21 May, 2019

Tapsilog / Beef Tapa

Posted in : Beef, Breakfast/Brunch, Filipino Dishes, Fried Foods, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, One Pot Meals on May 21, 2019 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bawang, beef, beef tapa, black pepper, brown sugar, calamansi, calamansi juice, cured beef, filipino food, filipino recipes, garlic, itlog, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, oyster sauce, rib eye, sinangag, steak, tapa, tapsilog, vinegar

Tapa is a Filipino dish which is cured beef. This dish is usually served for breakfast with fried rice, and egg, and tomato (tapsilog). Tap- tapa, si-sinangag (garlic fried rice), log- itlog (egg). Since this is a hearty dish, you can also serve this for lunch or dinner. I like to pair this with tomato
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21 May, 2019

Garlic Fried Rice / Sinangag

Posted in : Breakfast/Brunch, Filipino Dishes, Fried Foods, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, One Pot Meals, Rice Dishes, Uncategorized on May 21, 2019 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: bawang, filipino cuisine, filipino food, filipino recipe, garlic, garlic fried rice, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, kanin, left over rice, left over transformation, pepper, salt, sarap, sinangag

I decided to make Garlic Fried Rice, which is a Filipino recipe aka Sinangag. We love to eat garlic fried rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s pretty simple and basic to make. You only need 4 ingredients! This pairs well with any side dish. Stay tuned for the next video/recipe where I show you
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5 March, 2019

Tortang Talong with Giniling (Eggplant Omelette with Ground Pork – Filipino Food)

Posted in : Breakfast/Brunch, Filipino Dishes, Fried Foods, Pork, Uncategorized on March 5, 2019 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asian egg, asian eggplant, asian omelette, bawang, cebullas, deep fried, eggplant, eggplant omelette, filipino dish, filipino food, filipino recipe, garlic, giniling, ground pork, itlog, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, japanese eggplant, omelette, onions, sarap, talong, torta, tortang, tortang talong

Eggplant and Keto friendly was the talk for the weekend when I went to San Francisco. My friends wanted me to show them how to make a Filipino dish called tortang talong (eggplant omelette). This dish can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I wanted to add something extra to my egg plant so
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4 March, 2019

Chicken Tenders

Posted in : American Dishes, Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods, Kid Friendly - Ivy's KIDchen, Uncategorized on March 4, 2019 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: breaded, butter milk, buttermilk, chicken, chicken tenders, flour, fried chicken, fried chicken tenders, garlic powder, Ivy's Kitchen, ivys kidchen, ivyskitchen, kid favorite, kid friendly meals, kid meal, moist, onion powder, paprika, pepper

I decided to do another video with my nephew. Since football season is still around, I wanted to create a video with my nephew’s favorite “take out”, which is perfect to nibble on as a “bar bite” while watching football – Chicken tenders! This dish is simple to make, quick, juicy, and crunchy. Kids and
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5 October, 2018

Spicy Chicken Wings (Inspired by Tom Cat’s Bar in San Diego)

Posted in : American Dishes, Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods on October 5, 2018 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: appetizers, chicken wings, corn starch, crispy chicken wings, crunchy chicken wings, deep fried, deep fry, double fried, finger foods, garlic powder, green onions, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, naked chicken wings, pepper, red chili flakes, salt, salt and pepper chicken wings, spicy chicken wings, tom cats bar, tom cats bar spicy chicken wings

If you live in San Diego, north inland county, I am sure you have heard of a dive bar called Tom Cats in Mira Mesa. I was asked by a few to recreate this recipe on Ivys Kitchen, so I took the challenge. The only difference is, I added cornstarch to my chicken wings because
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14 December, 2017

Spicy Saigon Style Fried Rice

Posted in : Beef, Fried Foods, One Pot Meals, Rice Dishes, Seafood, Spicy/Mild, Uncategorized, Vietnamese Food on December 14, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: beef, chili garlic sauce, chinese broccoli, chinese sausage, egg, fried rice, garlic, garlic powder, green onion, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, jasmine rice, onion, pepper, rib eye, saigon fried rice, saigon style fried rice, salt, sambal, sambal sauce, shrimp, soy sauce, spicy fried rice, srirarcha, steak, sugar, vietnamese inspired

