Bounty Fresh - Asia's best dining table fix

 Whether it’s inasal, fried, grilled or roasted, chicken is a universal favorite. Besides being delicious, it is a great source of vitamins, minerals and proteins so it’s pretty clear why everyone loves to eat chicken.  

Chicken is rich in niacin for better metabolism, releasing of energy and proper functioning of our digestive system, skin and nerves. It is also rich in vitamin B6, required for carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, plus potassium for the weight and health-conscious, and has lower fat and calories than beef and pork but higher in protein. 

It’s no wonder then that chicken is irresistibly a must on every dining table as a snack or as a meal. Fried chicken tops them all, as do chicken pot pie, chicken soup, chicken and cornbread casserole, among others. For the Filipino palate, chicken is just as delectable, whether whole stuffed chicken, tinolang manok, chicken lollipop, adobong manok, and the forever-fave chicken-and-spaghetti combo.

Hungry yet? One major reason why chicken becomes more unbeatably delicious in the Philippines is because it comes from Bounty Fresh – Asia’s Best. Tamper-evident (leak-proof), fresh (heat-sealed in an air-free environment), delicious (sealed-in natural flavor and juices), safe (protected from harmful bacteria), longer-lasting than the normal refrigerated shelf life, and world-class (winner of the 2009 Asian Livestock Industry award), Bounty Fresh chickens come from processing plants that have been conferred by the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) as the best and cleanest processing plants in the country with consistent Triple A ratings. 

In other words, the company’s processing plants have been coming out with the cleanest and the best quality chicken in the country for the last several years.

The Bounty Fresh line of exceptionally delicious products even grew further, with the introduction of the Free-Range Chicken (Bounty Fresh Pollo Primero), all naturally grown in free range farms. Included in the lineup is Chooks-To-Go roasted chicken (in partnership with sister company Bounty Agro Ventures, Inc. (BAVI), which is now available in more than 900 outlets around the country; the flavored chicken “Meals in Minutes” (Chicken Yakiniku and Chicken Char Siu) and “Gourmet Chicken” (Sweet and Spicy, Tandoori, Honey Butter and Honey Garlic), and other Bounty Fresh favorites like Chicken Hotdogs (Chicken Licken) and the well-loved Chicken Nuggets.

So if you’re craving for comfort food, a fine-dining dish or a speedy snack, Bounty Fresh—Asia’s Best remains as your best dining table fix! 

For more about Bounty Fresh chicken, visit www.bountyfreshchicken.com and www.facebook.com/bountyfreshchicken. 

Bounty Fresh Chicken: Great Chicken Recipes for All Occasion

As seen in my last post here, Bounty Fresh dedicated itself to providing Filipino families with fresh, all natural chicken products that will be truly loved regardless of reason or occasion. Make each celebration extra special with Bounty Fresh Chicken, a brand recognized and trusted by Filipino families as “Asia’s best chicken.” As one of the most versatile and healthiest meats available, with distinct native taste and juicy, tender goodness, Bounty Fresh Chicken is the centerpiece of innumerable great recipes fit for all seasons and reasons. Bursting with natural flavors and juices, and always vacuum-sealed to prolong refrigerated shelf life, the Bounty Fresh Chicken brand stands for healthy, nutritious poultry products (fresh chicken, Chooks-to-Go, and processed meats) that respond to various styles of preparation and reward Filipinos’ creativity.

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Easter, birthdays, fiestas: it doesn't matter what the occasion is: Bounty Fresh Chicken is the brand consumers have come to look for as they prepare the food that makes every moment with loved ones memorable.

In collaboration with popular food blog Pepper.ph, Bounty Fresh Chicken is serving up the Chicken Dish Collection, perfect for families looking to celebrate any special occasion with the freshest, healthiest, and most delicious chicken meals. 

