Chamorro Recipes

How Do You BBQ Challenge

2009-12-22T20:16:00.001-08:00

You're BBQ Challenge

Hafa Adai and Aloha,

I spent the better half of the afternoon helping two of my good friends hollow out a keg to make a bbq stand. As I stood there there I began to remember all the creative ways we found to grill. So here's the question, 'How do you BBQ?'

I've been throwing around the idea of a $50 giveaway for a 'How Do You BBQ Challenge.' Now please do remember that this is just an idea and has yet to be finalized so don't get to excited.

Rules will be simple, a recipe of your BBQ specialty and a picture of yourself, family or friends. Please keep the pictures tasteful as the recipe and pictures will be posted to the Chamorro Recipes blog but feel free to be creative.

BBQ's on the beach, in the snow, at work outside of course or inside, I know I'm going to regret this but be as creative as you like.

We'll evaluate the recipe and pic, and the winner gets $50. I know 'Lanya Che'lu $50 only?! Hey its a tough economy out there and it is $50 for a recipe you already have with pictures you already took.

Just and idea, let me know what you think, should I receive a decent response then we'll get things going.

Si Pete--

Chamorro Recipes on the Run: Chicken Kelaguen

2009-12-21T23:53:00.001-08:00

Chamorro Recipes on the Run: Chicken Kelaguen

I know the sticklers to traditional Chamorro cooking are going to tag me on this but hey is anything traditional anymore?

Use this chicken kelaguen recipe and stuff it into a pita bread to substitute titiyas. Easy? I know. Crazy huh?

Fill 6-8 pitas, place on a serving dish, garnish with green onions and you're done.

Enjoy folks.

Takuwan Recipe

2009-05-04T12:47:00.001-07:00

Takuwan

Now I've tried many a home made variety but this one I have to share with the rest of you. For some odd reason Takuwan always tasted the best to me when served with a fried dish. I always liked it along side fried pork chops and hot white rice. I hope you enjoy.

3-4 daikon, sliced

1 1/2 cup sugar
3 tbspns salt
1-2 cup vinegar (brags)
yellow food coloring
1-2 teaspoon pepper
bring to a boil, lower heat and allow to simmer, cool, then pour over daikon

Potato Salad

2007-11-12T23:00:00.000-08:00

Potato Salad

5 Potatoes (boil till tender)
5 Eggs (hard boiled)
Pimentos (1/4 cups diced)
Olives (1/4 cup diced)
Relish (1/4 cup diced)
Mayo (1 1/2 cups)
Salt & Pepper to taste

There are so many variations of potato salad that I really don't know which one to put on. This one has to be the one that strikes my taste buds the most. Enjoy!

Some people ask me, "What's the ratio of eggs to potatoes?" Not sure I normally use one egg to every potato (10 potatoes, 10 eggs), but hey that's just me. Remember as you increase the amount of potatoes you will also have to increase the amount of other ingredients listed.

On another note, I prefer using the canned or bottled variety when it comes to pimentos, olives and relish (POR). Why? Simple my friend, convenience! Simple, Easy and already diced.

Not a fan of one or all of the additions (POR), then don't include it or them. No big deal!

Next item on the list, salt. Now I've heard many say "You put salt in your potato salad!" If you don't like salt in your potato salad. Don't put salt. Easy! But salt makes it so much better.

Directions:

Cut potatoes and eggs into cubes. Place into large container add pimentos, olives and relish. Mix well. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Add mayo. Mix one last time so that the mayo is properly distributed. I caution you not to mix the potatoes too much or else you end up mashing them.

That's it! I hope you enjoy the recipe!

If you'd like, you can save one or two of the yolk portions from the already hard boiled eggs and grate them over the potato salad. (Smooth the surface of the potato salad out first before you begin grating).

Fish Sarciado

2007-09-25T15:14:00.000-07:00

Fish Sarciado

There are so little things that make me happy and this recipe is one of them. Now I do admit that I am guilty of stating that every recipe is a favorite of mine but it's true.

Every recipe, even if for the same dish is different therefore making the dish in itself different. Too much? I know but that's my story and I'm sticking with it. Enjoy the recipe...

2-4 lbs of fish (your choice whether reef, blue water, filet or whole, I prefer reef and whole)
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Cornstarch
Vegetable Oil for frying

1 Onion diced
Green Onions - cut into 1/2 inch long strips
1 cup of quartered cherry tomatoes
2 cloves garlic diced
Vegetable Oil to saute vegetables

Fish Prep: Clean Fish if whole and you have never ever cleaned fish before follow the tips from this page. The directions are pretty easy so you should be fine. I would do the following remove scales. Gut, remove entrails and gills. Rinse the inside and outside of the fish thoroughly. Slit the fish on each side. Easy. Right?

