Straight from the Expert: Christmas Recipes for Noche Buena (Part 1)

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Christmas is just around the corner and this new episode of 'Straight from the Expert' is here to make sure your Noche Buena is delicious and memorable!  Delicious holiday food is always a given when it comes to a Filipino Christmas gathering, and if you’re looking for something new to surprise your friends and family with this holiday season, this is the episode for you. Join food content creator Jujumao as he shows us recipes we can make for the holidays!   #GMALifestyle #StraightFromTheExpert

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00:00 Ang sarap!

00:06 It's the holidays once again and as usual we Filipinos are busy planning of what to

00:11 prepare for Christmas especially for Noche Buena.

00:15 Hi I'm Juju and I'm here to show you how to prepare a delicious holiday feast.

00:20 So if you want something new to cook this year, watch this Christmas episode of Straight

00:24 From The Expert, let's go!

00:38 Let's get started!

00:45 In this Christmas episode of Straight From The Expert, I will be showing you recipes

00:48 that you can prepare this Christmas and today I will be teaching you how to make horchata

00:54 and don't worry as foreign as the name sounds, all of the ingredients are widely available

00:59 in many supermarkets.

01:00 You can also make this drink alcoholic or non-alcoholic based on your preference.

01:06 You can even put coffee in this drink, it's that versatile.

01:09 So let's get started!

01:10 So first step is we are going to be soaking our pre-roasted almonds and rice overnight.

01:19 I've already pre-toasted these beforehand but if you were to toast them yourselves,

01:23 basically what you would do is get your rice, it can be any variety and almonds and put

01:28 this in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for around 15 to 20 minutes until the rice develops

01:35 this nice brown color and the almonds get nice and extra nutty if that makes sense.

01:43 First step, in a container, add in your almonds, add in your rice, followed by a cinnamon stick,

01:55 fresh water, there we go.

01:59 You want to fill this about halfway through or at least double the amount of the ingredients

02:05 that you put in it.

02:06 Cover this and let this soak overnight.

02:09 So what soaking overnight will do is it will soften the rice and the almonds so that when

02:15 you blend it, it will turn into sort of like an almond and rice milk for a drink.

02:21 Let's put this in the fridge.

02:23 So now in a blender, we are going to process our almonds and rice.

02:30 So let's also include the liquid that we used for soaking.

02:36 So we want to grind this until for about 5 minutes until the ingredients are well pulverized.

02:44 There we go.

02:48 At this point, I think it's okay.

02:50 Your pitcher, get a strainer and pass this through a sieve and gently strain your liquid.

02:59 Pass it through the sieve multiple times so you can remove the sediment like this.

03:06 You can add in your condensed milk and your evaporated milk.

03:12 So it also depends on how sweet you want your drink to be.

03:15 It's very sweet but you can add water or in this case, I will use milk so that our drink

03:23 is richer.

03:25 Let's also season it with vanilla extract as the finishing touch and let's give it a

03:30 taste and see what it needs.

03:34 Okay.

03:35 Mmm.

03:36 Okay, it's delicious.

03:39 And top it off with more milk.

03:41 That's why I thought of serving this as a Christmas dish.

03:47 Whenever we think of Christmas, what's the first scent that comes to our mind?

03:52 When you smell the cinnamon, it reminds you of Christmas.

03:56 So let's add some ice and don't worry about this getting watered down because it's a bit

04:00 sweet.

04:01 Now, we can assemble our horchata.

04:03 So first, in a glass, we add our ice.

04:08 Now we top off our ice with our horchata milk.

04:11 Of course, to make it a bit more artistic, let's add some whipped cream.

04:18 Let's add some cinnamon powder.

04:20 There.

04:21 Doesn't that look beautiful?

04:23 Serve it, of course, with a cinnamon stick.

04:25 It has a bit of aroma.

04:26 Let's make it a bit more festive.

04:29 And that's, ladies and gentlemen, mga kapuso, this is our horchata.

04:35 Perfect for your drinks during your Christmas Noche Buena.

04:39 [Music]

05:05 Ang sarap!

05:06 A very kid-friendly drink.

05:08 It's almost like a dessert drink.

05:10 Now that we've made our very delicious Christmas horchata, let's now proceed with making our

05:16 equally as delicious appetizer, chicken liver pate.

05:21 [Music]

05:26 We're always looking for yung mga malilit na pika-pika.

05:30 Using these very affordable ingredients, we can make a big batch.

05:34 Perfect talaga 'to for your Noche Buena handaan.

05:37 So let's get cooking.

05:38 The first step na gagawin natin is lilinisin natin yung liver.