Chicken Alfredo Pot Pies

Looking for a quick and delicious chicken casserole recipe to satisfy loved ones’ cravings? Try chicken Alfredo pot pies, made more delightful than ever with Bounty Fresh Chicken.

Ingredients:

½ 15 oz. package (1 crust) rolled refrigerated unbaked piecrust

3 cups frozen vegetable blend

3 cups cubed cooked Bounty Fresh Chicken

10 oz. container refrigerated Alfedo pasta sauce

1 tsp. dried thyme, marjoram, or sage, crushed

                               

1. Let piecrust stand according to package directions. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large skillet, cook frozen vegetables in a small amount of boiling water for 5 minutes; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in chicken, Alfredo sauce, and the dried thyme.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll pie crust into a 13-inch circle. Cut four 5-inch circles and place on top of casseroles. Press edges of pastry firmly against sides of casseroles. Cut slits in tops for steam to escape.

3. Place casseroles in a foil-lined shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes or until mixture is heated through and pastry is golden. Makes 4 servings.

BonChon Soy Garlic Chicken Wings

Go for a Korean-inspired treat with this fresh take on a classic: chicken wings. With Bounty Fresh Chicken, these tasty BonChon soy garlic chicken wings are bound to make every gathering of family and friends more special and memorable.

Ingredients:

½ kilo Bounty Fresh chicken wings

Salt and pepper, to season

2 cups corn starch

¼ small onion, shredded

4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

½ cup light soy sauce

¼ cup mirin

2 tablespoons brown sugar

½ tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. corn starch

1-inch ginger, peeled and shredded

White sesame seeds for, garnish

1. Pat dry chicken wings. Season then dredge chicken in corn starch. Deep fry until cooked all the way through. Place on paper towel to drain excess oil and allow to dry.

2. To make soy-garlic glaze, combine onion, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, garlic powder, and ginger in saucepan. Place over low-medium heat and stir until sugar is fully dissolved. In a small bowl, place corn starch and a tablespoon of the soy-garlic mixture. Mix to dissolve. Add to the saucepan and stir until slightly thickened.

3. Flash fry chicken in hot oil. Place on paper towel to drain excess oil. Toss chicken wings in glaze. Sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.

Jamaican “Jerk” Chicken Waffle Sandwiches

Bring out the juiciest, most flavorful part of the chicken (the thighs) and sandwich it in between waffles. The result: Jamaican chicken waffle sandwiches, a zingy, Caribbean-inspired dish that will fill the heart and soul of everyone who takes a bite.

Ingredients:

½ kilo Bounty Fresh boneless chicken thighs, chopped to bite-size pieces

salt and pepper, to season

5 red bird’s eye chilis, de-seeded

2 leeks, chopped

8 cloves garlic, peeled

1 teaspoon ground allspice

Juice of 6 calamansis

6 tablespoons barbecue sauce

2 medium waffles, sliced to wedges

chopped kesong puti, to garnish

chopped green onion, to garnish

1. In a mini-food processor or spice grinder, place chili, leeks, garlic, allspice, and calamansi juice. Pulse to make a paste.

2. Transfer to a bowl and add chicken thighs.

3. Rub chicken all over. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

4. Grill the chicken pieces until cooked all the way through. Toss in barbecue sauce.

5. Place on top of waffle and sprinkle with kesong puti and green onions. Cover with another waffle wedge.

Wanna learn more recipes? Visit www.facebook.com/bountyfreshchicken and www.pepper.ph.

Happy cooking!

Asia's Best Bounty Fresh

A week ago, I received a door to door surprise from Bounty Fresh.  My daughter Sofi said pa nga na, "Yay, Chicken! My favorite!!". Haha! Chicken is one of our favorite meal in the family. Fried, turbo, with tomato sauce or any sauce, there is no day that we don't cook chicken. 

