My Recipes

  INGREDIENTS 1 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup Heinz ketchup (Hot & Spicy, if you can find it) 2 tablespoons sugar (adjust to taste) 5 tablespoons light soy sauce 1 small head of garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (adjust to taste) 1-2 pounds pork shoulder INSTRUCTIONS  MARINADE Cut the pork shoulder into cubes about one inch in size all around.  Add the meat in an air-tight container larger than the amount of meat inside, leaving room for the marinade. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Whisk the contents and make sure the  sugar has dissolved. Pour the marinade over the meat and mix together to make sure all the meat is covered. Marinade for at least 24 hours, refrigerated.  Skewer 3-4 pieces per water soaked wooden skewers (to prevent burning). Mom's Notes: To prevent dryness, use the marinade for basting the pork while barbecuing. Ira, you've seen how it is done, so you will be fine. It takes a lot of work so it seems but if you enjoy it, ...

  Often served for special occasions like  Noche Buena  or birthdays, pancit is a Filipino dish of stir-fried noodles, meat and vegetables coated in a savory-sweet sauce. Pancit, which means “noodles”, has many delicious variations. This one, made with ramen noodles, carrots, onion, celery, green beans, snap peas, cabbage, and chicken or pork or shrimp.  INGREDIENTS Yield: 6 servings 4-6 tablespoons oyster sauce 2 tablespoon granulated sugar 4 tablespoons water 2 teaspoon cornstarch 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces or pork or shrimp 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1/2 head garlic, finely chopped 1medium yellow onion, chopped 2-3 stalks of celery, diagonally sliced 2-3 medium carrots, scrubbed or peeled, diagonally sliced 1 cup green beans, thinly sliced (frozen, French cut) 1 cup snap peas 1/2 head shredded green cabbage (about 8 ounces) 5 packages of ramen noodles 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon vegetable ...