Banana Chocolate Bread

I always use over riped bananas with freckles or black spots. Banana Cake or banana bread? Can't tell the difference. They all have the same ingredients except baking powder which is one ingredient for banana cake.

Chocolate Banana Bread
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup veg, oil
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup Mix-ins: pecan, walnuts nuts, chocolate chips of your choice(optional)

Method:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350F (150C)
2. Beat sugar, eggs,and oil at medium speed until combined. Beat in mashed bananas and vanilla at low speed
3. In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa. baking soda and salt and beat into banana mixture at low speed just until well combined. You can add nuts if you want. Mix batter.
4. Spoon batter into a loaf pan.
5. Bake 1 hour or insert a toothpick to test if cooked. Remove from oven immediately. Cool on rack.

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Tonkatsu Chicken with Java Rice

TONKATSU CHICKEN

 Chicken Breast Fillet

 Bread Crumbs

Tonkatsu with Java Rice

Ingredients:
3 pcs. chicken breasts, flatten each
1 egg beaten
dash of salt
dash of pepper
flour and breadcrumbs about 1/2 cup each for dredging
1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying

Procedure
Flatten chicken breasts, dash of salt and pepper on the chicken, dredge it in flour.to coat all over.
Dip each meat into the beaten egg and dredge with bread crumbs all over. Put meat in the freezer for 10 minutes.
Dip fry the chicken meat on a medium heat, careful not to burn the meat. Fry until medium brown.
Serve hot with Java Rice or Fried, steam rice of your choice. You can also dip in your favorite teriyaki sauce.

Vegetable Stir-Fry

 style of cutting sayote and carrots

Ingredients:
1/2 cup pork or chicken breast, thinly sliced
1 pc. Sayote, sliced diagonally
3 leaves Napa cabbage, sliced 1 inch size
1 pc. small carrot, sliced diagonally
1 onion, minced
1 head garlic, minced
1/2 cup water
dash of pepper
dash of  salt
1 tsp white sugar
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce or 1 tbsp soy sauce
Method:
Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a wok or a shallow pan. Add ginger, onions and garlic, saute for a few seconds. Add in the pork stir fry a few seconds, then pour in water and cover, let simmer for 3 minutes. Add sayote, carrot, cover about 2 min. Then season with salt, pepper, sugar and oyster sauce or soy sauce. Add lastly the napa cabbage.Mix a few seconds. Remove from heat. Don't cover the pan so veggies will not be soggy and overcooked. Serve hot.