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Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Hoisin Pork Chop with Green Onion Relish

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 (1 pound) boneless pork tenderloin
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
Relish
  • 2 green onions
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 can pineapple, diced
  • 1 small jalapeno, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley
  • 1 tsp dried cilantro 
Directions:
  1. Combine hoisin, vinegar, soy, garlic and sesame oil in a small bowl. Place the tenderloin in a medium shallow baking dish, pour over the marinade and marinate in the refrigerate overnight.
  2. Preheat the grill. 
  3. Remove the pork from the marinade, removing any excess. Season with salt and pepper and cook in preheated oven for 10 minutes; turn over cook for 10 more minutes or until instant read thermometer reads 155F. Cover and let reast 10 minutes.Preheat grill. 
  4. Brush the green onions with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. 
  5. Grill the onions until almost cooked though and finely slice. 
  6. Place the onions, pineapple, jalapeno in a medium bowl and stir to combine. 
  7. Add the lime juice, the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, parsley and cilantro. 
  8. Serve at room temperature.
  9. Serve pork with salsa.

Friday, 3 July 2020

Ube Cheese Pandesal

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup fresh milk, warm
  • 2 tsp dry yeast
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp purple yam flavor, alternatively, use 1/2 cup ube powder or ube halaya but you may need to adjust the flour
  • 1 block cheddar cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs
Directions:
  1. In a small bowl or cup, combine the warm milk ( not too hot) and 1 tbsp sugar. Mix until dissolved. Add the dry yeast and let it stand for about 5-10 minutes until it becomes foamy.
  2. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, bread flour, salt and white sugar) in a large bowl and mix thoroughly. Make a well in the centre of the bowl then add the yeast mixture, cooking oil, vanilla essence and ube flavor. You can also use fresh ube, powder or ube halaya instead. 
  3. Mix the dough until it forms. Transfer in a clean flat surfface and manually knead the dough for at lease 8 minutes until smooth.When you lightly press your finger into the dough, it should bounce back. 
  4. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover with tea towel and let it stand for about 1 1/2 hour or until size is doubled. I prefer to pre-heat the oven at 100°C for 10 minutes then turn it off and place the dough inside. This will help to rise the dough, specially in winter months. 
  5. Gently deflate the dough by giving it a punch. Roll the dough into a log, cut and divide it into 20-25 pieces. Flatten the dough and add in the cheese filling, seal and shape into a ball. 
  6. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and arrange the dough with 1/2 inch apart. Cover it with a clean tea towel and let rise for another 30 minutes or an hour. Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven at 180°C. 
  7. Roll each dough with bread crumbs. Bake at 180°C for 10 - 15 minute until the top is lightly brown. Serve warm or store in an air-tight container at room temperature.