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Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 26 / Jan. 8- STEAMED TILAPIA IN BANANA LEAVES. Ingredients:  1 kg. Tilapia 100 g. Ginger julienne 50 g. Garlic thinly slices 100 g. Red onion slices 30 g. Green chili julienne 100 g. Tomatoes round slices 50 g. Lemon grass, white part only, chopped ¼ cup Calamansi juice ¼ cup Olive oil 24 inches Banana leaves 1 tbsp. Salt 1 tsp. Crushed black peppercorn Procedure: 1. Season tilapia with salt, pepper, calamansi juice. 2. Lay banana leaves on chopping board. Drizzle with olive oil. 3. Fill inside half portion of ginger, garlic, red onion, green chili, tomatoes, lemon grass. 4. Place on top remaining half portion of ginger, garlic, red onion, green chili, tomato, lemon grass. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. 5. Wrap with banana leaves, then place in steamer for 1 hour or until done. image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special te

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Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 25 / Dec. 18- CROWN ROAST. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup peeled, cored and chopped tart apple 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs 1 pound ground pork 1/2 pound ground seasoned pork sausage 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon dried sage 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 9 pounds crown pork roast Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). To Make Stuffing: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. Stir in celery and apples; saute (without browning) about 5 minutes. Scrape skillet contents into a large mixing bowl. Add bread crumbs, ground pork, sausage meat, parsley, sage, salt and pepper. Mix together gently but thoroughly. Fill the center of the crown with the stuffing, mounding it slightly. Cover it with a round of aluminum foil and wrap the ends of the chop

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 25 / Dec. 18- GRILLED BUTTERFLIED PRAWNS WITH SAUTEED MUSHROOM TRIO. Ingredients: For the mushroom topping - 1 cup oyster mushrooms, sliced 1 cup shitake mushrooms, sliced 1 cup button mushrooms, sliced salt and pepper to taste 3 tbsp. butter, divided 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. minced garlic ¼ cup white wine 4 tbsp. tomato paste ½ cup chicken stock cayenne pepper to taste 1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley For the grilled prawns - 24 pcs. medium prawns ½ tsp. chopped [dried] thyme salt and pepper to taste 3 tbsp. olive oil Procedure: 1. Make the mushroom topping: Season mushrooms with a little salt and pepper. In a sauté pan, melt butter. Add mushrooms and sauté over high heat until brown; set aside. 2. Using the same pan, add olive oil and saute garlic until fragrant. Add mushrooms and white wine. Cook until wine until reduced to half. Add tomato paste and cook for a few seconds. Add chicken stock and season with salt, bla

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for EPISODE 25 / Dec. 18- LECHON BELLY - CIOUS. Ingredients : 1 whole pork belly (long pieces young pork) 1 can evaporated milk 50 grms. garlic puree 50 grms. white onion puree 50 grms. lemongrass puree (white part only) 4 pcs. bay leaf 2 cups pork fat 1 tbsp. salt 1 tbsp. white pepper 1 roll butcher’s string 2 liters chicken stock Procedure: 1.Season pork belly with salt and pepper. Rub the interior of the belly with puree of lemon grass, garlic and onion. Tighten with butcher’s string. 2. Have ready heated oven then roast in oven with pack for 2-3 hour or until tender. 3.NOTE: you may brush with oil fat every 10 minutes to the skin to become crunchy. image and recipe credit:idolsakusina Watch Idol sa Kusina on GMANews with Chef Boy Logro. Practical tips and special techniques in cooking taught with a dose of humor and a sprinkling of lessons in life. IDOL SA KUSINA has all the right ingredients for a show that's both informati

Kusina Master is the upcoming show of most sought after Chef in Philippine TV, Chef Boy Logro. Beginning January 2, 2012, Chef Boy Logro will teach viewers how to cookscrumptious dishes easily in GMA-7′s upcoming daily cooking program “Kusina Master.” Televiewers will have another reason to enjoy a sumptuous lunch everyday as GMANetwork brings “Kusina Master,” an informative and entertaining daily cooking program, beginning January 2, 2012. “Kusina Master” is a 15-minute cooking show in front of live audiences that will unravel the secrets in making everyday food preparation fun, easy and exciting. Hosted by Chef Pablo “Boy” Logro, the one and only “Idol sa Kusina,” will guideevery viewer to a step-by-step food preparation with practical cooking tips added with special techniques in making everyday dishes with a “wow” factor. One Kapuso celebrity will be Chef Boy’s co-host every week to assist him in thepreparation of palatable food for every occasion. Each episode, on the other hand,