My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

I make 2 rack of Baby Back Ribs every week per kid’s request. This is one of their favorite way of cooking ribs. Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 1 rack baby back ribs, cut into pieces 2 oz. Maggi seasoning 1 tbsp. (12 grams) vinegar 2 tbsp. (24 grams) annatto oil 3 cloves (11 grams) garlic, minced 1 tbsp. (15 grams) fresh ginger, grated 2 oz. water Annatto Oil: In a pot, heat ½ cup vegetable oil. Add 1 tbsp. annatto seeds. Turn off and remove the pot from heat. Leave annatto seeds for 10 minutes then discard seeds. You have annatto oil. Instructions: Parboil ribs for 10 minutes to remove impurities. Rinse with cold running water. Season the ribs with Maggi seasoning, vinegar, annatto oil, garlic and ginger. Mix well and set aside for 30 minutes. Place the ribs into the Instant pot. Add 2 oz. water. Set the Instant Pot on Manual mode, High Pressure for 15 minutes, 10 minutes NPR. Garnish with green onions. Serve with hot steamed

Bam-I is very common in our area as Ilonggo / Visayas Region. All the karenderia, school cafeteria and some of the restaurants serve Bam-I. Bam-I is also common with every celebration such as birthdays, Christmas and other holidays.  We have a belief that noodles give you long life. You can add chorizo bilbao on your Bam-I if you have it in your area.  You can also add shrimp if you like. I prefer to use Sauté Mode with Bam-I because there's 2 different kinds of noodle use in this ingredients and it will not come out good and one of the noodles will become mushy if I cook it on High Pressure. Instant Pot Pancit Bam-I - Sauté Mode Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Instant Pot Weighing scale Measuring cup Measuring spoon Ingredients: 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 200 grams cooked pork belly, sliced 200 grams cooked chicken, shredded 8 oz. fish balls, precooked 8 oz. Vermicelli Beans thread noodle or sotanghon, soaked for 5 minutes then drain 4 oz. Pancit Canton (Flo

Air fry Lasagna Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: measuring spoon measuring cup 9x13 baking dish Breville Smart Oven Air Ingredients: 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 shallot, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 lb. ground chicken 2 oz. chicken broth 24 oz. pasta sauce 1 tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped 30 oz. original ricotta cheese 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 XL egg 2 tbsp. parsley, chopped 9 pcs. oven ready lasagna Instructions: Meat sauce: Sauté garlic, shallot and ground chicken for 5 minutes until brown. Add chicken broth, pasta sauce and parsley. Simmer and cook for 5 minutes. Set it aside. Cheese sauce: In a bowl, combine 30 oz. ricotta cheese, 1 cup (4 oz.) mozzarella, egg and Parsley. Mix well and set it aside. Lasagna: Spread 1 ½ cup meat sauce in the bottom of 9x13 baking dish. Add 3 oven ready lasagna noodles, spread 1 cup meat sauce, sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella and spread 1 ½ cup cheese sauce. Repeat until 3 layers of noodles. Spray foil with v