Chicken Cordon Bleu

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Ingredients:

4 pieces boneless chicken breast, about 6 ounces each
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
12 slices thin sliced ham
4 slices of Swiss cheese
1 piece raw egg
4 teaspoon butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tsp paprika (optional)




Cooking procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Combine softened butter and salt then mix well
3. Place a piece of chicken breast in a flat surface then brush the top with the butter-salt mixture and sprinkle some paprika.
4. Top the chicken breast with ham slices followed by the Swiss Cheese
5. Start rolling the chicken breast from one end to the other. Make sure that it is tightly rolled. You may use a toothpick to fasten the end of the chicken breast to keep it from rolling back.
6. After rolling all the chickn breast, combine the remaining butter-salt mixture with egg and whisk until every ingredient is evenly distributed.
7. Brush the outer part of the chicken breasts with the egg-butter-salt mixture then dredge in bread crumbs.
8. Place the chicken breasts in a greased baking dish then bake for 25 minutes. If the chicken is not fully cooked by this time, you can loosely cover it with aluminum foil and continue baking at lower temperature until the chicken is cooked.
9. Remove from the oven and slice into individual servings.
10. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!



Pininyahang Manok

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Ingredients:

2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces
12 ounces pineapple chunks, canned
2 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
1 cup bell pepper, cut into thick strips
1 medium sized carrot, wedged
2 1/2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
1/2 cup fresh milk
2 tbsp garlic, minced
1 medium sized onion, sliced
2 tbsp cooking oil


Cooking procedure:


1. Marinate the chicken in pineapple juice/concentrate (derived from the can of pineapple chunks) for 20 to 30 minutes
2. Pour the cooking oil in a cooking pot / casserole then apply heat
3. Sauté the garlic, onion, and tomatoes
4. Put-in the chicken and cook until color of the outer part turns light brown
5. Add the pineapple juice/concentrate marinade and fresh milk then bring to a boil
6. Add the pineapple chunks and simmer until the chicken is tender and half of the liquid evaporates (about 20 to 30 minutes).
7. Put-in the carrots and simmer for 5 minutes
8. Add the bell pepper and fish sauce then simmer for 3 minutes
9. Remove from the cooking pot / casserole and transfer to a serving dish.
10. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!



Chicken Tinola

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Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
36 ounces rice washing
1/2 pc small green papaya, cut into wedges
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 medium sized onion, chopped
1 thumb ginger, cut into strips
2 tbsp fish sauce
Hot pepper leaves




Cooking Procedure:


1. Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger
2. Put-in the chicken and cook until color turns light brown
3. Add the fish sauce and mix well
4. Pour-in the rice washing and put to a boil. Simmer for 45 minutes.
5. Add the green papaya wedges and simmer for 5 minutes
6. Add the hot pepper leaves
7. Add salt and pepper to taste
8. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!


Orange Chicken

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Ingredients:

2 lbs boneless chicken breast, cubed
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 raw egg,beaten
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
cooking oil
1 ½ cup water
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped
Cooking Procedure:

1. In a container, put-in the flour, salt, and ground black pepper then mix well
2. Dip the chicken on the beaten egg mixture and place inside the container (where the flour, salt, and pepper are)
3. Close the container and shake until the chicken is evenly coated with the flour mixture
4. Deep fry the chicken for about 7 minutes or until the color turns golden brown. Set aside
5. In a pan, put-in the water, soy sauce, vinegar, and orange juice then bring to a boil
6. Add the garlic and simmer for 5 minutes
7. Add the sugar and and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes
8. Put-in the green onions and cornstarch (diluted in 2 tbsp of water) then mix well
9. Add the deep-fried chicken on pan and cook until sauce nearly evaporates
10. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!