Rub fish with salt, pepper and lemon juice ( The slits you made earlier not only help the fish to fry faster but also allows you to season the fish better.) Let sit for 5-10 minutes. Dust with cornstarch and deep fry till golden brown.

Remove fish from oil and place on separate dish on top of paper towels.

In a skillet, saute onions, garlic, green onions. Lower heat, add tomatoes and continue to cook till a sauce like consistency develops. Remove from heat.

Remove paper towels from platter with fried fish and pour vegetables onto the fried fish.

For an easy dinner serve with hot white rice and finadene or you can go for broke and go with red rice, cucumber kimchi and of course, finadene

King Crab with Oyster Sauce

2007-09-16T14:37:00.000-07:00

King Crab with Oyster Sauce

King Crab Legs
1/2 onion thinly sliced
1 can of coconut milk or carnation milk
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon of butter

Use butter to saute onions in a pot. Add King Crab Legs, 1/2 a cup of coconut milk and black pepper. Bring the coconut milk to a simmer then add oyster sauce. The coconut milk will gradually soak into the crab meat so slowly pour the remainder of the coconut milk into the pot. Allow to simmer for another 5-10 minutes. Serve over hot rice.

Tuna with Cucumbers

2007-09-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

Tuna with Cucumbers

When life gives you lemons, ask for a can of tuna, soy sauce and cucumbers. Sometimes people are just too busy and don't have the time to defrost, prep and cook for lunch. Well at least I am... Sometimes...

There is nothing wrong with wanting a nice light meal that's easily prepared and delicious. The recipe below is just that. Enjoy!

1-2 cans of tuna - Drain oil or water (I said easy, right?)
The juice of 2 lemons or 1-2 tablespoons of lemon powder
1-2 cucumbers peeled, thinly sliced (lengthwise)
Soy Sauce to taste
Donne
Black Pepper

Ready for for the directions? Here we go. Place tuna into bowl, add lemon juice, soy sauce, donne and black pepper. Mix well. Add cucumbers and mix one last time. Serve with white rice.

Kimchee Fried Rice

2007-09-09T15:37:00.000-07:00

Kimchee Fried Rice

Simple...

Use this fried rice recipe and just add 2-3 scoops of kimchee at the end of the cooking process.

Chop Steak with gravy

2007-09-09T15:15:00.000-07:00

Chop Steak with Gravy

Different take on the recipe, so bear with me.

Steak - sliced
Mushrooms - sliced
Onions - sliced
Garlic - diced
Soy Sauce
Can of Mushroom soup
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions, garlic and mushrooms in vegetable oil. Add steak and cook through. Season with soy sauce, salt and pepper. Add can of mushroom soup, bring to a light simmer for 10-20 minutes or until soup is thoroughly warmed. Serve over hot rice. Enjoy

Kadun Pika

2007-08-23T16:41:00.000-07:00

Kadun Pika

My cousin threw this little beauty at me. Use the same recipe as Uncle Bo's Quick Kadun Pika but replace the vegetable oil with chili oil. I'm telling you, you can't go wrong!

Chamorro Soup Recipe - Franicia

2007-08-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

Have to give it up to Fran, she's got this soup to die for and yes folks you can put Spam in it. Bravo! For her recipe visit His White House

Fina'dene - Chigu'an

2007-08-15T15:33:00.000-07:00

Fina'dene' - Chigu'an

Every once in a while I'll do a search for new recipes online and folks this caught my eye. I thought I had tried every fina'dene out there, but I guess I was wrong. I found this article on the PDN titled, The Forgotten Fina'dene', it's a great read and the recipe is pretty simple for all those familiar with making anistukun, if you're not then give this recipe a try.

Black Bean Shrimp

2007-08-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

Black Bean Shrimp

It's always a special occassion when there's seafood on the table, all the hard work, cleaning and prep work to get that succulent piece of oceany goodness out of its shell and into your mouth is what's its all about. This recipe has always been a favorite of mine and is really quite simple to make.

It's not Chamorro at all but who cares it tastes great:

2-4 lbs of frozen or fresh shrimp
1 whole onion
2-4 cloves of garlic
2 tables of grated ginger
1-2 tablespoons black bean paste (go easy on the paste it may be strong, depending on the brand, I normally use 1 tblspn)
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Saute onions, garlic and ginger in butter. Add shrimp and black bean paste. Cook shrimp through. Salt and pepper to taste.

Tip: Watch the shrimp, pay attention to its color and tail, it'll turn a nice pink and the tail will start to curl in and form a "C" shape. Don't over cook "@" unless you like your shrimp tough and rubbery. Serve with hot white rice and enjoy.

