Last weekend, was really a food trip.After the Celtics and Pacquiao losses, we decided to splurge our palates with something different. For a change, my in-laws and BH cooked something exceptional! Mmmmm!
Being served with a mouthwatering Gatang Biya (Long-finned Goby with coconut milk) made dieting regimen buried into oblivion. In the Philippines, a common idiomatic expression (coined perhaps by anglers) used by locals when pertaining to id**t is "Utak-Biya" (Goby fish-brained). Why associate the "biya" to an id**t? Some say, it is because it's so effortless to catch the fish in rivers and streams. Regardless of the not-so-good characteristic attached to the fish, when it comes to the palate, everything changes.
We went to the local public market. BH agreed to cook biya with coconut milk. I don't know if it was the coconut milk or the fish that made the difference. But it was far better than OKAY. It was delicious!
Ingredients:
1 kilo biya (gills removed)
1 medium onion
2 tomatoes (optional)
garlic
ginger
siling haba (long chili)
coconut milk
salt
black pepper
half cup water
In a shallow but wide pan, mix all the ingredients except the coconut milk.After simmering, add the coconut milk. Let it simmer until the milk thickens. Put additional salt if needed. Serve hot.
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| Biya baybeh! |
One of my in-laws prepared "Suam na Mais" (Pinoy Corn Soup). Why it's called suam, I am not sure. It's actually a Kapampangan dish but Bulacan version is also delicious. The corn they used is white, not the usual Japanese corn. Its sticky texture could have contributed to its thick soup. My in-laws added ground pork for the protein.
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded white corn
ground pork
2 bundles squash leaves
2 cups squared squash
crushed pork cracklings (chicharon)
onion
garlic
oil
4 cups water
salt or fish sauce (patis)
Saute the garlic and onion in hot oil. Add the ground pork and fish sauce. Cook until it changes color, then add the squash. Add the corn and water. Simmer then add the squash leaves. Stir until soup thickens. Serve topped with pork cracklings.
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| Suam na Mais, whammy! |
What a weekend! Pacman may have lost to Tim, but we were all winners when it came to the food after the fight. Rematch wooooh!
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