TV Food: Paila Marina aka Gustavo Fring's Chilean Seafood Stew (Breaking Bad, S04)

In celebrating the series finale of Breaking Bad, I made 5 meals to represent the 5 seasons of the epic series.

SEASON 4- DINNER

Paila Marina

Gustavo Fring became a major character on this season. Of Chilean descent, he first invited Walt for a dinner on his home serving Paila Marina which was also the same dish he served to Jesse when it was his turn to be invited for dinner. 

Gus and Jesse

Paila Marina is a traditional Chilean seafood stew dish wish is served in a paila (earthenware bowl).

TV Food: "Crystal" Meat Pizza aka The Rooftop Pizza (Breaking Bad, S03)

In celebrating the series finale of Breaking Bad, I made 5 meals to represent the 5 seasons of the epic series.

SEASON 3- LUNCH

Meat and Cheese Pizza

The iconic pizza toss of Season 3. Trying to mend their relationship, Walt arrives home with a pizza but Skyler won't let him enter. This is where Walt hurled the pizza onto the roof. 

iconic

TV Food: Beer Glazed "Pollo" with Bleu Cheese Waffles (Breaking Bad, S02)

In celebrating the series finale of Breaking Bad, I made 5 meals to represent the 5 seasons of the epic series.

Season 2- BRUNCH

Beer Glazed Chicken with Bleu Cheese Waffles

Season 2 introduced us to Gus Fring and his fast-food chain, Los Pollos Hermanos. In this recipe, I incorporated Hank Schrader's beer brewing hobby (Schraderbräu) with the famous Los Pollos Hermanos chicken to make a tasty brunch. 

Mandala

TV Food: The Heisenburger (Breaking Bad, S01)

In celebrating the series finale of Breaking Bad, I made 5 meals to represent the 5 seasons of the epic series.

Season 1- BREAKFAST

The Heisenburger with Blue Salt Fries

The TV phenomenon that is Breaking Bad. The series starts with Walter White celebrating his 50 years over breakfast with his family. 

Walter White's big 50

Breakfast turned into a recurring joke for fans because most of Walter White Jr.'s scenes happens during breakfast. In this recipe, I used the usual breakfast staple and made a breakfast burger. It is accompanied with french fries which is seasoned with "blue salt".

Surf 'n Turf: Grilled Lamb with Shrimp and Quinoa Salad

Grilled Lamb with Shrimp and Quinoa Salad

Surf and Turf is an American cuisine which combines seafood (surf) and meat (turf). It is hugely popular in pubs where it is partnered with drinking beer. It is usually served as a main course in restaurants.

On this recipe, we combine lamb with shrimp. The lamb is grilled and marinated with rosemary, garlic and lemon. While the shrimp is mixed with the quinoa salad. 

Recipe Hack: Conti's Baked Salmon

Baked Salmon with Corn Puree

Conti's Bakeshop and Restaurant is known for their desserts and Italian dishes. One of their most popular dish is the Baked Salmon- Norwegian pink salmon baked with their own topping and served with buttered vegetables and paella rice. I've been craving for the dish and since the nearest Conti's is a plane ride away, I decided to make my own.

In this version, I used Sockeye Salmon. This kind of salmon has deep, rich flavor compared to the delicate taste of the Pink salmon. I also added corn puree to add flavor and depth to the dish.

Street Food Challenge

Deep Fried Soft Boiled Egg with Cabbage and Cucumber Slaw (Kwek-kwek)

A popular street food in the Philippines, Kwek-kwek, is deep fried boiled egg in annatto colored batter. This is usually served with a cucumber and guso (seaweed) salad with spicy vinegar. In my version, I used saffron instead of annatto powder and soft boiled the egg instead of hard boiling. The runny yolk compliments the vinegary slaw and adds more flavor.