How to make Sinamak

Filipinos love to have “sawsawan” (dipping sauce) in their grilled dish and Sinamak from the Western Visayas region is one of the most popular.  You can find Sinamak in most native restaurants in the Philippines because it is a great dip for seafood dishes and you can now find it in the supermarkets.

Sinamak is a spiced vinegar and very easy to prepare, the basic ingredients are siling labuyo, ginger, peppercorns and garlic, but in Western Visayas it always has langkawas or galangal. Langkawas gives your Sinamak an enticing aroma and appetizing flavor, but if you can’t find one, Ginger is good enough.  When serving Sinamak, you can mix it with soy sauce or fish sauce.

Some Filipino dishes are more appetizing when paired with Sinamak, here are some them; Chicharon Bulaklak, Pork Chicharon, Shrimp Kropek, Beef Tapa, Inihaw na baboy, Inihaw na Pusit, Inihaw na Bangus, Chicken Inasal, Bagnet, Inihaw na Liempo, Fried Bangus, Crispy Fried Isaw, Lumpiang togue, Lumpiang Bangus, Daing na bangus, Lumpia Shanghai and Vigan Empanada.

• 3 1/2 cups Cane vinegar (best if you can have a Vinegar from Tuba or Palm Wine)
• 1 cup fresh Siling Labuyo
• 3 tablespoons ginger, sliced
• 3 tablespoons langkawas, sliced
• 1 tablespoon Peppercorns
• 1 head garlic
• 1 long neck empty bottle, cleaned

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How to cook Stuffed Squid

This Stuffed Squid Recipe is a whole squid stuffed with shrimp and crab meat combinations covered with a tomato wine sauce. This seafood dish is a popular Italian dish, we first tried this in a popular Italian restaurant in Bacolod,  we tried to cook at home and the result is awesomely delicious.  If you are a seafood lover then you should try this recipe too.

Take note that when cooking this seafood dish the two most important elements for success are:

• Make sure to buy the freshest seafood.
• Do not to overcook the seafood, especially the squid.

If you can do these tasks, I’m sure you will have a mix of tender shrimp with soft buttery lump crab meat and  covered by light fresh squid in a tomato wine sauce. You can serve this dish for a special occasion and everyone will surely love it.

• 6 medium-sized fresh squid
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup of butter, melted
• 1/2 cup of parsley, chopped
• 1 tsp. tarragon
• 1 1/2 cups of fresh shrimp, cooked and finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups of crabmeat, cooked and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup scallions
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup of red wine
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How to cook Yema Cake

Yema Cake Recipe is a great treat for everyone and is best served after or in between meals. With this, your family will love it and you can just have it every day.

Although the Yema Cake is light in texture, it still has a rich Milky flavor because of the Yema Frosting on top.  If you love this delight, then bake one since it is just so easy.  More so, you make it more flavorful once you add some grated cheddar cheese on top. With this recipe I’m sure a lot of people will love you for it.

For the Cake:

•  Get the Sponge Cake ingredients and procedure here (10×10 size)

Yema Frosting:

• Get the Yema Frosting ingredients and procedure here

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