SM Hypermarket presents - MASTER CHEFS

Chef Kai

I am a Filipino food lover period. But sometimes I go overboard cooking the same usual dish and would  stress me thinking about what to cook later, tomorrow on the weekend and so on. Whenever I try to look for recipes that I could experiment I would usually end up not cooking them. Why? Some key ingredients are either hard to find nor expensive for someone like me who needs to budget properly to be able to save for my wedding soon.

And so in search for recipes I came across the SM Hypermarket Master Chefs, this is something new that SM is currently offering for everyone. On this edition of the Master Chefs, we have Chef Kai a Diploma holder of Professional Culinary Arts Center for Asian Culinary Studies. She is a retail Chef from San Miguel Purefoods Culinary Center handling Magnolia Poultry, Purefoods Hormel and San Mig Coffee. With so much more luck San Miguel Foods Corporation is the sponsor for this event.

What is the SM Hypermarket Master Chef's event all about? This is an event wherein SM Hypermarket opens another gate for their shoppers to stop, have a seat and learn some dishes that are new, yet affordable and easy to prepare for the whole family to enjoy. Just what I needed, plus bonus is using San Miguel Foods Corporation products as their main ingredients makes the process all the more easy since these products are available in almost all supermarkets nationwide.

So here are some recipes we could all try and enjoy =)

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STAR RANCHERO RICE

Ingredients:

1/2	kilo	Purefoods Star Hotdog cut into small cubes
1/4	cup	olive oil
1	cup	chopped onion
1/2	cup	green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2	cup	tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2	tbsp	cilantro, chopped
1	pc	labuyo
1	cup	long grain white rice
2  1/2	cups	beef broth
1/2	cup	pizza sauce, sweet style
1/2	tsp	chili powder
1/2	tsp	cumin
1/2	tbsp	paprika - salt and pepper to taste
3	pcs	eggs

Procedure:

Place oil in a standard rice cooker. Heat oil and saute onions, bell pepper and tomatoes. Cook slightly. Add hotdog, rice, cilantro, siling labuyo and beef broth, mix very well. Cover and allow to cook. When done, season with salt and pepper. Transfer rice into an oven proof baking dish.
Crack eggs over rice then broil in oven or turbo broiler until eggs are cooked.
Serve hot Serves 3-4 persons. *a little bit spicy*

CHEESY HOTDOG AND FRIES SANDWICH OVERLOAD

Ingredients:

6 pcs hotdog buns 6 pcs Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog King Size -  pan fried or steamed 1 cup Magnolia Cheezee Spread 300 grams store-bought frozen cross cut fries - fried to a crisp 2 tbsp store-bought cheese powder 200 grams Purefoods Honeycured Bacon - chopped and fried

Procedure:

Sandwich hotdogs in buns then drizzle with Cheezee Spread. Toss fries with cheese powder until well coated then top over sandwich. Sprinkle chopped bacon over fries. Serve. makes 6 sandwiches. *super yummy* CHEESE AND MUSHROOM BAKED RICE Ingredients: 2 cups Magnolia Nutri-Oil 9 pcs Magnolia Chicken Station Chicken Fingers - Vanilla 3 cups cooked left over rice 1 can condensed cream of mushroom 1 cups Magnolia Quickmelt Cheese  - grated Procedure: Deep fry chicken fingers in hot oil until golden brown. Drain oil on paper towels Top fried chicken fingers on top of rice then pour over condensed cream of mushroom over chicken. Top with grated cheese then bake until cheese melts and browns slightly Serves 3 to 4. *budget saver*