If you’ve been to San Diego’s OB Noodle House and had their Special House Fried Rice, this is my version of their dish. . It doesn’t taste exactly like theirs, but it’s close to it, and I am happy to say I experimented with my measurements the first time and it came out perfect! I hope
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4 December, 2017

Vietnamese Pok Pok Wings aka Fish Sauce Wings

Posted in : Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods, Vietnamese Food on December 4, 2017 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: birds eye chili, chicken wings, corn starch, fish sauce, fish sauce wings, fresh lime juice, fried chicken wings, fried food, garlic, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, lime juice, pok pok wings, thai chili, vietnamese fish sauce wings, vinegar

Pok pok wings aka fish sauce wings. Does it taste like fish? Not really, this dish uses fish sauce as the salt flavoring component, mixed with the sweetness of the sugar, and the tangy lime juice. A delicious crunchy chicken wing with a balance of sweet, savory, tangy, and spicy. This may not be the
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25 October, 2016

Vegetable Lumpia / Lumpiang Togue

Posted in : Appetizers, Filipino Dishes, Fried Foods, Vegan, Vegetarian on October 25, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: Appetizer, bawang, bean sprouts, carrots, chili, cornstarch, deep fried, filipino food, fish sauce, fried, garlic, ivyskitchen, karot, lumpia, lumpia togue, lumpiang togue, magic sarap, onions, patis, pepper, philippines cuisine, potato, repolyo, salt, shrimp, sibuyas, sili, spring rolls, suka, sukang bawang, sukang maanghang, sweet potato, tofu, vegan, vegetable egg rolls, vegetable lumpia, Vegetable oil, vegetarian, vinegar

October is Filipino Heritage Month, that is celebrated in the USA. In honor, I decided to upload a video of my Nanay Lena teaching me how to make vegetable lumpia. I filmed this when I last visited the Philippines. Unfortunately I don’t have exact measurements so I am going to just put an estimation of
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25 October, 2016

Hot Wings

Posted in : Appetizers, Chicken/Poultry, Fried Foods, Spicy/Mild on October 25, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: Appetizer, bar food, blue cheese dip, breaded chicken, buffalo chicken wings, buffalo hot wing sauce, buffalo wings, butter, carrot sticks, cayenne pepper, celery sticks, chicken, chicken wings, corn starch, crunchy chicken, deep fried, double fried, drumettes, flour, fried chicken, garlic powder, green onions, hot sauce, hot wings, ivyskitchen, onion powder, paprika, peanut oil, pepper, potato starch, ranch dressing, salt, sports food, sriracha, sriracha sauce, unsalted butter, winglettes, wings

Football season is here! Looking for something to serve up on game day? Try my spicy hot wings! You can make it as spicy or mild as you want. I like to double fry my wings for that extra crunchy goodness. Again, this really doesn’t need exact measurements, the ingredients are measured according to your
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21 July, 2016

Katsu Pork Sandwich

Posted in : Fried Foods, Fusion, Japanese Food, Pork, Sandwich on July 21, 2016 by : Ivy's Kitchen

Tags: asian slaw, asian slaw dressing, basil, butter, cabbage, carrot, carrots, challah bread, egg, flour, french bread, french toast bread, garlic, ginger, habanero, habanero peppers, heat, hot, Ivy's Kitchen, ivyskitchen, katsu, katsu pork, katsu sando, kewpie, kewpie mayo, kewpie mayonnaise, lemon juice, lime juice, mayo, mayonnaise, mr. katsu, olive oil, panko, panko bread crumbs, pepper, pesto, pine nuts, purple cabbage, recipe, restaurant recreation, rice wine vinegar, salt, sando, sesame oil, shallots, soy sauce, spicy, sugar, texas toast, toast, Vegetable oil

My boyfriend is a fan of this certain Katsu type sandwich and had asked me to recreate a katsu sandwich at home. When I thought of katsu, I immediately thought of crunchy panko bread crumbs, asian slaw, and some type of spicy mayo. I was going to do a sriracha mayo but I wanted to
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