Chamorro Links

2007-04-15T18:50:00.000-07:00

Feety-feet by Mona
Go jump off a cliff with Angelo
Dancing Cowboy with EJ
Aloha Ladies with Brad Boy
Trench turns 19 months old

Chamorro Recipes - Cucumber Kimchi

2007-03-07T19:20:00.000-08:00

Chamorro Recipes - Cucumber Kimchi

4 -6 cucumbers
1 package takuwan
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
2-3 donne
1 bottle kimchi base
optional: 1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto

Peel cucumbers, remove seeds and cut into 3 inch long slices. Place into bowl
Cut Daigo into 3 inch long slices and place into bowl with cucumbers
Add vinegar, water, donne, kimchi base, and ajinomoto. Let it sit for an hour so the ingredients can soak together, then enjoy.

Add as much or as little vinegar/kimchi base/donne as you want. I like the tart that the vinegar gives off so I always make my cucumber kimchi extra sour. You know, so sour that when you open the Tupperware your mouth automatically starts to water.

Chamorro Recipes - Chamorro Speed Link

2007-03-07T18:59:00.000-08:00

Offisland.com has excellent recipes for tuba rolls, latiza, and champulado.
Chamorro cucumbers here
Linda's cucumber salad
Chicken Kelaguen here or here
Chop Steak here

Chamorro Recipes

2007-02-20T10:53:00.000-08:00

What's your Chamorro Menu?

Need ideas for your next Chamorro Meal. Well here you go...

Red Rice
Chicken Kelaguen
Pancit
Lumpia
Chamorro Barbecue ribs
Fried Chicken
Finadene

Kelaguen

2007-01-02T22:43:00.000-08:00

Kelaguen the magic word to get everyone around the table. How many types of kelaguen are out there? Let see...

Beef Kelaguen
Kelaguen Binadu (substitute flank steak with binadu)
Chicken Kelaguen
Clam Kelaguen
Crab Meat Kelaguen
Shrimp Kelaguen - or here
Fish Kelaguen
Spam Kelaguen

Corn Soup

2007-01-02T22:21:00.000-08:00

1 whole chicken cut into bite sized pieces
1 onion - julienne
2 cloves garlic - rough chop
2 cups coconut milk - unsweetened
2 cans of sweet corn
1 can cream of corn
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Saute onions and garlic in vegetable oil. Add bite sized pieces of chicken and cook till brown. Add coconut milk and corn into pot and allow liquid to come to a boil, lower heat to a simmer and allow chicken to cook through.

Fast Pancit Canton

2006-12-27T23:03:00.000-08:00

2-3 cups sliced pork
2 packages pancit canton
1 cup of sliced celery
1 cup of julienned carrots
1 cup of julienned onions
1 cup of chopped cabbage
2-3 whole donne
Oyster sauce to taste
Soy sauce to taste
Garlic Salt
Black pepper
2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Saute donne in oil for a minute or two.
Add pork and cook through
Add vegetables and saute
Add garlic salt, soy sauce and oyster sauce to taste

The Chamorro Kitchen

2006-08-17T01:40:00.000-07:00

Setting up my nephew's brand new apartment this weekend and he asked me what he should buy. I told him to look in my kitchen and you'll see what to buy. What ever you can't find I'll give to you. I proceeded to hear the words "Aah since you have plenty of..." for the following items:

Lemon Powder
Donne Dinance
Achote powder
Coconut milk
Titiyas (in the freezer)
Chorizos espanot
Kikkoman Soy sauce
Heinz Vinegar
Tinalak Katne
Anistukun

Since I had - I gave, because hey that's what it's all about.

Chamorro Recipes: Spam Kabob

2006-08-17T01:32:00.001-07:00

Spam Kabob

Skewers, soak in water so as not to burn on the grill
Spam, cubed
Pineapples, cubed

Place Spam and pineapples on the skewer. Place on the grill and barbecue.

Chamorro Recipes: Spam Kabob

2006-08-17T01:32:00.000-07:00

Spam Kabob

Skewers, soak in water so as not to burn on the grill
Spam, cubed
Pineapples, cubed

Place Spam and pineapples on the skewer. Place on the grill and barbecue.

Chamorro recipes: Spamathon

2006-08-17T01:30:00.000-07:00

"Green Eggs and SPAM"
by Dr. Sus

Chamorro Spamathon: SPAM Fried Rice

2006-08-15T22:36:00.000-07:00

Chamorro Spamathon: SPAM with Fried Rice

4 cups cooked rice
1 can SPAM, cubed and fried
3 eggs, scrambled
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
garlic
soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
vegatable oil

Heat oil in pan, add onions, garlic and saute. Add rice, SPAM, eggs and soy sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

Chamorro Spamathon: SPAM Kelaguen

2006-08-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Chamorro Spamathon: SPAM Kelaguen

1 can of SPAM, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 onion, diced
2-3 lemons (juiced)
hot pepper

Mix all ingredients together and enjoy.

