Young cooks, Kathryn & Liza finally discover kitchen BestFriend

Many young people find the kitchen to be a scary place and try to avoid cooking as it was a daunting task reserved for mothers and household helps. But today, technology played a role in guiding people around the kitchen. Nowadays, new cooks search online for cooking videos or check out “food hacks” to be able to produce any dish they want that they can, in turn, show off on social media.

Young celebrities Kathryn Bernardo and Liza Soberano also enjoy cooking for their loved ones despite their very hectic schedule. They are the newest tandem to endorse AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning. Apart from what can be found in the Internet, Kathryn and Liza became more confident cooks because they can rely on a brand of seasoning to make delicious home-cooked dishes by bringing out the natural goodness of food. Experienced cooks or kitchen newbies can make AJI-NO-MOTO® their best friend in the kitchen – an ally in serving nourishing and enjoyable dishes for the whole family.

The new AJI-NO-MOTO® TV Commercial features three (3) dishes to show the versatility of the product in making all kinds of dishes delicious. Among the dishes are the Omurice, a Japanese-inspired meal composed of rice and omelet, Kathryn’s Adobong Puti recipe, a different take on the classic adobo without soy sauce and the all-time favorite comfort food Beef Nilaga.

AJI-NO-MOTO® can be widely used in a variety of dishes because it has no smell or specific flavor of its own and can therefore be used to enhance the original flavor of food. This is a safe and quality product that is made from natural crops like sugar cane, corn or cassava and manufactured through the natural process of fermentation. AJI-NO-MOTO® enhances taste of food by providing umami taste. Umami is the fifth basic taste also described as rich, savory and ‘malinamnam’ derived from food rich in glutamate like tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, ham and seafood.

Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) is an affiliate of Tokyo-based Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Established in 1958, APC lives by its promise to provide consumers products that will always give the delicious taste to healthy and nutritious meals as embodied in APC’s slogan Ajinomoto® “Eat Well, Live Well.®” APC’s complete line of quality food and seasoning products are produced by international affiliates and local toll manufacturers using Ajinomoto’s license, quality standards and technological expertise. APC’s products include AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning, Ajinomoto® Brand Ginisa Flavor Seasoning Mix, AJI-SINIGANG® Cube, Ajinomoto® Brand Chicken Powder, PORKSAVOR® All-in-One Seasoning Mix, CRISPY FRY® Breading Mix, CRISPY FRY® SEASONED CRUMBS®, TASTY BOY® All Purpose Breading Mix, AJI-SHIO® Seasoning Mix and “amino Fres-C” Instant Drink Mix.


Here are the 3 featured dishes that you can serve to your family...

OMURICE

INGREDIENTS:

Rice Mixture:
1½ tbsps    vegetable oil
¼ cup             garlic, peeled, minced                   
¼ cup                onions, peeled, minced                   
½ cup                ground pork                       
½ cup            frozen carrots                       
¼ tsp             ground black pepper   
2 cups                cooked rice, short grain                   
1 teaspoon            soy sauce
1 teaspoon            AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning
Egg Mixture:
1 tablespoon        vegetable oil
3 pieces     eggs, small, beaten
1/8 teaspoon     pulverized black pepper
1/2 teaspoon     AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning               
1/8 teaspoon     iodized salt

PROCEDURE:       

Rice Mixture
1.    Heat oil in a pan, sauté garlic and onions for one (1) minute over low heat.
2.    Add ground pork and cook until brown.
3.    Add carrots and black pepper.
4.    Add rice and stir-fry for another minute over medium heat.
5.    Add soy sauce, mix well.
6.    Sprinkle AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning and mix well.
7.    Remove from fire, mound the rice on plate then set aside.
Egg Mixture
1.    In a bowl, beat the eggs until the whites and yolks are well combined.
2.    Add pulverized black pepper.
3.    Sprinkle AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning, mix well.
4.    Heat oil in a pan and fry the egg mixture.
5.    Remove fried eggs out of the pan and mold it well on top of the rice.
6.    Serve with catsup.

Makes 2-4 servings

Nutrition Information: Calories 457    Carbohydrates 44g    Protein 14g   Fats 25g

ADOBONG PUTI

INGREDIENTS:

½ kilo        chicken, adobo cut                   
½ cup        vinegar                           
1/3 cup        garlic, peeled, crushed                   
1 piece        bayleaf, crushed
¼ teaspoon    peppercorn, cracked
½ cup         water
½ cup        cooking oil for deep frying
1 teaspoon    AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning
1 tablespoon    refined sugar
1 teaspoon         iodized salt                       
                           
PROCEDURE:
1. Combine chicken, vinegar, garlic, bayleaf, peppercorn and water in a pot.
2. Let boil and lower heat. Simmer until tender.
3. Drain the chicken pieces from the broth.
4. Heat oil in another pan and deep fry chicken pieces. Return to the broth.
5 .Simmer until liquid has been reduced to half.
6. Sprinkle AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami seasoning and sugar. Simmer for one (1) minute.
7. Add salt and mix well.
8. Serve hot.

Makes 4-5 servings

Nutrition Information:      Calories 461   Carbohydrates 5g   Protein 18g     Fats 41g

NILAGANG BAKA 


INGREDIENTS:
2 ½ liters      water
1 teaspoon      black peppercorns
2 pieces      onion, medium-size, chopped                   
½ kilo          beef shank, cut into serving pieces                      
2 pieces              corn, cut into five per piece of corn
2 pieces      potatoes, medium-sized, peeled, quartered               
½ piece            small cabbage, quartered                   
1 ½ teaspoons      AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning
1 tablespoon           iodized salt
                       
                                           
PROCEDURE:
1.    In a casserole, put 2½ liters of water; add peppercorns, onions and beef.
2.    Boil beef until tender.
3.    Add corn and potatoes; boil for 2-3 minutes. 
4.    Add cabbage, mix well.
5.    Sprinkle AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning and simmer for 30 minutes.
6.    Add salt and mix well.
7.    Serve hot.

Makes 4-5 servings

Nutrition Information:  Calories 195    Carbohydrates 21g    Protein 21g    Fats 3g

NILAGANG BAKA

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 ½ liters      water
1 teaspoon      black peppercorns
2 pieces      onion, medium-size, chopped                   
½ kilo          beef shank, cut into serving pieces                      
2 pieces              corn, cut into five per piece of corn
2 pieces      potatoes, medium-sized, peeled, quartered               
½ piece            small cabbage, quartered                   
1 ½ teaspoons      AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning
1 tablespoon           iodized salt
                       
                                           
PROCEDURE:
1.    In a casserole, put 2½ liters of water; add peppercorns, onions and beef.
2.    Boil beef until tender.
3.    Add corn and potatoes; boil for 2-3 minutes. 
4.    Add cabbage, mix well.
5.    Sprinkle AJI-NO-MOTO® Umami Seasoning and simmer for 30 minutes.
6.    Add salt and mix well.
7.    Serve hot.

Makes 4-5 servings

Nutrition Information:  Calories 195    Carbohydrates 21g    Protein 21g    Fats 3g