My Mama's Kitchen and Garden

Siopao is a Filipino dish which is similar to Chinese dish. Iloilo is a province in the Philippines where majority of the people in the city are Chinese and most of the establishments are manage by Chinese. Most of my Mom's business friends are Chinese. As Ilonggo, we are exposed to Chinese food and we adapted their way of cooking. Kong Kee and Roberto's house are one of the oldest Chinese restaurant in Iloilo since I was a baby. It it still my favorite for the past 40 years especially for their siopao, siomai, lomi, sotanghon guisado, meatballs, lumpia/eggrolls and camaron rebosado. This is my eldest son favorite. For chicken bbq filling, I use my mama's recipe for bbq marinade with some adjustment with the recipe, I remove the salt and decrease the amount of mixture. Chicken bbq are my kids favorite dish from their Grandma. Instant pot Chicken BBQ Siopao or Steamed Bun with chicken BBQ - Filipino Style Author: Neliza Ly Chicken BBQ filling fo...

Air fryer Strawberry Bundt Cake  Author: Neliza Ly Airfryer : https://amzn.to/2ufwUTr Bundt Pan :  https://amzn.to/2udu9So Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 1 XL egg 1½ cup cake flour (substitute 1 cup AP flour – 2 tbsp. and replace with 2 tbsp. cornstarch, sift at least 6 times) 2 tsp baking powder ½ cup 1% milk ¼ tsp salt 2 cups fresh strawberries, slice into small pieces 2 tsp lemon extract 1 tsp unsalted butter to grease the pan Instructions: Coat the entire interior of the 7”bundt pan very well with butter. Mix butter, sugar and egg until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and lemon extract and mix well.Fold with strawberries until well combined. Pour the cake batter into the bundt pan . Cover the top pan with foil and poke several holes. Place the bundt pan in the basket and air fry at 350F for 30 minutes with foil. Remove the foil and air fry for another 5 minutes. Carefully remove the bundt pan...

Turon is a popular Filipino snack made with Saba bananas and jackfruit, wrapped in spring roll wrapper and deep fried. Usually, we only use brown sugar. I added cinnamon powder on mine because I love the smell. You can omit the jackfruit if you don’t like it. Air fryer Turon, banana lumpia or banana springrolls Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 4 Ripe plantain or Saba banana, cut into 8 pieces 1 can ripe jackfruit or fresh ripe jackfruit, cut into strips ½ cup Brown sugar + 1 tbsp. cinnamon powder (I added cinnamon on this one because I love the smell). Spring roll wrapper   Instructions: Place the brown sugar- cinnamon mixture into a bowl. Roll the banana slices in the brown sugar. Place a lumpia wrapper in your working area and then place a slice of banana on the wrapper. Add 4 to 5 strips of jackfruit. I like a lot of jackfruit.   Roll the wrapper into a log. Seal with water. Spray lumpia with vegetable oil. Line the Air fryer basket with perforate...

This is my favorite way of cooking for flounder fillet. Sometimes, I use spinach instead of mushroom. Crab meat is one of the best filling for flounder fillet. This way of cooking is very tasty. I always bring this to work for my 2 am dinner and eat it with rice. Airfryer Rolled Flounder stuffed with mushroom and lemon Author: Neliza Ly Equipment: Breville Smart Oven Air Go Wise  Ingredients: 4 Flounder fillet 125 grams Mushroom slices – grind into small pieces 1 tbsp. breadcrumbs 2 tbsp. green onion ½ lemon – juice 1/3 cup mayo Lemon zest from 1 lemon 1/8 tsp. paprika ½ lemon – juice Salt and pepper Instructions: In a small bowl, combine mushroom, bread crumbs, green onion and lemon juice. Mix well. In another bowl mix mayo, lemon zest, paprika and lemon juice. Season Flounder fillet with salt and pepper. Place fillet flat side up. Brush with mayo mixture. Spoon mushroom mixture in each fillet, spread evenly and roll each fillet like jelly roll. ...

We have too much cherry at home and had a hard time finishing. I decided to make a cherry bread. This recipe is based on my Air fryer Blueberry cake. I did not preheat my air fryer and I added a lot of cherries. Air fryer Cherry Bundt Cake Author: Neliza Ly Airfryer : https://amzn.to/2ufwUTr Bundt Pan :  https://amzn.to/2udu9So Ingredients: ½ cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup white sugar 1 egg 1½ cup cake flour (substitute 1 cup AP flour – 2 tbsp. and replace with 2 tbsp. cornstarch, sift at least 6 times) 2 tsp baking powder ½ cup 1% milk (Works with almond milk, 2% and whole milk. I haven’t tried soy or coconut milk) ¼ tsp salt 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted and halves (I use a straw to remove the seeds faster) 2 tsp lemon extract 1 tsp unsalted butter to grease the pan Instructions: Coat the entire interior of the 7” bundt pan very well with butter. Mix oil, sugar and egg until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, salt, milk and lemon extract and mix well. Sav...

We always make Valenciana back home especially during Fiesta and All Souls day. We usually cook it in a big pot that can accommodate at least 75 people or more. We use turmeric most of the time but sometimes we also use Royal Orange by Coca Cola to add more flavor. I tried making this in the instant pot before without measuring my ingredients. This time, I decided to measure in order to post it in my blog. I’m using a mixture of jasmine rice and glutinous rice. I also omit chicken gizzard, liver and shrimp on this one. The shrimp become rubbery if it is overcooked in the instant pot. If you like shrimp, you can add it add the end. For people that keep asking if this is legit recipe or not, this is how we cook at home. We don't use coconut milk like other places. If you want the traditional way, use a wok and banana leaves. My blog is about Instant Pot cooking. Instant Pot Ilonggo Arroz Valenciana Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 2 cups Jasmine Rice 1 cup glutinous ...

I love Tatoy's Lechon Manok at Tatoy's Manokan and Seafood at Villa, Iloilo. They really make great Lechon and seafoods. Instant Pot and Air fryer Lechon Manok or Filipino Style Roasted Whole Chicken Author: Neliza Ly Ingredients: 6 lbs. whole chicken Stuffing: 3 stalks lemon grass 3 pcs Bay leaf Poaching:  8 pcs. Garlic cloves 1 onion peeled 1 tbsp. whole peppercorn 1 tbsp. coarse sea salt 2 bay leaf 1 star anise 8 cups (2L) cold water Rub: Butter Garlic powder pepper Instructions: Stuff Whole Chicken with lemongrass and bay leaf. Add Poaching ingredients into the pot. Place whole chicken into the pot with chicken breast side up. Set Instant Pot on Manual Mode, High Pressure for 1 minute, 26 minutes NPR. When chicken is done, carefully remove the chicken from the Instant Pot using a tong. Make sure the temperature reaches at least 165 F. Be careful the chicken is very hot. Pat Dry the whole chicken: Drain the hot chicken stock insid...