Chamorro Spamathon: Stir Fry Ramen with SPAM

2006-08-13T23:43:00.000-07:00

Chamorro Spamathon: Stir fry Ramen with SPAM

1 SPAM
3 packages Soba Noodles (Ichiban Noodles will do just fine: boil noodles and place in seperate dish)
Green Onions
Onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Cabbage, Celery, Carrots - thinly sliced
Vegetable oil

Heat oil in stir fry pan and saute onions and garlic. Add SPAM and fry. Add vegetables and noodles. Stir fry for 3-5 minutes tossing occasionally.

Chamorro Recipes: Spamathon

2006-08-10T12:30:00.000-07:00

It about due time for a Chamorro Spamathon. Now if you'd like please visit Chamorro recipes and add to the recipe list.

Chamorro Recipes: Spamathon

2006-08-10T12:07:00.000-07:00

Chamorro Spamathon

10 days of SPAM recipes, can't wait. Now if anyone wants to add to the recipe list please feel free to do so. Don't be ashamed. Come on... You know you love SPAM. Yes you do.

"Don't be a liar you're a SPAM fryer."

Email your recipes to pacbluewaternav@yahoo.com

Teriyaki Marinade

2006-08-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

Teriyaki Marinade

1 cup soy sauce
1 cup sugar
Ginger
Garlic, diced
1 beer

Mix ingredients together. Soak short ribs in marinade overnight. BBQ-

Basic Fried Rice

2006-08-08T21:47:00.000-07:00

Basic Cooked Rice

Cooked Rice
Spam
Soy Sauce
Salt and Pepper to taste
Vegetable Oil

Cut spam into cubes. Fry spam in oil. Add rice and continue to fry. Add soy sauce and salt and pepper to taste. (I personally like my spam extra crispy, but that's just me.) Enjoy...

Shrimp Curry

2006-08-08T21:32:00.000-07:00

Shrimp Curry

Shrimp
Onion, diced
Garlic, diced
Celery, diced
Carrot, diced
Potato, diced
2-3 S&B Curry Powder
2 cans coconut milk (unsweetened)
2-3 cornstarch mixed with water for thickening
Salt and pepper to taste

Saute vegetables and shrimp. Add curry powder and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add cornstarch to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with white rice.

Chicken Curry

2006-08-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

Chicken Curry

Chicken, cut into pieces
Onion, thinly sliced
Garlic, diced
Celery, diced
Potatos, cut into cubes
Carrots, diced
2 cans coconut milk
1 can water
2-3 tablespoons S&B Curry Powder
2-3 tablespoons Corn Starch mixed into water for thickening
Salt and Pepper to taste

Saute onions and garlic. Brown chicken. Add water and allow chicken to come to a slow boil. Skim oil off the top of the soup. Add vegetables, coconut milk and curry powder. Simmer. Add cornstarch to thicken soup. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve with white rice.

Question: Should I add salt and pepper before or after I thicken the soup?
Answer: I actually add a little salt and pepper in the very beginning while I'm browning the chicken. I will normally hold back on putting too much before the cornstarch is mixed in. You can always put in but you can't take out. I save the finishing touches till the end.

Octopus Soup

2006-08-04T12:01:00.000-07:00

Octopus Soup

1 Octopus cut into bite size pieces
1 lemon
1 small onion
2 cups coconut milk (unsweetened if from the can)
1 cup water
4 cherry tomatos
Salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients except coconut milk into the pot and bring to a slow simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the octopus is tender. Add coconut milk and let simmer for another 10 minutes.

Chamorro Recipes

2006-08-04T01:41:00.000-07:00

New blog titled Chamorro Recipes. Simple title. Should be easy to remember.

Mussels with String Beans

2006-08-04T01:20:00.000-07:00

Mussels with String Beans

1 box of frozen Mussels
1 bag of string beans (remove tips)
2 cans of coconut milk (unsweetened if from the can)
1 cup water
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Optional: 1 lemon

Heat oil up in a stock pot. Saute onions. Place mussels into stock pot. Add water, coconut milk, butter (lemon juice) and bring to a simmer. After 5 minutes drop string beans into pot to cook. Cover and let cook for 15 minutes or until mussels are cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can add more butter if you like to get that really rich flavor. Serve with white rice

BBQ Fish with Mayo and Portuguese Sausage

2006-08-03T21:37:00.000-07:00

BBQ Fish with Mayonnaise and Portuguese Sausage

Follow the BBQ Fish with Kimchee Mayo Sauce Recipe, just remove the kimchee base and add portuguese sausage to the ingredients you stuff into the fish cavity. You can cook the sausage first if you like.

