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Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Epiode 122/Dec. 22, 2013- APPLE CINNAMON BRULEE. Ingredients: 3 Granny Smith apples 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/4 cup sugar, plus 6 tablespoons 1/4 cup water 6 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream Photo and recipe credit: Idol sa Kusina Directions 1. Peel and core apples. Cut into bite sized chunks. Cook the apples in the cinnamon, 1/4-cup sugar, and water. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes until tender, but not mushy. Set aside to cool. 2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 3. Whisk egg yolks and 6 tablespoons sugar. Whisk until light yellow. Add vanilla. While whisking, gradually pour in whipping cream. 4. Divide apples evenly into 6 ramekins. Ladle cream mixture evenly over the apples. Place ramekins in a baking dish. Pour hot water halfway up to the sides of the ramekins. Bake the custard until set, approximately 40 minutes. 5. Keep the ramekins in the water bath and let them cool for about 30 minutes. Re

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 122 / Dec. 22, 2013- BONE IN JAMON. Ingredients: 2 kilos pork leg, bone in 4 tbsp white sugar 1½ tbsp salt 1 cup of gin 3 cups pineapple juice Photo and recipe credit: Idol sa Kusina Glaze: 1 cup Pineapple Juice 1 cup brown Sugar 2 tbsp mustard Directions 1. Boil pork in Pineapple juice, sugar, salt and gin until soft. 2. Let it cool for a few minutes then put ham in a baking tray. 3. Insert cloves alternately into the ham net markings. 4. Make pineapple-brown sugar glaze by mixing brown Sugar, mustard and Pineapple Juice in a sauce pan. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring it into a boil and simmer until thick. 5. Brush ham with glaze and bake into the oven at 300ºF until bubbly and a little brown.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 122 / Dec. 22, 2013- KING FISH (TANIGUE) IN MAYONNAISE. Ingredients: 1 whole tanigue, about 3-4kilo salt, to rub all over the fish 2 pcs lemon, sliced 1 cup red onion, minced 1 cup minced red bell pepper 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced 1 cup minced carrot 2 cups mayonnaise 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish salt and pepper to taste lettuce for bedding of the fish native tomatoes for garnish Photo and recipe credit: Idol sa Kusina Procedure 1. Rub salt on the inner and outer parts of the fish. and put slices of lemon in the cavity. 2. Pour-in about 1 to 1 1/2 quart water in a roasting pan, place fish ontop of the waterbath and bake. 3. Cook the fish for 1 hour or until done. 4. Remove the fish from the oven and then arrange on a serving plate. Let the excess water drip. 5. Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, salt, and pepper. 6. When the fish reaches room temperature, spread the mayonnaise mixture over the fish. 7. Ar

Unang Hirit KitchenHirit of the day- December 18, 2013: No-bake Chocolate Cake with Chef Hasset Go. Steamed Moist Chocolate Cake Ingredients: Butter Asukal Itlog Cocoa powder Baking powder Baking soda Vanilla extract ( vanilla essence) Rum (optional) Procedure: 1. Pagsamahin ang asukal, vanilla extract o essence at butter. 2. Tunawin ang asukal at butter. 3. Haluin ang butter at itlog. 4. Painitin ang steamer. I-grease ang pan at ibuhos na ang batter mixture. 5. Palamigin ang chocolate cake. Chocolate fudge topping Ingredients: Condensed milk Vanilla extract/essence Corn oil Cocoa powder Asin Procedure 1. Pagasamahin ang cocoa powder, condensed milk at corn oil. 2. Idadag ang asin at vanilla extract. 3. Haluing maigi at ihalo na ang toppings sa cake.

Here's  Unang Hirit Kitchen Hirit of the day- December 17, 2013: Manyaman na Kapampangan Chicken Asado with Atching Lilian Borromeo. Ingredients: Manok Kalamansi Kamatis Patatas  Atay ng manok Toyo Dahon ng laurel Bawang  Sibuyas Mantikilya  Asin Paminta Photo and recipe credit: Idol sa Kusina Procedure: 1. Timplahan ang manok ng asin at paminta.  2. Sa isang kaserola, igisa ang bawang at sibuyas sa mantikilya. 3. Idagdag ang ibinabad na manok at dahon ng laurel. Hayaan itong masangkutsa sa loob ng limang minuto.  4. Timplahan ito gamit ang toyo at kalamansi. Dagdagan ng konting tubig at takpan.  5. Ilagay ang patatas at atay ng manok. Durugin ito upang maging malapot ang sarsa. Pakuluin ito hanggang sa lumambot ang mga patatas.

Here's Idol sa Kusina Recipe for Episode 121/Dec. 15, 2013- HOT WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH CINNAMON. Ingredients:  2 cups whole milk 4 oz white chocolate, chopped ½ tsp vanilla extract Pinch ground cinnamon Whipped cream, for garnish White chocolate curls, for garnish Photo and recipe credit: idol sa Kusina Procedure: 1. In a small saucepan, heat milk over low heat.  2. Whisk in white chocolate until melted.  3. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and cinnamon.  4. Pour into a large mug and garnish with whipped cream and white chocolate curls

Here's Idol sa Kusina Reicpe for Episode 121/Nov. 15, 2013- MORCON. Ingredients: 1 kilo beef eye of round or flank steak, 3/4 inch thick in one piece 3 cups beef sotck 1/4 tsp salt 1 piece lemon 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 piece medium sized carrot, cut into long strips 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cooking oil 4 pieces hotdogs, cut in half lengthwise 2 pieces pickled dill or sweet pickled cucumber, cut lengthwise divided into 4 equal pieces 3 pieces hard boiled eggs, sliced 150g cheddar cheese, cut in strips (about 1/2 inch thick) Photo and recipe credit: idol sa Kusina Procedure: 1. Marinate the beef in soy sauce and lemon juice for at least 1 hour 2. Place the beef in a flat surface and arrange the hotdogs, pickle, carrot, cheese, and egg on one side 3. Roll the beef enclosing the fillings and tie with a cooking string to ensure that the meat will not open-up 4. Place cooking oil in a pan and apply heat 5. Dredge the rolled beef in flour and