05:43 Ang gagawin natin, ibiblend natin yung liver natin, and gusto natin maging silky smooth

05:48 siya.

05:49 So kailangan tanggalin muna natin yung mga malilit na puso na 'to.

05:54 So as you can see, nakaseparate na yung mga chicken hearts natin, and natanggal na natin

05:59 yung mga connective tissue ng liver.

06:01 Into a hot pan, isisear na ngayon natin ang ating liver.

06:05 Painitin lang natin.

06:08 What you want to do is give this liver around 2-3 minutes per side, or until cooked through.

06:14 Tsaka medyo, may kita nyong magkakakrust ng konti yung liver natin.

06:23 You'll know when the liver is ready.

06:25 Medyo nag-firm up na siya, medyo brown na rin yung magkabilaang parte ng liver.

06:31 Set aside natin yung naluto natin yung chicken liver, and in the same pan, isa-sauté natin

06:36 ngayon yung ating mga onions and garlic.

06:39 Ito yung ibang aromatics natin dito.

06:42 You can totally opt the capers out kung hindi kayo mahilig dito, or wala kayong capers sa

06:48 bahay.

06:49 So next, we'll be adding back our chicken liver.

06:53 Season lang natin with salt and pepper.

06:55 You can adjust this later on kapag nasa blender na siya.

06:58 And then, maraming black pepper.

07:01 Pwede natin lagyan ng konting rosemary.

07:05 Tapos na 'to yung liver natin.

07:07 So now, let's move on to the blender.

07:10 Directly habang medyo mainit pa siya, i-lipat na natin sa blender.

07:16 That smells so good.

07:19 Habang biniblend siya, mag-iincorporate tayo ng malamig na butter.

07:24 So ang gagawin nito is may culinary term na, tinatawag na yung emulsification.

07:30 So mas magiging smooth siya.

07:33 [Music]

07:45 Okay, now na natapos na natin yung pag-blend ng patay mixture natin.

07:50 As nakikita nyo, sobrang silky smooth siya.

07:53 But before we chill it, para mag-settle siya.

07:56 Mag-remelt lang tayo ng butter.

08:01 Basically, ang mangyayari dito, yung patay na sa baba,

08:04 meron din tayong layer of butter dito sa taas.

08:07 Naglagay tayo dito ng rosemary.

08:09 Pwede rin tayo maglagay ng konting-konting thyme.

08:13 Mas prefer ko gumamit ang saunted butter para kontrolado mo talaga yung pagkaalat ng dish mo.

08:19 Pwede na tayo maglagay ng konting-konting asin.

08:22 Pwede na natin patayin iyan.

08:24 I-top lang natin yung butter.

08:27 Ayan.

08:28 There we go.

08:30 We will chill this for around 30 minutes or until mag-set yung butter natin.

08:36 In the meantime, we'll be preparing yung bread slices natin that we'll serve with our patay.

08:40 [Music]

08:46 Basically, yung ginawa ko is kumuha ko ng mumurahing baguet.

08:50 So toast lang natin 'to until golden brown on each side.

08:55 [Music]

09:00 Okay. So our patay has nicely chilled.

09:03 As you can see here, ano na siya, nag-harden na yung butter sa taas.

09:08 And I'm sure sa loob din nag-set yung patay natin.

09:12 So very spreadable na siya ngayon.

09:14 You can actually use any form of cracker, bread, would pair nicely with this dish.

09:21 So ayan, plate na natin.

09:23 And there you go guys. Chicken Liver Patay.

09:26 [Music]

09:48 Okay. Let's give it a try.

09:50 Spread some on your bread.

09:53 Grabe. Napaka-creamy na 'to.

09:56 Take a bite.

09:58 Mmm.

10:01 Grabe. Ang sarap.

10:05 Sobrang, parang hindi na siya nag-ilasang atay.

10:08 Parang siya, parang kang kumakain ng something very creamy and umami.

10:17 Hindi ko alam kung paano siya ma-describe.

10:20 Pero nakagulat kasi sobrang simple lang yung ingredients na ginamit natin.

10:25 Pero, tignan mo naman yung output natin.

10:29 Gusto nyo ng bagong palaman idea, you guys should definitely try this.

10:34 And not just for your noche buena, but also kunyari gusto nyo mga baon for work.

10:40 This one will hit the spot.

10:46 [Music]

10:51 Now that the drink and the appetizer for your next holiday feast are ready,

10:56 the next dishes that we are going to make will be of course our main dish as well as our dessert.

11:04 Abangan nyo lahat yan sa next episode natin ng Straight From The Expert Christmas episode.

11:09 [Music]

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