Beef and Cooking Banana Soup

2006-08-03T21:03:00.000-07:00

Kadon Katne yan Chotda - Beef and Cooking Banana Soup

2-3 lbs stewing meat
6 cooking bananas (cut into bite size pieces)
1 large onion, rough chop is fine
4 cups water
1 can coconut milk (unsweetened if from the can)
salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil

Heat oil in stock pot and saute onions. Add stewing meat into pot and proceed to brown the meat. Add water and boil for about 45 minutes. Next add the bananas and cook for another 20 minutes. When the both the meat and bananas are fork tender, pour in the coconut milk. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer for 10 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste

Serve with white rice and fina'denne'

Quick and Easy Marinade for Pork Ribs

2006-08-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

Uncle Bo's Quick and Easy Marinade for Pork Ribs

2 cans beer
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
5 tablespoons vegetable oil

Mix ingredients together and marinade for as long as you like.

I stumbled across this marinade one day when an uncle of mine came over to the house with fresh pork ribs. My uncle requested the following ingredients and threw the ribs in the mixture.

I got the fire for the bbq started, made rice, and brought out a couple of beers from the icebox. (Some argue that I did that in the wrong order: it should've been Beer, fire, rice. They're probably right.)

Since ribs cook relatively quick we didn't have to worry about the fire being too high. The ribs were a golden color, with the pork skin crispy on the outside and moist in the inside, it also had a light sweet yet savory taste from the soy and sugar mixture. Excellent marinade. Simple yet effective.

Banana Lumpia

2006-08-03T20:10:00.000-07:00

Banana Lumpia

5 ripe bananas, sliced lengthwise in half (be sure it can fit into lumpia wrapper)
Sugar
10 Lumpia Wrappers
Vegetable Oil for frying

Take banana slices and completely coat in sugar. Place bananas in wrappers closing in envelope fashion and sealing ends with a water. Heat oil in a small pot to deep fry the lumpia. Fry in hot oil until golden brown.

Lumpia

2006-08-03T20:05:00.000-07:00

Lumpia

Not too sure where this recipe came from but its not mine. It is good though. I hope you enjoy and thank you to whoever donated this recipe.

1/2 pound each, ground beef, pork, chicken and shrimp (raw)
1, 8 ounce can water chestnuts drained and finely chopped
2 carrots finely chopped
1 small bunch green onions, finely chopped (or one med. onion, chopped finely)
1 pound bean sprouts
1/2 pound finely shredded cabbage
2 small cloves, finely minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste optional ingredients. (Finely chopped) celery, bell peppers, green beans

LUMPIA WRAPPERS or won ton wrappers

1. With a small amount of vegetable oil, sauté beef, port, chicken and shrimp with garlic and onions till cooked or tender, then add carrots, celery and other optional ingredients and cook till tender, adding salt and pepper to taste...

2. Put a tablespoon full of the sautéed ingredients in the middle of a wrapper and wrap, anchoring with a flour paste. (You should cover the wrapped lumpia with a damp dishtowel as the wrappers can harden and crack, making it hard to fry)

3. Fry the lumpia until golden brown. Do not cover, as it will make the lumpia soggy.
If you're around an Asian store, BANANA CATSUP is a great dipping sauce, otherwise, I like to make a vinegar, minced garlic, ground pepper, slight bit of vegetable oil sauce to dip in, others just like to dip it in soy sauce mixed with a little vinegar.

Kelaguen Mannok - Chicken Kelaguen

2006-08-03T19:42:00.000-07:00

Kelaguen Mannok - Chicken Kelaguen

1 whole chicken or 8 chicken thighs (I like to use the thighs, it involves less work)
Green Onions (1 medium sized bowl) finely chopped
5 donne' sali or Thai peppers
5 medium lemons - juiced
1 tsp. of Yours Lemon Flavored Powder
1/2 cup grated coconut (not the sweet one used in baking)
Salt to taste

BBQ or Broil chicken till 3/4 done. Let cool, then debone, shred and chop chicken meat into small pieces, almost fine. Place in bowl add lemon juice, lemon powder, donne', grated coconut and salt to taste. Continue to add salt (in tiny amounts - "you can add but you can't take away"), lemon or donne' till your desired taste has been achieved. Add green onions last and give one final mix.

Serve with titiyas

BBQ Fish with a Kimchee Mayo Sauce

2006-08-03T19:13:00.000-07:00

BBQ Fish with a Kimchee Mayo Sauce

1 large fish (I enjoy using parrot fish but whatever you can get is fine)
1 large onion, sliced
Green Onions
2 cloves of garlic
Kimchee Mayo Mixture (1 cup Mayonnaise and 1/4 cup kimchee base mixed together)
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Foil

Clean, gut and scale fish. Lay foil out on counter. You may want to double it as you will need to move it from table to grill and back. Place clean fish on foil, rub salt and pepper on the skin and in the stomach. Rub K&M Mixture all over fish. Place on foil stuff the stomach with half the amount of onions and green onions. The other half place on top of the fish. Wrap foil up leave a small opening for steam to vent through. Place on the grill till fish is cooked through.

