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I consider myself a food enthusiast. As much as I love eating, I also love experimenting with all the herbs and spices I can find. I want to share all my food experiences, food adventures and my recipes here. I'm glad you found this site. You must be a food enthusiast as well. I hope we can exchange recipes and food experiences, so please don't hesitate to leave a comment. Don't worry, I won't bite =P. I'm looking forward to reading your feedback! - Orchard


Thursday, September 1, 2011

Spicy Pork Sauté Recipe


Ingredients:

3tbsp butter
1 onion finely chopped
9 cloves of garlic crushed and finely chopped
800gms pork sliced into bite size
7tbsp soy sauce
2tbsp vinegar
1tsp McCormick® cayenne pepper
2 ½  tbsps sugar
2tbsps Worcestershire sauce
Black pepper
Salt to taste

How to prepare:
  1. In a bowl sprinkle salt on the pork and mix them together. Set aside.
  2. In another bowl, create a spicy sauce mixture by mixing the onion, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, cayenne pepper, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and salt to taste.
  3. Pour the mixture on the pork and mix them together.
  4. In a skillet, melt the butter in a low temperature.
  5. Separate the pork from the spicy sauce (Do not throw away the spicy sauce).
  6. Put the pork in the skillet. Stir until the pork and butter are mixed together. Cover with lid.
  7. Raise the heat up and stir until the water from the pork come­­s out.
  8. When the water from the pork comes out, stir it from time to time.
  9. Stir until the water almost evaporates.
  10. Lower the temperature and add the spicy sauce.
  11. Stir from time to time to distribute the spicy sauce on the pork.
  12. Stir until the spicy sauce is thick and the pork had absorbed the flavor.
  13. Remove from stove.


This dish is also good served with cucumber salad.

Good for 8 servings.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Egg-y-roll dessert, for kids (Recipe)



Ingredients:
4 eggs
4tbsp brown sugar
1 cup water
McCormick® cinnamon
Powdered milk
Oil

To prepare:
  1. Beat the eggs in a bowl and set aside.
  2. Boil the sugar in a pot with 1 cup of water until it caramelizes.
  3. In a skillet, spread a small amount of oil and pour 3tbsp of egg. Cook both sides. Repeat the process on the remaining eggs.
  4. Roll the cooked eggs into an eggroll shape.
  5. Pour caramelized sugar on the eggrolls.
  6. Powder them with cinnamon on top and add powdered milk.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sweet Garlic Hot Wings Recipe




Ingredients:

5 chicken wings
9 cloves of garlic (minced)
½ red onion (finely chopped)
1 ½ tsp. McCormick® Spanish paprika
1 ½ tsp McCormick® chili pepper
½ McCormick® cayenne pepper
1 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste
Cooking oil

How to prepare:
  1. (Note: Be careful on this step) In a bowl, I prefer to puncture the skin and meat of each chicken wing with a sharp object, several places, to allow thorough cooking. Do this step before sprinkling the salt on the wings. Massage the wings and the salt until the salt is evenly distributed on each chicken wing.
  2. In another bowl, mix all the ingredients: garlic, red onion, Spanish paprika, chili pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, sugar and salt to taste. Mix them altogether.
  3. Heat approximately ¾ inch fry oil in a 2-inch-deep fry pan (I like cast iron) over medium-high heat. Let it get to 350 degrees F. A nice deep pan helps prevent splatter.
  4. When the oil is hot enough, fry the chicken wings.
  5. After frying the chicken wings, put them in the spicy mixture and mix them together until the spices are evenly distributed on the chicken wings.
  6. Fry the chicken wings, again, in a low heat until the spices are cooked. Avoid burning the sugar.