My Birthday Recipes

I am 26 today, and I decided to cook without referring to any recipes or guide. and well, I am very very proud of my cooking this time.

Here are the recipes that I cooked for today.

Creamy Carbonara

Ingredients:

butter, 1/3 of the regular block

2 white onions, cut into small cubes

6-9 cloves of garlic, minced (can vary depending on your preference)

250 grams of bacon, sliced into small pieces

2 medium sized green bell pepper, cut into small dices

3 small red bell pepper, cut into small dices

4 cans of cream of mushrooms

1 pack of all purpose cream

500 grams fettucine pasta

Instructions:

1. Cook pasta as instructed in the back label. Set aside.
2. In the sauce pan, melt butter in low fire.
3. Saute garlic and onion.
4. When onion is translucent, mix in bacon till cooked.
5. Add in green and red bell peppers. Cook till done.
6. Pour in contents of 4 cans of cream of mushroom. Let it simmer.
7. Add in all purpose cream and mix. Simmer for a few minutes.
8. Add sauce to cooked pasta. Enjoy.

Lemon Fish Fillet and Tartar Sauce

2 slices of cream dory fillet, cut into strips

1 lemon, juiced

salt

1 egg, beaten

flour

bread crumbs

Instructions:

1. Marinade fillet strips in lemon juice and salt. Pepper is optional.
2. Cover fillet strips with all purpose flour.
3. Dip fillet strips in beaten egg.
4. Cover with bread crumbs.
5. Deep fry in hot oil.

Tartar Sauce:

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon mayonnaise  with pickle relish

1 tablespoon low fat mayonnaise

3 stalks parsley

1 small onion white

1 piece calamansi juice

Instructions:

1. Mix the 2 kinds of mayonnaise in a small bowl.
2. Mince parley leaves and white onions.
3. Mix in minced parsley leaves and white onions to mayonnaise.
4. Juice 1 calamansi into the mixture.
5. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.