I only cook one pack to try and the squid rings turned out good, it is crunchy but it is a little bit spicy and salty for our taste. I was surprised when my son ate this because he doesn’t like squid dishes. I will buy this kapag nakasale ulit ng Buy 1 Take 1. I bought this at San Miguel Frozen and Chilled.

Read: Camaron Rebosado

September 22, 2021

Air Fryer Chicharon Bulaklak

A few months ago I blogged about “How to Stop Stress Eating When You are Stuck at Home” so I try my best to be mindful of what I eat and drink. I also came to a point when I stopped myself from eating rice during morning and evening. It was hard but slowly, nakasanayan ko rin but after my COVID19 vaccine, my diet was gone because I was craving more foods. I was thinking na baka kailangan ko talaga kumain para lumakas ulit ako, especially after noong second dose ko.

I’m struggling to go back to my diet again kasi napasarap na naman ako sa pagkain. “I thought about losing weight once, but I don’t like losing”. hehehe! So last week, nagugutom ako so I was planning to cook French Fries pero naubos na pala, then I saw this Cook Express Chicharon Bulaklak.

Honestly, my first taste of chicharon bulaklak or ruffled fat was not good. As in nagsisisi ako bakit ko siya binili, ang mahal tapos yung lasa niya “lumang mantika”. Well, what can you expect sa street food na hindi mo alam kung ilang beses ginagamit ang cooking oil. So after that, never na ko bumili and kumain ng chiharon bulaklak.

But last month, I finally purchased this Ready to Cook Chicharon Bulaklak at San Miguel Frozen and Chilled. Actually, I always add this on my cart kaso sa tuwing bibili na ko, nasosold out lagi so it took me few months bago ko siya nacheck-out. I was thinking “masarap siguro kasi marami bumibili”.

One pack is 600g and I was happy that it was divided into 4 packs so less temptation sa pagluto ng marami. I only cook one pack to try. I used our Air Fryer, setting is 180C for 12-15 minutes (you can adjust the time kung hindi pa crispy). After eating the chicharon bulaklak, nabago na ang pananaw ko. Masarap naman pala siya kaso nakakahigh blood for sure. Moving forward, I will just buy this pack if I want some appetizer or merienda. Oh di ba, minsan worth it din magbigay ng second chance. :)

Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oil up to 180C

Deep fry chicharon bulaklak for 6 to 8 minutes.

Drain excess oil and serve.

"Two forms of fat that are vitally important for brain health are cholesterol and saturated fat." - David Perlmutter

Update: March 2023

Last month, I saw this Ready-to-Eat Chicharon Bulaklak in the supermarket. So meron na pala small pack, one pack is 150g so same din sa big pack na divided into 4 small packs. Nakokontian ako sa laman so ginupit ko para dumami. Mas okay din kasi mas naging crispy siya.