Serve with hot rice.

Kamaboko with Takuwan

2006-08-03T18:55:00.000-07:00

Kamaboko with Takuwan

2 Kamaboko packages (use the red kamaboko), thinly sliced
20 thin slices of Takuwan (Daigo)
1 small onion, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon blackpepper
vegetable oil

Saute onions, add kamaboko and saute till lightly brown. Add soy sauce, vinegar and black pepper. Stir frequently. Leave on medium heat for about a 1-2 minutes, mix well. Remove from pan and place onto dish. Take takuwan and circle the dish (for presentation).

Don't doubt this dish it has served me well over the years when people come over to drink and I'm laying out the che'sa.

Pork Fritada

2006-08-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

Consider using the Beef Fritada Recipe but substitute the beef items for pork.

Simple, Simple, Simple...

Kadun Ayuyu - Coconut Crab Soup

2006-08-03T18:14:00.000-07:00

Kadon Ayuyu - Coconut Crab Soup

1 large coconut crab (for those offisland or who just can't find Ayuyu you can substitute with 1 dungeness crab or 2 Alaskan King Crab legs)
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
4 cups water
1 cup coconut milk (unsweetened if in the can)
4 tablespoons butter
Salt and black pepper to taste

If you are using fresh crab follow these directions (just don't pick out the meat, don't discard the roe, and "do" discard the spongy gills and small paddles). If you're using frozen crab simply cut crab into managable sized pieces. Be sure to crack the shell on the legs so that the soup can soak in.

Saute onions in 2 tablespoons of butter. Add crab, water, coconut milk and the remainder of butter. Bring to a slow simmer for about 20 minutes. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Serve with white rice

Estufao (Adobo)

2006-08-03T17:57:00.000-07:00

Estufao'n Katne, Babui, Mannok - Beef, Pork or Chicken

2-4 pounds beef or pork (1 whole chicken)
1 onion, thinly sliced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Optional: Add donne' to mixture

If you have time marinate all the ingredients together for an hour or so before cooking. If you don't, don't sweat it. It'll be just fine. Easy way to do it is to place all ingredients into a pot turn the heat up to medium, cook for 45 minutes to an hour or until meat is tender.

Serve with white rice.

Hot and Sour SPAM

2006-08-03T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hot and Sour SPAM

1 can of SPAM, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 onion
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup mustard
Tabasco (as much as you like)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Saute SPAM in vegetable oil till brown on all corners, add onions and allow onions to lightly brown. Add ketchup, mustard and tabasco. Let the sauce heat through. Remove from stove and spam and sauce on a bed of hot rice. Enjoy.

"Typhoon Certified to Keep you Satisfied"

Kadun Pika with Coconut Milk

2006-08-03T17:34:00.000-07:00

Kadun Pika with Coconut Milk

1/2 cup coconut milk (unsweetened - if buying it in the can)

Simple addition to Uncle Bo's Kadun Pika all you do is add 1/2 cup of coconut milk (unsweetened) towards the end of the cooking process to add additional flavor and thickness to the dish.

Serve with white rice or titiyas

Paksiw - Fish in Vinegar

2006-08-03T17:22:00.000-07:00

Paksiw - Fish in Vinegar

5 medium fish - (reef fish if you can find it) Clean, gutted, scaled
4 Donne'
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon salt or more to cut vinegar

Place fish and ingredients into saucepan. Cook for about 20-25 minutes or until fish is tender. Serve with white rice.

Fried Porkchops with Soy and Vinegar

2006-08-03T17:03:00.000-07:00

Fried Porkchops with Soy and Vingar

Porkchops
1/2 cup onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon black pepper
vegetable oil

This recipe is as simple and elementary as it sounds. Season and fry your porkchops as you normally would. Place on a seperate dish. In a small pan heat up 2 tablespoons oil and saute onions, add soy sauce, vinegar and black pepper. Pour contents onto the porkchops. Serve with white rice. Easy, simple and quick.

Fried Fish with Sweet Chili Sauce

2006-08-03T16:41:00.000-07:00

Fried Fish with Sweet Chili Sauce

1 pound fish (clean, gutted and scaled)
1 1/2 cup cornstarch
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil for frying
1 bottle Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (I like Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce)
Vegetables: onions and bell peppers (1/2 cup of each)

Slit fish on both sides. Salt the fish. Dust fish with cornstarch.

