ARABELLA'S CRISPY PATA

Here is a new recipe that is easy to cook and budget friendly for the family. For this recipe, we will be needing the following ingredients:

1. Whole hind leg of pork
2. 1 tbsp of salt
3. 1 tbsp of pepper
4. 1/2 cup garlic
5. 1 liter of cooking oil

Procedure:

•  Mix all the spices with the pork leg. Make sure that all parts of the leg are rub with the spices, including the salt.
• Let the mixture sink to the pork leg for about 30 minutes. 
• Fried the pork leg for about a 45 minutes. Deep frying is very ideal for crispy pata for it make sure that all parts are cook equally.
• Chop the pork leg in ideal serving.
• Serve with coco vinegar or ketchup.

Happy eating to everyone. 

CHOOSING THE RIGHT FISH FOR THE DISH

The market is always the best place to buy all the ingredients that a chef needs in his cooking task in the kitchen. In selecting a fish, the market offers a wide variety of fishes that can be cook. But before you choose the right fish that you want please consider the following:

1. Check the fish that you are buying. Make sure that is fresh.
2. Look at the eyes of the fish. It must be shinny and clear from blood.
3. Check the gills. It must be red and fresh.
4. Smell the fish. If you smell something strange aside from the fish odor, it means that the fish is not fresh at all. 
5. Price. A two days old fish usually cost less compared to the fresh ones.

These are just basic ways that could help you decide whether to buy the fish in front of you or decline it. In cooking, freshness always is the key in having a delicious and tasty dish.