Recipes to Famous Restaurants

I have also found this interesting as I was surfing the web. It's a number of books featuring the recipes of our favorite restaurants here in New York. It's just priced at $30 so I said what the heck, I'll give it a try.

It's interesting, as they give you all sorts of other freebies. But the real juice is the secret recipes. You'll be surprised that some of them do not sound very hard to prepare at all. Of course most of it are from famous fast foods and food chains, so you cannot expect much gourmet preparation. But it's still interesting. I have learned that no matter how good the recipe is, what matters most is the skill of who prepares it, the passion that is injected with the ingredients. And sometimes improvisation leads to better results!
If you want to try out the book (heck it's just $30 anyway), you can buy it only here at Filipino Cuisine in New York!:
America's Most Wanted Recipes

Saucy Salmon to the MAX!

photo courtesy of alaskasalmononline.com

ingredients:

1 lb Alaska Salmon

1/2 c basil

2 medium diced tomatoes

2 medium diced yellow onions

1 clove minced garlic
Kosher salt and pepper

2 tbsp Fairway Extra Virgin Olive Oil
or you can try this:

directions:

• preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
• rub salmon with salt and pepper.
• saute onions, tomatoes, garlic until soft. turn off the heat and add the basil.
• place salmon skin side down on a non-stick baking dish.
• pour the sauteed onions, etc.
• bake until salmon is cooked through about 12 to 15 min.
• before serving...squeeze on lemon juice.
• enjoy to the max...

Fishy Fishy with Ginger Lime Sauce

fish fillet ingredients

1 lb sea bass fillet

1 tbsp chopped basil from citarella

fresh fairway olive oil

1 clove minced garlic

1/4 c diced red and green pepper

1 c diced red onion

kosher salt and pepper to taste

sauce ingredients

fresh ginger root

1/4 c peanut oil

1tbsp tomato paste

1/2 c Martial Picat vinegar

procedures:

• rub fish fillet with olive oil on both sides. dip fillet into salt and pepper and
• basil.
• bake at 350 for 15 min or until fillet is cooked.

for ginger lime sauce:

• combine all ingredients and wisk until smooth. pour into baked fillet.
• enjoy the fishy fishy dish.

HOT HOT Baby Cilantro Salsa

ingredients

1 c chopped fresh cilantro
1 c finely chopped red and green pepper
1/4 c minced red onion
1/4 c fresh lime juice
1 tbsp Heinz chili sauce
1 c cubed tomatoes
2 tbsp Fairway extra virgin olive oil

procedures:

• combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. cover and refrigerate.
• can be used as dip or toppings for fried fish, chops or chicken cutlets.
• enjoy.

Culinary Fundamentals

For those interested in cooking basics and fundamentals, try out this book.





It has helped me a lot in knowing my way in the kitchen. I will continuously post my recipes and ingredients for Filipino Cuisine as well as the books and events I have been busying myself with. Cheers all!

Oozing Tilapia

photo courtesy of cafejohnsonia.blogspot.com

prep time: 30 min

2 pcs loin tilapia

1/2 c cilantro

2 med plum tomatoes

1 med yellow onion

2 gloves crushed garlic

2 tbsp lemon juice

2tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

• saute onion in olive oil until soft. followed by tomatoes and garlic.
• put cilantro...
• in a baking dish...put 1/2 of the sauteed onion, tomatoes and garlic..
• put 2pcs of loin tilapia..on top of the fish put the remaining sauteed onion, tomatoes and garlic...
• season with salt and pepper
• bake for 20 min...before serving splash with lemon juice.
• serve with brown rice.