Heat oil in fryer. Fry fish till cooked. Place on a seperate dish when cooked. In a separate pot add vegetable oil and when heated saute vegetables. Add Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and allow sauce to simmer for 20 minutes.

Pour sauce over fried fish. Serve with white rice.

"Dusting the fish with cornstarch gives it a crunchy texture when fried. I've tried using rice flour which is traditional in some Chinese based recipes for frying fish but have found it easier to use cornstarch since its already in my pantry."

Eskabeche

2006-08-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

Eskabeche - Fried fish with Vinegar

1 pound fish
1/2 pound each: eggplant, bell pepper, string beans, cabbage, onions (reserve a small amount for the sauce)
2 cups water
1/4 cup vinegar
Salt
Vegetable oil for frying
Mangu (ginger root) or 4 tablespoons turmeric

Clean, gut and scale fish. Slit fish in several places. Rub salt all around. Fry fish in oil, when cooked place on a seperate dish on top of paper towels, just to soak up the oil drippings.

Cook vegetables until tender.

Remove paper towels. Layer fish and vegetables. Put oil in a pan, when oil is heated saute onions, add water, turmeric and vinegar. Place sauce over vegetables and fish. Let it sit for at least 20 minutes.

I usually like to prepare my sauce before layering. That way I can pour the sauce over each layer.

Serve with white rice.

Fina'denne' 2 without soy sauce

2006-08-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

Fina'denne' 2 without soy sauce

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
Donne'
Salt to taste

Mix ingredients together in a nonmetallic bowl. Enjoy...

Fina'denne'

2006-08-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

Fina'denne'

1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 cup green onions
1/4 cup diced onion
Donne' (use as much or as little as you like)

Optional: You may add cherry tomatos if you like. I would recommend removing some of its juice and seeds. A simple squeeze on the tomato should do the trick.

Mix all ingredients together in a nonmetallic bowl. If you make to much simply put remainder into a container, seal and use later.

Barbecue Marinade for Beef, Chicken or Pork

2006-08-03T15:54:00.000-07:00

Barbecue Marinade for Beef, Chicken or Pork

4 cups soy sauce
2 cups vinegar or lemon juice
1 cup banana ketcup
1 beer
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 onion
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Mix ingredients together in a non metallic bowl. Marinate your choice of meat for at least an hour. If possible try doing it as far as a day ahead.

Mary's Tinaktak

2006-08-03T15:50:00.000-07:00

Mary's Ground Beef Tinaktak

Mary's recipe is incredible give a look see... Mary's Tinaktak Recipe

Gollai Appan Kamuti - Sweet Potatos in Coconut Milk

2006-08-03T15:38:00.000-07:00

Gollai Appan Kamuti - Sweet Potatos in Coconut Milk

6 medium sweet potatos
2 1/2 cups of coconut milk
2 teaspoons sugar

Peel sweet potatos, place in pot, add coconut milk and sugar. Boil until sweet potatos are tender.

(You may replace the sweet potatos with cooking bananas or taro)

Titiyas Harina

2006-08-03T15:28:00.000-07:00

Titiyas Harina (Flour)

4 cups of flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 1/2 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
1 can coconut milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

First mix dry ingredients together then add the wet ingredients. Mix ingredients together until it is well incorporated. Split dough into fist sized balls for rolling. Dust the tabletop and rolling pin with flour so dough does not stick. Roll dough. Cook on a hot pan over medium heat, pricking holes onto the dough and turning several times over. Titiyas usually cook within 6 to 8 minutes.

Octopus Kelaguen

2006-08-03T15:08:00.000-07:00

Octopus Kelaguen

1 pound of Octopus (par boiled), cut into bite sizes
Salt to taste
4 to 5 lemons
Green onions, thinly sliced
5 to 6 donne' sali

Place octopus into nonmetallic bowl
Rub with salt
Add lemon, onions and donne'
Let sit for about an hour

Serve with steamed white rice or titiyas

Beef Kelaguen with Soy Sauce

2006-08-03T15:02:00.000-07:00

Beef Kelaguen with Soy Sauce

For a change of pace try using this Beef Kelaguen Recipe, all you have to do is substitute the salt with soy sauce. I've never heard any complaints, in fact when placed next to the traditional beef kelaguen recipe it's (bk with soy) always the first to go.

Beef Kelaguen

2006-08-03T14:55:00.000-07:00

Beef Kelaguen

1 pound flank steak (or substitute with sirloin)
1 small onion
3 lemons
5 Donne' sali or thai hot peppers
Salt

Directions:

Slice flank steak into thin 2 inch long strips
Add steak into non metallic bowl
Add lemon, onions and done' to the bowl
Season to taste using salt.

