Overseas Pinoy Cooking

CREAMY SOPAS MACARONI with CREAM of MUSHROOM SOUP Paano Magluto ng Creamy Sopas You may have tried the Creamy Macaroni Soup of Jollibee. Today I am sharing a level up version.  Creamy Sopas, Macaroni Sopas with Cream of Mushroom. To make that especial creaminess I used cream of mushroom sauce. Now if you want your sopas more on the runny side, used more water or reduce the quantity of the cream of mushroom mix. Or if you want it thick and creamy, adjust the quantity, either more water or more cream of mushroom mix. Another sepecial ingredient is butter, for that added “linamnam”. There are several version of Macaroni Soup recipe on our Overseas Pinoy Cooking post. Ingredients: 1/2 kilo elbow macaroni pasta 1 pack, cream of mushroom mix 1/4 kilo pork belly, boiled, sliced 1 large chicken breast, boiled, shredded 6-8 pieces hotdog, sliced 1 medium sized carrot, julienned 1 small sized red bell pepper, julienned 1 stalk celery, stem sliced, leaves chopped 1/2 pechay Baguio, chopped 1 ...

CLASSIC PINOY MACARONI SALAD 2 WAYS PINOY CHICKEN MACARONI SALAD│HAM AND BACON MACARONI SALAD Christmas CLASSIC PINOY CHICKEN MACARONI SALAD and HAM AND BACON MACARONI SALAD. This Pinoy Macaroni Salad(s) is not your usual very sweet pasta salad. This is the version that I grew up with, no sugar, no condensed milk or creamer. “HINDI NAKAKAUMAY” Original recipes from Overseas Pinoy Cooking Chicken Macaroni Salad Pinoy Ham and Bacon Macaroni Salad Classic Pinoy Chicken Macaroni Salad Ingredients: Quantities are recommended, no hard rules on quantities 1/2 kilo macaroni pasta , cooked as per package instruction plus season with salt 1 chicken breast, boiled finely shredded 1 packet 220ml pack mayonnaise 1 packet 220ml pack sandwich spread 2 to 3 tbsp. pickled relish 1 onion, medium size, finely diced 1 carrot, medium size, finely diced 1 stalk celery, finely diced 1 small can pineapple tidbits, finely diced, reserved syrup 1 block cheddar cheese, finely diced 2-3 tbsp. cup rai...

  Pinoy Ham Bone Macaroni Soup. There is some Ham Bones sitting in the ref. for some time now. Today I decided to make a Macaroni Pasta Soup out of the Ham Bones . Ham bones will make great soup dish, the only problem is Ham Bones require to be slow cooked for hours to extract the flavors from the already dried out meats from the bones.  Cooking should be fairly easy except of course for the extra cooking process of pre-boiling the Ham Bones and shredding of the meats off the Ham Bones . Here is the recipe of my Pinoy Ham Bone Macaroni Soup.  Ingredients: 1 ham bone with some meats, saw cut to pieces 2 small size carrots, peeled, cut to wedges 1 large onion, peeled, diced/chopped 2-3 stalks celery, trimmed, chopped 2-3 stalks leeks, trimmed, chopped 1/2 head garlic, crushed 1/2 tsp. crushed black pepper 500 grams Elbow macaroni pasta, cooked as per package instructions 1 cup mixed vegetables 1 small chorizo, cut into thin slices 1/2 head garlic, peeled, crushed, cho...

Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pinoy Style . I want to share an easier way of making Baked Macaroni and Cheese using Pinoy ingredients , these ingredients are very common grocery items that for sure it is available in most supermarkets in Manila and other parts of the country. To make my point that the ingredients are very common I have listed the brand names of the ingredients, now if the listed brand of the ingredients is not your brand or for some reason it is not available at your location, you can always use similar ingredients. I have chosen ingredients of our Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pinoy Style  that won’t require complicated cooking and preparation. This is definitely a must try Christmas and New Year dish . Here is the recipe of my Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pinoy Style , try it! Ingredients: 500 g. Fiesta Elbow Macaroni pasta, cooked as per package instructions. 220 g. Magnolia Cream Cheese Spread 235 g. Magnolia Cheezee Squeeze Chedd...