For many years, Bounty Fresh Food, Inc. (BFFI) dedicated itself to providing Filipino families with fresh, all natural chicken products that will be truly loved regardless of reason or occasion. With a bevy of prestigious national and international awards in the poultry and livestock industry for product excellence coupled with exceptional consumer service, BFFI is truly the “chicken expert.”

From its early years, Bounty Fresh developed and introduced its own innovative and globally acceptable standards in raising poultry from farm to plate. It is the only poultry integrator to continuously innovate and invest in new systems and poultry technology. Before a Bounty Fresh Chicken product arrives in the kitchen, trust that it went through a stringent processing that guarantees only the freshest chicken available, giving customers real value for their money.

What I love about Bounty Fresh is they are tightly sealed, but the color of their chicken fillet still looks fresh when you opened it. I decided to fry it and just added cornstarch and a sprinkle of pepper for flavor. 

Tip: When frying, don't forget to drain them(after they're cooked) first in a table napkin para i-absorb ang oil. 

Love the crunchiness and juiciness of Bounty Fresh chicken fillet. I'm not a big fan of white meat, but this is exceptional since very tasteful ang pagka white meat nya. Nomnomnomnom!!

You can have them with rice or pwede din syang pang chicken fillet sandwich. I also put them in my salad. With lettuce, a little bit of mayo and my chicken fillet, you'll have a healthy snack na. :)

In 2009, BFFI was the first Philippine company to win the Best Poultry and Livestock Company Award at the 2009 Asian Livestock Industry Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Topping categories like Technological Excellence, Food Safety, Marketing Excellence and Industry Leadership, Bounty Fresh truly deserves its tag as being “Asia’s Best.”

It all starts with the feeds that Bounty Fresh ensures to be clean and safe. The Chicken Expert carefully selects the raw materials it uses, giving the chicken the right nutrition they need to grow. With its national network of feed mills, feeds are always delivered fresh to the farms, safe for chicken consumption.

On the other hand, the breeders or the chicken that produce day old chicks are kept in breeder farms under a controlled environment to keep them  cool and comfortable. The modern breeder house has automated feeding and egg collection systems that ensure timely collection and a clean and safe environment for the eggs. These eggs are then brought to the hatchery for incubation and hatching.

Bounty Fresh is also the first company to introduce the single stage hatchery incubation systems. This system ensures that eggs of a similar stage of development are grouped and incubated together. Careful precision is required in giving each egg the right temperature it needs to develop. After 21 days of incubation, eggs develop and hatch into chicks.

After that, chicks are brought to tunnel-ventilated broiler farms where they are grown. There, the chicks feel more relaxed since they have more space to roam around and prevent them from being sluggish. The environment is also controlled – not too cold and not too hot – to make the chicks grow at a healthy rate, and at the same time prevent sickness. Also, as an added precaution, farm personnel who provide feeds and water need to take showers before entering the houses to make sure that the growing environment of the chicks is always kept clean and biosecure.

Finally, when the chicks are fully grown and become healthy chicken with the right size and weight, they are then brought to Bounty Fresh’s Triple-A Processing Plant that is certified by the National Meat Inspection Commission for processing. Before leaving the plant, the chicken undergo a thorough inspection process under the plant’s bio-security measures to make sure that these chicken are disease-free and also free from foreign materials. Chicken products are then vacuum-sealed to keep the natural flavors and juices in, keep bacteria out and prolong the product’s refrigerated shelf life.

All of these procedures are implemented to help produce Asia’s Best Chicken, by no other than Bounty Fresh – the Chicken Expert.

“Bounty Fresh is all about customer satisfaction. We only give our valued customers high-quality and safe poultry products that are produced in a clean and safe environment with very strict poultry management practices,” Carl Chung (AVP for Operations Development Department), said. “As your Chicken Expert, we commit ourselves in giving the Filipinos Asia’s Best Chicken.”

Know more about the Chicken Expert, Bounty Fresh Asia’s Best, at www.facebook.com/bountyfreshchicken and at http://www.bountyfreshchicken.com