If you enjoy a more tarty taste by all means use more lemon. Same goes for heat if you like it pika, spice it up by adding more donne'. Serve with white rice or titiyas

Shrimp Kelaguen

2006-08-03T14:41:00.000-07:00

Shrimp Kelaguen

1 pound cooked shrimp (if using frozen)
1 small onion or green onion
2 lemons
5 Donne' sali or thai hot peppers
1 cup grated coconut
Salt

Directions:

Remove shell and devein shrimp
Smash shrimp and place into bowl (nonmetallic)
Add lemon, onions, donne' and coconut to the the bowl with shrimp
Season to taste using salt.

If you enjoy a more tarty taste by all means use more lemon. Same goes for heat if you like it pika, spice it up by adding more donne'. Serve with white rice or titiyas

Kadun Mannok with Ginger or Bay Leaf

2006-08-03T14:33:00.000-07:00

You can add alot of twang with the tiniest additions.

For Kadun Mannok with Ginger follow this Kadun Mannok recipe and add one or two slices of ginger to the mix

If you would like to add a bay leaf follow the same Kadun Mannok recipe but exclude the chinese cabbage.

Kadun Mannok

2006-08-03T14:09:00.000-07:00

Kadun Mannok (Chicken Soup)

1 Chicken
5 Potatos
Chinese Cabbage
1 Onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Optional: 2 tablespoons cornstarch (mix with water; use to thicken soup)

Directions:

Cut chicken into pieces
Rinse, peel and quarter potatos
Cut Chinese Cabbage into bite size pieces
Slice Onions (thin slices please)
In stock pan add oil then saute onions and brown the chicken
Add enough water to fill pot two-thirds the way
Boil until chicken is thoroughly cooked
Skim oil from top of water
Add potatos, chinese cabbage and cook until tender (try to plan this one out - Potatos first and when fork tender add Chinese cabbage. Try not to get the potatos to mushy)
Salt and pepper to taste

Serve with white rice

Beef Fritada

2006-08-03T13:55:00.000-07:00

BEEF FRITADA

Beef Blood
Beef parts which may include:

Beef liver
Tripe parts of the heart as well flank and steak
(Chop meat into bite size pieces)

(I personally am not a real big fan of liver so I exclude it from the mixture)

1 large onion finely diced
6 -8 cloves minced garlic
1/2 cup vinegar
Salt and Black Pepper to taste
4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Add the above ingredients with meat parts remembering to slice tripe into manageable pieces and marinate for an hour.
In a large pan, add marinated meat and cook over medium heat until meat is done, stir frequently
Add marinade back to the pot and boil another 15 minutes
Add beef blood to thicken sauce.
Season to taste
Bring back to boil
Serve with white rice

Fried Chicken

2006-08-03T13:52:00.000-07:00

Auntie Melang's Fried Chicken

Chicken pieces
4 Cups of Mustard
Salt and Pepper to taste
Garlic Salt
3 cups Flour
4-5 cups of vegetable oil

Directions: Mix Flour salt and pepper in zip lock. Mix chicken with mustard. Place chicken in flour mixture then fry in vegetable oil till done.

Kadun Pika

2006-08-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

Uncle Bo’s Quick Kadon Pika

1 Bag of Chicken wings
1 Onion – julienne
6 - 7 cloves of Garlic
1 cup of soy sauce
½ cup vinegar
8 tablespoons of black pepper
5 – 6 Donne’
5 tablespoons vegetable oil

Quick and Easy Directions:

Place all ingredients in a pot, cook on medium-high heat for 35-45 minutes. If you want less liquid leave the cover off. If you want it soupy then leave the cover on.

Chamorro Chop Steak

2006-08-03T13:21:00.001-07:00

CHOP STEAK

3 lbs sirloin tip sliced into short thin strips
1 large onion – sliced thin
3 cloves garlic – rough chop
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup vinegar (add more if needed)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup achote water (mix achote powder with water)

Mix ingredients except water and oil together and allow meat to marinate for 20 minutes.
Remove garlic and onions from marinade and sauté meat until tender.
Add onions and garlic and sauce to the meat along with achote mixture and cook over medium heat for about 6 to 8 minutes.
Great with White rice

Red Rice

2006-08-03T13:10:00.000-07:00

RED RICE

4 cups rice
1/2 large onion chopped
6 to 8 slices bacon that has been minced
1 small can peas or frozen peas (defrost before adding)
Achote powder
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Butter
Optional: switch water with chicken stock

Fry bacon, drain and place in separate bowl
Wash rice, add oil and achote powder. Mix well
Add water or Chicken stock (additional flavor)
Add onions, peas, and bacon to the mix
Salt and pepper to taste
Place in rice cooker
Once rice is cooked – Add 1 tablespoon butter, mix rice and let sit
Enjoy

I love the simplicity of the recipe, you do a little prep work and the rice cooker takes care of the rest.