Pinoy Macaroni Salad, Non Sweet Version . It is common knowledge that the Pinoy Macaroni Salad is sweet. In fact I had several version of the sweet Pinoy Macaroni. If you want to check them out just click the link list below to see the recipes. Chicken Macaroni Salad with Dried Mango Chicken Macaroni Salad Ham and Bacon Macaroni Salad To make my Pinoy Macaroni Salad, Non Sweet Version I did not use any sweet condiments that we Pinoy always throw in to the usual Sweet Macaroni Salad like Condensed Milk , Fruit Cocktails , Sweet Creams , Lots of Raisins and including sweet fresh and dried fruits . The only binder that I used was real mayonnaise . The only sweet ingredient that I added were sweet pickled relish and finely diced pineapple, just enough to kick in some hint of sweetness. This recipe is for one (1) kilo pasta, adjust the quantity of the ingredients if you find the quantity too much for the family. Ok find below the recipe of my Pinoy Macaroni Sa...

Pinoy Baked Macaroni . For those who have been looking for a Pinoy recipe of Baked Macaroni here it is. This Baked Macaroni post is overdue, It was in my to-cook dish for some time now. There are countless versions of baked macaroni out there, but this is my version of the Pinoy Baked Macaroni . Macaroni to most Pinoy refer to the sweet macaroni salad , sopas or to the spaghetti style macaroni pasta with ground meat either beef and/or pork with a lot of banana ketchup . In reality the Pinoy macaroni is not baked. Since most Pinoy home do not have an oven the baking part is omitted, we are not cooking that type of macaroni at this time. For today we try to make a real Baked Macaroni pasta Pinoy style . The meat sauce that I am using is basically similar to the sauce of our Pinoy Spaghetti . It is on the sweet side but not too sweet. I have to use traditional Pinoy ingredients like fish sauce, cheddar cheese and banana ketchup, after all this is a Pinoy version of Bak...

Chicken Macaroni Salad with Dried Mango . Do you want a twist to your usual chicken macaroni salad , a version that will surely impress your friends or visitor this coming New Year Celebration ? Try this simple twist to the Pinoy chicken macaroni salad . For this 2011 Celebration’s Pinoy salad recipe I made a little twist to my chicken macaroni salad by just adding bits of dried mango. It did not just add flavor and texture to the salad but it also enhance the visual appeal of the relatively whitish  chicken macaroni salad . Another twist is I used shell macaroni instead of the usual elbow macaroni this has given a different character from the usual macaroni that you find on most  Pinoy Holiday menu .  Should you have a special preferred  chicken macaroni salad  why not try adding some dried mango to it and discover the difference? Here is the recipe of my  Chicken Macaroni Salad with Dried Mango . Ingredients: 1 kilo she...

Oxtail Sopas, Oxtail with Macaroni Soup . This is another innovative dish that I made last week. I was planning to make a stew out of oxtail but I thought it would be best if I just have it cook the oxtail Pinoy style. For the reason that to most Pinoy oxtail is usually cooked as soup dish. Cooking the dish is fairly easy, except for the long cooking hours of the oxtail it is basically the same with my other sopas dish below. Beef Sopas, Beef Buto Buto   Corned Beef Sopas   Chicken Sopas   Seafood Sopas   Sopas To make the cooking simple I just used frozen mixed vegetables for the vegetable ingredients however you may substitute it with your usual favorite sopas vegetables. Then I had to used fresh milk for the reason that I could not find a Pinoy brand of  canned evaporated milk , again go ahead use a  canned evaporated milk . Here is the recipe of my  Oxtail Sopas, Oxtail with Macaroni Soup. Ingredients: 1/2-1 kilo oxtail 2 cu...

Sopas is a Pinoy pasta soup dish made up of usually macaroni elbow with sautéed chicken and pork, flavoured with milk. To most Pinoy this is a comfort food, especially during the cold rainy seasons. Sopas is serve as a breakfast and a merienda dish. It is usually available in karinderias, office and school canteens. It is now winter on this part of Australia the temperature usually drops to a single digit, even though there is no snow it is still really chilly specialty to us Pinoys who are used to tropical climate. Sopas is just the right food to enjoy during this Australian winter seasons. Here is how I made my sopas, enjoy. Ingredients: 2 cups macaroni elbow pasta 1/2 kilo chicken thighs 1/4 kilo pork 1 cup mixed vegetables 1 small bundle, spring onion, chopped 1/2 head garlic, crushed 1/2 head garlic, chopped 1 small size onion quartered 1 medium size onion, chopped 1/4 cup fish sauce 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 tsp. peppercorns salt and pepper ...

