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  • Aglio Olio with Beef Tapa and Poached Egg

    What is Aglio Olio?

    aglio olio

    From Wikipedia:

    Spaghetti aglio olio (“spaghetti with garlic and oil” in Italian) is a traditional Italian pasta dish coming from Naples.

    The dish is made by lightly sauteeing sliced, minced, or pressed garlic in olive oil, sometimes with the addition of dried red chili flakes, and tossing with spaghetti. Finely chopped parsley can also be added as a garnish, along with grated parmesan or pecorino cheese, although according to some traditional recipes, cheese should not be added.

    Many New York Italian-Americans refer to aglio olio as “alla-ul” due to the influence of Southern Italian pronunciation in the area.

    Beef tapa is often served tapsilog style (tapa, fried rice and fried egg).  This recipe shows us a different way to serve beef tapa.  We need to cook the beef tapa in advance prior to preparing this pasta dish.  Check out the beef tapa recipe HERE.

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    You will need poached eggs for this recipe.  Below is a video from YouTube (not mine) that shows how to prepare poached eggs:

     

    Ingredients:

    Instructions:

    1. Make the beef tapa (recipe is HERE)
    2. Shred the beef finely.
    3. Cook the pasta and set aside.
    4. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil in medium.
    5. Add the garlic, chili flakes, and a pinch of salt.
    6. Add the cooked pasta and toss well.
    7. If needed, add pasta water.
    8. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
    9. Carefully spoon the poached egg onto the tapa or pasta.
    10. Garnish with Parsley (if desired).
    11. Serve.

     

     

    Aglio Olio

    Aglio Olio with Beef Tapa and Poached Egg

    Spaghetti aglio olio (“spaghetti with garlic and oil” in Italian) is a traditional Italian pasta dish coming from Naples.

    Beef tapa is often served tapsilog style (tapa, fried rice and fried egg). This recipe shows us a different way to serve beef tapa. We need to cook the beef tapa in advance prior to preparing this pasta dish.

    • 300 grams cooked beef tapa (shredded)
    • 400 grams Spaghetti Noodles
    • 4 cups Water
    • Olive oil (as needed)
    • 12 cloves Garlic (peeled and minced)
    • 1 tsp Chili Flakes
    • 30 mL Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    • 30 grams Flat Leaf Parsley (finely chopped (optional))
    • 4 pcs Poached Egg
    • Salt (to taste)

    1. Make the beef tapa.

    2. Shred the beef finely.
    3. Cook the pasta and set aside.

    4. In a saute pan, heat the olive oil in medium.

    5. Add the garlic, chili flakes, and a pinch of salt.

    6. Add the cooked pasta and toss well.

    7. If needed, add pasta water.
    8. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
    9. Carefully spoon the poached egg onto the tapa or pasta.
    10. Garnish with Parsley (if desired).

    11. Serve.

    Other recipes may be found HERE

    This recipe also appears in So Yummy! So Easy!

  • Easy Fried Rice Recipe | Bacon and Hotdog Fried Rice

    Here is an easy fried rice recipe.  Most of the stuff you will be needing to cook this recipe is in your freezer and your pantry.

    One day wife was away on a trip and I needed to do the cooking.  Unfortunately, I was too lazy to cook and decided to just fry some meat for dinner.  As I was checking what was on the fridge, I saw we had lots of left-over rice.  The rice was a good candidate for this easy fried rice recipe.  I checked the freezer and we had Purefood hotdogs and a packet of Purefoods Bacon Crumble.  This gave me an idea.

    From the Purefoods website:

    Purefoods Bacon Crumble

    Is a select combination of honey-flavored sweetness and pleasingly salty crispness. From thin bits and ends of premium pork belly, specially trimmed with the right proportion of pink pork meat and prok fat, and fully smoked.

    Tender Juicy Classic

    Made from quality ingredients making the hotdog very tender and irresistably juicy.

    We also had a packet of frozen mixed vegetables in the freezer.  Perfect!  In the pantry, I found eggs.  I am good to go!

    Instead of plain bland fried meat for dinner, I was able to serve something special with this easy fried rice.

