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Practical Cooking Tip: Vegetable Blanching

Blanching is a cooking process where in you submerge a food substance, mostly veggies and fruits, in boiling water for a few minutes then placed under cold running water to stop the cooking process. Why you should practice blanching? Because it is a tried and tested time saver! Maniwala kayo sa akin mga inay!

Akalain mong 3 minutes lang may guinisang gulay na kame. Chopsuey can be done in less than 10 minutes! Promise talaga, this technique is a life saver. This is a must if you are yayaless like me and have mouthssss to feed!

How to properly blanch vegetables? Is there a guide in blanching? Ilang minutes ba dapat?

How long should I blanch? Minutes always depends on the thickness or size of the veggies. Broccoli florets (around 1 1/5 inch diameter) is usually blanched for 3 minutes. Smaller veggies are blanched for lesses time. Thinly sliced vegetables such as carrots are blanched really fast. Yung tipong ilublob mo lang yung veggies sa boiling water then running water na. Always use a strainer, a must have in the kitchen yung medyo malaki na strainer.

Can I reuse the boiling? I do but for veggies that are peeled only. Say, I will use it for carrots, then cauliflower, then broccoli.

Can I blanch all kinds of vegetables? Here are the list of veggies that we tried:

sigarilyas (because that’s my fave!!) We usually blanch 1 kilos of sigariylas
sitaw and it goes well with almost anything! Adobong sitaw, sinigang na baboy, guinisang ampalaya, pakbet, guinisang kalabasa, the sitaw possibility is endless!
Kalabasa
Sayote, it should be super quick too! Madali sya matunaw
Patola, I tried pero natunaw na sya agad haha
Puso ng saging, OK din but nangingitim sya so I would not reco
Siling panigang. Favorite ng nanay ko mag blanch ng siling panigang, mahal daw kase eh. So pag nagmura na, buy sya mga 1 kg then blanch nya.
Kangkong and talbos ng kamote, super quick lang dapat
Baguio beans, also super quick lalo na if sliced na
Potato medyo matagal, 8-10 min
Labanos we also tried, dapat sobrang bilis lang

Yan ang naalala ko so far but basically, we blanch veggies based on recipe. So if we have plans to cook chopsuey, will blanched all ingredients then sama sama na sila sa ziplock.

Another advantage if blanching is mas maganda yung kulay ng gulay, mas matingkad sya and I do not know why. As to nutrient loss, yes merong loss, but hello, at least hindi sanity mo na loss because with blanching, hindi ka na maloloka sa pag aasikaso ng lutuin.

You will need at least half the day to blanch a 2 week vegetables menu. Isang paguran lang but hayahay na buong linggo di ba. Try mo din and tell me how it went for you.

Noche Buena Idea: Ready To Cook Crispy Pata Or Ready To Cook Lechon Kawali

Crispy Pata and Lechon Kawali is always a part of Pinoy handaan. Hindi kumpleto ang kahit anong handaan kung wala ang Crispy Pata or Lechon Kawali. Sarap di ba? Mas masarap sana kung ang Lechon Kawali or Crispy Pata eh mabilis lang lutuin. Ready To Cook Crispy Pata Or Ready To Cook Lechon Kawali nasan na kayo?!?

Nasa Monterey Meatshops lang pala. Mga momshies, may I present to you, a Noche Buena Food Idea that I am super thankful I discovered, Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata and Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali

I know you have a lot of questions and I am going to answer all that.

1. Where to buy Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali & Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata?

Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata & Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali is now available in all Monterey Meatshops. It is also available in major supermarkets in Luzon and can be found in the NATIVE SECTION.

2. How much is Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata & Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali?

Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata is P325 (900g per bag)
Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali is P230 (425g per bag)

3. How to heat Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata & Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali?

There are two ways to reheat it, you can pan fry or use Turbo, reheating time is 20+ minutes.

My recent experience with frying is not so good. Natalsikan ako ng mantika eh hehehe, so I opted for Turbo. Atsaka, turbo is so great, walang mantika na kailangan. I just need to turn it on and leave it there. So yun na nga. I cooked my Purefoods Heat and Eat Crispy Pata & Purefoods Heat and Eat Lechon Kawali using my turbo.

It says in the packaging that for Turbo, Cripsy Pata is 40 minutes while Lechon Kawali is only 20 minutes. Sa experience ko, inabot ng 30 minutes ang lechon kawali before niya na achieve yung gusto kong itsura. The Crispy Pata took about 50 minutes and binaligtad ko sya nung luto at crispy na yung ibabaw.

Yung turbo na nabili ko kasya ang isang Crispy Pata at dalawang lechon kawali so sabay ko na sinalang.

Purefoods Heat and Eat Review

Let me just rave for a minute how genius this product it. OM MY GOODNESS! OH MY GOODNESS!!!