Chicken Macaroni Salad . Chicken is the usual meat ingredients of this Pinoy style pasta salad. I have already posted a version using ham and bacon. My ham and bacon macaroni salad was suppose to be the special version for the reason that it uses ham and bacon tidbits instead of the usual shredded boiled chicken breast. Chicken macaroni salad is as popular as any other Pinoy pasta salad. It will most likely be serve on Pinoy parties as a dessert. It is simple to prepare and economical as well, this is probably the reason of its popularity. There is always personal version of each individual, there are no exact measures of ingredients from the basic of the average Pinoy to the more elaborate concoction using imported ingredients version of the wealthy. Nevertheless, here is my simple version that anyone can make. Ingredients: 1/2 kilo salad or elbow macaroni, pre-cooked 1 cup mayonnaise 1 cup sandwich spread 1 pc. chicken breast, boiled, shredded 1 cup finely dic...

Corned Beef Sopas . Here is an economical but equally delicious sopas recipe for some of us who are on the budget. The Pinoy sopas is another popular comfort food for breakfast or merienda. I love sopas myself, in fact this is already my third post of sopas recipe, see my previous post on chicken sopas and seafood sopas . On this recipe I have used corned beef, hotdog and ready to cook mixed vegetables as an alternative ingredient to pork or chicken meat. The cooking procedure is the same. The macaroni pasta can be cook al dente or as tender as every Pinoy preferred it on their sopas. I like the macaroni pasta on my sopas soft and almost melt in your mouth. Here is the recipe, enjoy. Ingredients: 3 c. macaroni 200 g. corned beef 4 jumbo hotdog, sliced crosswise 1 c. mixed vegetables 1/2 head garlic, minced 1 medium size onion, chopped 1/4 c. patis 1/4 c. evaporated milk salt and pepper cooking oil Cooking procedure: In a big pot bring to a boil 10...

Seafood Sopas is probably new to most, the regular sopas is usually cooked with meat and hotdog. See my previous post on chicken sopas . I have cooked seafood sopas on several occasions, there were no exact measurement on seafood ingredients for the reason that, any mixture or cocktail of seafood available is good enough. Try this version of sopas for a different experience, enjoy! Ingredients: 3 c. macaroni 250 g. shrimp, shelled 1 cup mussels, tahong, boiled and shelled 2 cups seafood cocktail 1 medium size carrot, sliced thinly 1/2 small size cabbage, shredded 1 thumb size ginger, cut into strips 1/2 head garlic, minced 1 medium size onion, chopped 3-5 stalks wansoy , chopped 2-3 stalks spring onion, chopped 1/2 c. evaporated milk 1/4 c. patis salt and pepper cooking oil Cooking procedure: In a big pot boil and the macaroni and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until soft and tender add more water if necessary. In a pan sauté garlic, ginger and on...

Sopas is served for breakfast and merienda. It is one of the dishes I regularly cook when ever I feel I have to skip a heavy meal. On this recipe I use mixed vegetables instead of fresh and other ingredients that are available in the refrigerator and cupboard. Ingredients: 3 c. macaroni 100 g. chicken gizzard and liver, diced 250 g. chicken meat, diced 3 regular hotdog, sliced crosswise 2 c. mixed vegetables 1/2 head garlic, minced 1 medium size onion, chopped 3-5 stalk wansoy, chopped 1/4 c. patis 1/4 c. evaporated milk cooking oil Salt and pepper Cooking procedure: In a casserole boil chicken meat, gizzard and liver until tender. Remove chicken from casserole set aside broth, Dice chicken meat, gizzard and liver. In same casserole sauté garlic, onion, add chicken meat, gizzard and liver stir cook for 2 to 5 minutes. Add patis stir cook for another 1 to 3 minutes and 15 cups broth, let boil. Add the macaroni and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until soft an...