    Ingredients:

    • 4 cups cooked rice
    • 5 pieces hotdog, sliced
    • 1/2 cup Purefoods Bacon crumble
    • 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 tbsp. cooking oil
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions:

    1. Heat oil in a wok or deep frying pan.
    2. Add the bacon crumble and cook until fat is rendered.
    3. Add the hotdogs and let cook.
    4. Add the frozen vegetables.  Mix well.
    5. Add the rice and mix thoroughly.
    6. Season with salt and pepper.
    7. Crack the eggs and pour on the rice mixture.  I find that pre-scrambling them is an unnecessary step. They get scrambled just fine when you mix them into the rice.
    8. Serve and enjoy!

    easy fried rice recipe

    Easy Fried Rice Recipe | Bacon and Hotdog Fried Rice

    Here is an easy fried rice recipe. Most of the stuff you will be needing to cook this recipe is in your freezer and your pantry.

    • 4 cups cooked rice
    • 5 pieces hotdog (sliced)
    • 1/2 cup Purefoods Bacon crumble
    • 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables
    • 2 pieces eggs
    • 1 tbsp cooking oil
    • salt and pepper (to taste)

    1. Heat oil in a wok or deep frying pan.

    2. Add the bacon crumble and cook until fat is rendered.

    3. Add the hotdogs and let cook.

    4. Add the frozen vegetables. Mix well.

    5. Add the rice and mix thoroughly.

    6. Season with salt and pepper.

    7. Crack the eggs and pour on the rice mixture. I find that pre-scrambling them is an unnecessary step. They get scrambled just fine when you mix them into the rice.

    8. Serve and enjoy!

    Another rice recipe is HERE.

     

  • Easy Breakfast Sliders

    Easy Breakfast Sliders

    Easy Breakfast Sliders are filled with ham, egg, cheese and onions stuffed between mini rolls. They are baked in the oven until warm and golden and make a hearty and filling breakfast that will feed a hungry family.

    breakfast slidersThis is just a simple breakfast sliders recipe.  An interesting trivia before I continue.  I was eating breakfast in a fastfood joint and there was a couple beside me.  The guy was explaining stuff to the girl.  He was doing all the talking while the girl was just listening.  Because the guy was talking so loud, I couldn’t help but overhear everything.  My favorite part was when the guy was explaining the importance of breakfast, why it was the most important meal for the day.  He goes like this:  Why is this called breakfast?  Because you are breaking fast, your last meal being dinner and then you slept.  Makes sense?  Very authoritative explanation of breakfast?  Hahaha!  Breakfast is breaking fast – I was hoping for a better explanation.  So now I apply this statement to my wife and kids, with a very knowledgeable and authoritative approach.  I will start with, according to my research….

    Ok, let’s go back to the recipe.  This Breakfast Sliders recipe is very easy as all you need are scrambled eggs, ham slices, onions, cheese slices, melted butter and pepper.  Plain and simple!  Try this at home and your family will love this.  The pictures are almost self explanatory too.

    Ingredients

    • 1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls
    • 4 eggs, scrambled
    • ham slices, enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 4)
    • 1 large onion, sliced into rings
    • cheese slices, enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 6)
    • 1 TBSP melted butter
    • Pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    1. Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.
    2. Spread the scrambled eggs on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.breakfast sliders
    3. Add ham slices.
    4. Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.breakfast sliders
    5. Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.breakfast sliders
    6. Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter, sprinkle pepper.breakfast sliders
    7. Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.
    8. Slice and serve hot.breakfast sliders

    Breakfast Sliders

    BREAKFAST SLIDERS

    Breakfast Sliders. An interesting breakfast consisting of eggs, ham and cheese. A good start to your day. Similar to ham and cheese sliders.

    • 1 pack Marby mini dinner rolls
    • 4 pcs eggs (scrambled)
    • ham slices (enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 4))
    • 1 pc onion (large, sliced into rings)
    • cheese slices (enough to cover dinner rolls (I used 6))
    • 1 tbsp butter (melted)
    • pepper (to taste)

    1. Slice dinner rolls in half horizontally.

    2. Spread the scrambled eggs on the bottom half of the dinner rolls.
    3. Add ham slices.
    4. Add sliced onions on top, distribute evenly.
    5. Cover with Cheddar cheese slices.

    6. Cover with the top part of the dinner rolls and pour melted butter, sprinkle pepper.

    7. Bake at 375 deg F for 20 minutes.

    8. Slice and serve hot.

    Other recipes HERE.