Crispy Pata in less than an hour? Like, seriously? Yes, seriously, it’s a ready to cook crispy pata. If you can’t relate to how I feel, you haven’t tried cooking Crispy Pata and you do not know how tedious to prepare this. Let me explain, to enure that your Crispy Pata is crispy on the outside and cooked and tender in the inside, you have to pre cooked it for about an hour (depends on the size). Pre cook pa lang yan ha, tantyahan pa sa oras. And then you need to let it cool. Hindi pwedeng pagkalaga, prito agad, mas malutong kung malamig na. Abutin ka mga 3 hours before ka makaluto ng napakasarap na Crispy Pata. Ngarag ka pa dahil binabantayan mo

With Purefoods Heat and Eat, siguradong sarap lutong! Anytime! All the time. Eh kase di ba, prep time is less than an hour. That’s a lot of time na mase save mo. Instead of being in the kitchen for hours, with Purefoods Heat and Eat, minutes lang. Tapos if you are going to use trubo pa like what I did, chilax chilax ka na lang.

How about the taste?

Ay panalo! Saktong sakto ang lasa, hindi maalat, hindi maanta. Malutong siya noon naluto and the inside is really tender. Hindi matigas at mahirap nguyain. Perfection!

It’s best paired with sukatoyo saue. This is the best timpla that’s perfect for your Lechon Kawali and Crispy Pata

Crispy Pata and Lechon Kawali Sawsawan recipe:

1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup toyo
5 tsp sugar
1 tsp pepper
sili (depends on your hotness level)
1/4 cup finely chopped sibuyas

I highly recommend Purefoods Heat and Eat, lalo na ngayon Noche Buena. Ang daming oras mo (at pagod mo) ang mase save dito. Sa dami ng lulutuin at ihahanda this Christmas (and also New Year), life saver ang Purefoods Heat and Eat. Be sarap lutong updated sa Facebook by following Purefoods Heat and Eat Facebook Page. Kung na try nyo na ito and will be sharing photos on IG, don’t forget to tag @purefoodsheatandeat and use the hashtag #PurefoodsSarapLutong

Noche Buena Dessert Ideas: Coffee Based Desserts

Who doesn’t love coffee? Perhaps, for most people coffee is part of adulting. It is very aromatic and refreshing especially when brewed. Some people like it cold, a lot like it hot. As the times go by, coffee became part of the menu. It’s no longer considered as just a drink but also used as main dessert ingredients. If you love coffee like I do, sharing with you some Noche Buena Dessert Ideas: Coffee Based Desserts that I have been thinking to add on our Noche Buena menu this December 24.

Noche Buena Dessert Ideas: Coffee Based Desserts

Tiramisu

Its taste is chocolatey with a hint of coffee. So this is perfect for the kids and adults. It originates from Italy, where coffee is trendy. You need the following ingredients to make this dessert:

Ladyfingers
Coffee
Cocoa powder
Eggs
Sugar
Mascarpone or cream cheese

Coffee Jelly

If you want it creamy, coffee jelly is what you need. It is saucy and creamy with tidbits of jellies. You can make your jelly or buy the ready-made coffee-flavored gelatin. If you are going to make your jelly, just follow the instruction on your Gulaman powder mix and then flavored it with coffee. These are the ingredients you need:

Coffee-favored Jelly
All-purpose cream
Condensed milk
Evaporated milk

Cappucino Ice Cream

You can buy ready-made ice cream but to make it is quite fun and memorable for the kids. You need an electric mixer or an electric whisker. If you do it manually, it will take much time, and you might not get the cream you desired. All you need are:

All-purpose cream
Condensed milk
Instant coffee powder
Chocolate chips

Coffee Cheesecake

Cheesecakes are very popular, but it can also include on your coffee-based Noche Buena desserts. Gather these ingredients, and you are good to go:

Ready-made Grahams pie crust or you can make your own (crushed Grahams, butter, brown sugar, a pinch of salt)
Cream cheese
All-purpose cream
Coffee
Crushed Grahams
Chocolate chips

No Bake Mocha Cake

If you want something cakey, try this one. It is effortless to make; you need to make layers of crushed cake bars and milk mixture then top it with gelatin. All you need to make this are:

Chocolate or mocha-flavored cupcakes or cake bars (crushed)
Mixture of all-purpose cream and condensed milk
Gelatin mixture for the top

Coffee Ice Cream Pie

If you love pie, you will be going to like this one. It is like a refrigerated cake, Mix all the ingredients or have it your way then put everything on the crust. Check these:

Ready-made crust
Vanilla Ice cream
Coffee
Nuts
Cream Cheese
Chocolate chips
Chocolate syrup

Coffee Truffles

You can quickly make this one, crushed mocha cupcakes and mix all purpose cream an then form it into balls. After this, use a toothpick or a hard straw and dip the chocolate ball into the melted chocolate. You just need these three ingredients:

Mocha cupcake
All-purpose cream
Chocolate, melted (you can also try white chocolate)

These coffee-based Noche Buena Desserts are very easy to make. You can make these desserts even if you have insufficient time. Even the kids can make these desserts without a sweat. Your family members will undoubtedly love each dessert even if they are not caffeine lovers. Make your Holiday season more meaningful by helping each other and make fun while preparing for Noche Buena.