Fish In Black Bean Sauce

I'm posting the recipe here (from memory), before I completely forget about it. It's a dish that I would like to cook again since it's so easy and simple to prepare.

Fish fillet cut into small strips
black beans (tausi) - around 1 tablespoon
slivered ginger - I used plenty
chopped garlic
chopped onions
sili (optional) - just 1 pc
tokwa (optional)
1 tbsp oyster sauce

I used olive oil since I didn't have any sesame oil. I sauteed the onions, garlic, ginger and sili. Then I added the fish pieces, then the tausi. And finished it off with oyster sauce.

My dad suggested to add tofu next time. Sorry, no photo of the finished product since I everyone was hungry already.

Steamed Fish with Ginger and Onion Leeks

This is one dish that is so easy to prepare, does not require measurements, cooks in 15 minutes, yet healthy and flavorful.


Ingredients
onion leeks
spring onion (optional)
grated ginger
sesame oil
soy sauce (optional)
salt
fish - I bought dory recently, so it's what I used.

I just washed the fish, sprinkled a bit of salt, drizzled about a tablespoon or two of sesame oil. In my original recipe, soy sauce and spring onions were not included. But in other recipes that I read, these were added so I just combined the recipes.

Drizzled a tablespoon of soy sauce, I used the low sodium version. Topped the fish with the ginger, onion leeks and spring onions. Wrapped the fish in foil then steamed for about 10 - 15 minutes. Steaming time really depends on the size of the fish.

Can You Find The Fish?

Sorry for this pic. lol. I took such a close shot. And it's burnt on the sides because I didn't put much olive oil.

This is one dish that's a staple at home because it's so easy to prepare. I just patted some salt and pepper on the fillet of sole, drizzled some olive oil, squeeze a sliver of lemon, added a generous helping of dill (picked from the garden) and topped with some leftover lemons.

In it goes into the oven for 20 minutes or so (depending on the size of the fish). It's a healthy and yummy way of serving fish.

Pineapple Porkchop

I cooked pineapple porkchop yesterday and I tried to cook it based on memory since I didn't get to write down the recipe when my mom taught me this dish.

I didn't measure any of the ingredients because I just eyeballed everything.

I had 4 pcs of porkchop and marinated it for a couple of hours in soy sauce (I like the low sodium variety), calamansi and garlic.

Fry the porkchop pieces. On the side, I mixed some pineapple juice with some of the marinade and a teaspoon of cornstarch powder. Set this aside.

After the porkchops are cooked, set aside. I only removed a bit of the oil from the frying pan, then I poured in the pineapple juice mixture. By the way, my mom just uses the juice from the canned pineapple tidbits. But I like my porkchops with a bit more sauce so I use a lot of juice, about half of a canned pineapple juice.

Then I put back the porkchop pieces and let simmer a bit. When it's nearly done, I throw in some pineapple tidbits.

Chicken Stir Fry

This is a quick and easy dish to do, especially on weeknights. I can't remember the exact proportions of the ingredients, I just usually eyeball everything and season according to my taste.

Ingredients
chicken fillets, cubed
onions
garlic
chili
2 tbsp thai fish sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
4 tbsp water
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
1 cup basil leaves (packed)

Heat up some oil, saute the onions, garlic and chili. Throw in the chicken pieces and fry until golden brown. Mix the thai fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and water together. Pour the mixture onto the chicken. When almost done, add the basil leaves.

Serve with rice. By the way, when I made this, I bought enough chicken to feed 5 people.

When I made this at home, the husband liked it very much. And to prove that he isn't biased, I brought some leftovers for my lunch at work the following day. It was a hit among my officemates, as well.