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Let me delay some more my post about Singapore because, uhm, well, I have yet to upload the photos, plus I have yet to write about it. :beurk:

Anyway, my wife and I were watching the Asian Food Channel last week, and it was our first time to see this show called Chuck’s Day Off. And Chuck made this fried tomatoes with sour cream and prosciutto dish that was so easy and looks so scrumptious that I want to try cooking myself and share it with all of you.

My wife and I were at the grocery yesterday but we didn’t find any good red tomatoes. So instead of having this, my wife made bruschetta and we paired it with spaghetti for our dinner. We have yet to try this out (maybe later this week), but do try it yourself and give us some feedback.

You will need the following:

• 1/2 cup white flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2/3 cup Panko bread crumbs (the sweet kind)
• 3 firm ripe tomatoes (Try to find the big juicy ones. They are sweet and succulent.)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• butter
• salt and pepper
• sour cream
• slices prosciutto (or we plan to use bacon), fried till crisp
• chives, finely chopped

→ Cut tomatoes into ½ inch slices.

→ Sprinkle with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

→ Place flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls.

→ Heat oil with a dollop of butter in a medium skillet on medium heat.

→ Dip tomato slices in flour, then eggs, and then bread crumbs.

→ In the pan, fry half the coated slices at a time for about 3 to 4 minutes per side or until golden brown.

→ Bread and cook remaining tomatoes.

→ Remove to a serving tray. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, crumbled crisp prosciutto (or bacon!), and a sprinkle of minced fresh chives.

→ Enjoy!

Photo and recipe from Chuck’s Day Off.

We have read so many good things about the restaurant Mamou that it had always been on our list of restaurants to visit. About three weeks ago, on a Monday night, I was able to reserve a table to celebrate J.‘s (my wife’s cousin’s) birthday. Our reservations were for the 6:00 to 6:30 PM first seating. The second seating is at 8:30PM. But we came upon this horrendous traffic, so I called the restaurant and asked if they could hold our table until 7PM, which they did. Bonus points there. But we did arrive on time though.

Baskets of soft warm bread were immediately served after giving us the menu. I ignored the menu for a little bit and focused on eating the delicious bread that I smothered with butter. Sarap! It was gone in a few minutes. But they quickly refilled it.

We started with a Grilled Veggie Salad. And for our entrees, we ordered WAWA’s Roast Prime Rib Platter (the bigger one). We also had Roast Pork and Chicken (half serving), Mamou’s Linguine Vongole, Duck Adobo Flakes, and Baked White Fish.

The Grilled Veggie Salad had capsicums, eggplant, zucchini, and fusilli with anchovy dressing. Since I have this allergy to eggplants, I just took a small bite and noted the grilled smoky flavor. It is quite different from the usual salads with greens, but it was very tasty. It looked more like a pasta dish to me because of the fusilli.

WAWA’s Roast Prime Rib Platter came with two side dishes. We chose Mashed Potatoes and Cream Spinach. The prime rib itself looked good. As you know, I don’t eat beef, but I took one tiny piece and tasted it. It was palatable, at least for me,  and so I was able to eat this. While the serving looks big enough for two or three, I noticed that it was quite thin. Very thin. :oups: A far cry from those seen in the different reviews I’ve read. I was expecting something like this.

(Photo Source)

But the Mashed Potatoes and Creamed Spinach were very good.

The citrus-rubbed Roast Pork and Chicken that came with red rice and black beans and the Duck Adobo Flakes with red rice and scrambled egg were satisfying.

I enjoyed Mamou’s Linguine Vongole the most. The linguine was cooked to perfection (al dente), and the clams were very tasty without that fishy taste. Very well done.

The Steamed White Fish was succulent. Unlike frozen fish used and served on most restaurants that tend to be flaky, Momou’s fish was very firm and yet soft. You can tell that it was fresh.

Despite our disappointment with their steak, it was still a good meal. The service was excellent. The restaurant has this homey casual ambiance and isn’t pretentious at all. We’ll be coming back to sample a few more of their dishes and maybe to give the prime rib another try.

Mamou

Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

Contact nos. 0917-816-2668; 8563569

Time for an ice cream weekend! :o:

And to help us bum over the weekend are these two tubs of Ben&Jerry’s ice cream in our favorite flavor, Banana Split, that were bought on sale at S&R, Aseana branch, in Macapagal Blvd. The other ice cream flavor on sale was Pistachio Pistachio.

Photos were taken in our empty freezer. :oups:

Ditch Selecta, Nestle, and Magnolia.

Have some Ben&Jerry’s ice cream.

Enjoy! :8