Indredients:

1 cup pineapple (chopped finely)

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Procedure:

1.Prepare pineapple. Peal and remove core.

2. Chop finely and measure. Put it into the pan.

3. Add lemon juice and sugar.

4. Place pan on low heat. Continue stirring and cook until consistency is attained.

5. Pour into sterilized jar while it is still hot. Let it cool for a few minutes and seal tightly.

Tips:

- this procedure can also be used in making Mango Jam or Papaya Jam.

- Use porcelain pan and wooden laddle for better result.

Today, I will be sharing to you a banana chips that is covered with sugar. As you will see in the photo, the banana chip has a glossy look because of the sugar on it. Actually, I haven’t copied the recipe for this but I will just give you what I have observed while my classmates were cooking this one.

Ingredients:

-Unripe Bananas (in the Philippines, the “Saba” type of banana is usually good for this kind of cooking)

- Cooking Oil

- Sugar

- Water

Procedure:

1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Deep fry the bananas until golden brown.
3. Place all the bananas in wide shallow container and set aside.
4. In a jar, mix 1 cup of sugar and 3 cups of water and stir continuously.
5. When the sugar has melted, pour the mixture on the fried bananas and mix thoroughly.
6. Deep fry the bananas again for a few minutes.

There you go… this is very economical and perfect for daytime snacks.

1 cup pineapple (chopped finely

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp. Calamansi Juice

Procedure:

1. Prepare Pineapple. Remove eyes and core.
2. Measure finely, chop pineapple and put into pan.
3. Add Calamansi and Sugar.
4. Place pan on low fire; continue stirring until Jam consistency is attained.
5. Pour into sterilized jar. Let it cool and seal tightly.

Note:

For better result, use porcelain pan and wooden laddle.

Ube

Today, I will be sharing to you one of the foods I’ve tried cooking last month, the Ube Jam. Actually, I cooked this ube jam together with my classmates in my culinary arts class. This recipe is very economical and very easy to prepare because it doesn’t require so much of your time. So, here’s the recipe.

Ingredients:

2 kilos Ube (cooked in boiling water)
3 cups white sugar
½ cup margarine/butter (if you want your jam to be creamy, use butter instead)
1 can condensed milk (big)
1 can evaporated milk (big)
Cheese (optional)

Procedure:
1. Cook Ube until Tender. Peel it.
2. Mash Ube and set aside. You can mash your Ube using a fork, but for a smoother texture you can use a blender or a food processor.
3. Mix margarine/butter and sugar.
4. Add mashed Ube and milk.
5. Cook in a low fire, stirring constantly until thick.

Ube Jam is best served cold garnished with cheese on top. The cheese can augment the visual impact of the jam but it also adds a contrasting flavor which makes it more yummy. Others also love to pair the jam with bread just like on the photo above.

Ingredients:

2 Kilos Upper Ham

4 cups pineapple juice

4 cups water

½ bottle beer

1 tbsp. pepper corns

1 cup brown sugar

2 pcs. Onion (cut into quarter)

2 tbsp.salt or 5 tbsp. soy sauce

 Procedure:

1. Wash pork and make small slits using pointed knife, or ice pick. Be careful so that the knife will not reach the skin of the ham.
2. Put Ham in a bowl and add all the ingredients. Rub for a few minutes.
3. Put Ham in a kettle and pour the contents of a bowl into the kettle.
4. Simmer until become tender. Usually this will take for about 2- 3 hours, if you will use pressure cooker you can cook it for 1 hour.
5. When done, put in a platter and garnish with sliced pineapple, onion rings, and onion leaves.