Samsung Digital Appliances Sixth Cooking Workshop Recipes!

During the GalaStars Culinary School last 28 August 2015, we were asked to prepare Italian Dishes with a Filipino Twist. Among the Samsung Cooking Workshop series, these recipes are my favorite and I hope of sharing this to all of you! 

It is another day of cooking, plating, and tasting using the best ingredients, the best instructor, and the best appliance for the job, the Samsung Microwave Oven!

Recipes by: Chef Ernest Gala

Linguine with Crab Fat (Taba ng Talangka)

1) 250 grams Linguine or any pasta of your choice. Cook according to package directions. Place on serving platter and toss in ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil.

2) Ingredients: 2 pieces red and green bell peppers or used bottled pimiento, ¼ cup star garlic margarine, 1 cup bottled crab fat (Taba ng Talangka), 1 tsp. Pepper.

3) Procedure: Put bell peppers in Samsung Smart oven. Set to Microwave and Convection mode and time 3 minutes. Invert bell peppers. Set to Microwave and Convection mode and time another 3 minutes. Remove and cool. Put on kitchen towel and run off roasted skin. Remove stem, cut and remove seeds. Chop into ¼ inch thick pieces.

4) Mix in microwavable bowl: Margarine, pepper, crab fat and cover with cling. Set Samsung Smart Oven to microwave mode at 600W and time 3 minutes.

5) Mix with pasta. Top with roasted bell peppers and parmesan cheese. Optional topping: ¼ cup flaked tinapa or any seafood.

Chicken Longganisa Mozzarella

1) 500 grams Chicken breast fillet. Pound with meat mallet.

2) To cook chicken put 500 grams pounded chicken breast in oven proof dish. Set Samsung Smart Oven on Microwave and Grill function and time 4 minutes. Invert Chicken and cooked other half Microwave and Grill function for 3 minutes. Set Aside.

3) Mix in a microwavable bowl: ¼ cup chopped fine longganisa, ½ can tomato paste, 250 grams hunts tomato sauce, 2 tsp. Italian seasoning, 2 tsp. Sugar. Cover with cling. Set Samsung Smart Oven to microwave mode at 450W and time 3 minutes.

4) Place chicken breasts in oven proof dish. Top with tomato-longanisa mixture. Add ½ thick slice mozzarella cheese. Set Samsung Smart oven grill function and time 2 minutes. Top with chopped parsley. Serve with crab fat linguine.