Filipino Pork Menudo

One of my favorite I love the sweetness of this dish from the raisins and hubster love this too :-)

Ingredients :

2 lbs cubed pork tenderloins
3 cubed medium potatoes
3 cubed carrots
3 or 4 fried chicken liver (chopped or grinded in food processor )
1 can 8 oz tomato sauce
1/2 cup catsup
3 bay leaves
1/2 cup raisins
1 red bell pepper diced
1 white onion diced
3 cloves garlic minced
juice of 1 big lemon
1 can of sprite or cola
5 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp olive oil
black pepper

Marinate the pork with lemon juice, soy sauce, sprite or cola, bay leaves and pepper for about at least an hour. In a pan saute the onion and garlic then add the pork then let it simmer for about 30 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients cover it and let it simmer again until the potatoes and carrots will be cooked. Some people like to add some parmiggiano cheese at the end :-) Serve this on top of the rice :-)

Potato Salad

My husband had a potluck party at work and I decided to make this potato salad. It is really good and I just decided to add ingredients in the salad some stuff that I have in our refrigerator. It came out pretty good and that is the reason I am sharing this recipe :-)

INGREDIENTS                                                          
                                                                                   
3 lbs        yukon gold potatoes
2 cups     mayonnaise
2 cups     plain greek yogurt
2 tbsp      pickle relish
1/4 cup   olive oil
5 basil leaves chopped
3 stalks of celery minced
1/2 red onion diced
1/2 lb crispy cooked bacon and crumbled
juice of 1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste

Boil the potatoes until tender drain it and let it cool. Then peel it and cut it and put it in a bowl. In a small dish put the onion and add salt, pepper and the juice of the lemon. In a separate bowl mix the rest of the ingredients then add the potatoes the onion and the bacon. Cover the bowl and refrigerate it for at least an hour.

Orzo Pasta

Ingredients

1 lb      Orzo pasta
1/2 lb   shrimp or grilled chicken or both
2          cloves garlic chopped
1/2        red onion diced
1 cup    cherry tomatoes
3           basil leaves chopped
1/2 cup  grated parmiggiano reggiano cheese
2 lemons  use the zest and juice
1/2 cup  olive oil
salt and pepper to taste


Cook the orzo pasta per packaged instructions. Saute the garlic in a frying pan with a little olive oil then add the shrimp. When it's done take it out from the pan and set it aside. In a mixing bowl mix the rest of the ingredients except for the the cheese. When pasta is done drain it put it in the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Mix it well then add the cheese and the shrimp.