Igado is a popular Ilocano dish made from pork tenderloin and pig’s innards such as liver, kidney, heart. This is definitely one of the best Filipino foods around, in my opinion. However, some people might still need to acquire a taste for it. There are many ways to describe Filipino cooking. But one trait that…
Lunch Recipes
Pork Adobo
This is a recipe post for Filipino Pork Adobo. It is a dish composed of pork slices cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic. There are version wherein onions are also added. Adobo is a popular dish in the Philippines, along with Sinigang. Adobo, in general, can be cooked using different kinds of protein. Chicken…
Pinoy Chicken Curry Recipe
The Philippines is considered as the melting pot of Asia. People of different race and origin call it their home. Along with themselves, these peolple (migrants, traders, and colonizers) brought their culture, tradition, and food. This is the reason why spices such as curry has made its debut in the Philippine cuisine.
Filipino Style Escabeche
What flavors do you often look for when it comes to a meal? Do you prefer something outstandingly savory, or perhaps a touch of sourness for some excitement in the dish? Or maybe you like to have a certain level of sweetness, which is pretty common for Filipino cuisine. Well, for some cooks, it’s all…
Chicken Gising-gising
Looking for a spicy pick-me-up for your next cooking adventure? There’s usually a great flavor payoff from taking that risk to add a kick to your dish. But if you don’t want it to come off too strong, Filipino cooks are well aware of a component that you can add to the mix. That would…
Ginataang Hipon Sitaw at Kalabasa
What is the perfect meal? Typically, it’s one that manages to satisfy all three tiers of the food pyramid. First, you have your carbs — pasta, bread, or, in most Filipino cases, rice will do the trick for that. Then, you have your proteins. This can come in an array of ingredients, whether it’s meat,…
Hardinera (Jardinera) Recipe
Hardinera is a famous meatloaf dish that originated in Quezon Province. This is considered as a special dish and is often served only in special occasions such as town fiestas and other important gatherings.
Some say that cost of ingredients and tedious preparation method were some of the reasons why this is not a common everyday dish; however, I believe that we can do something to ease the preparation part – this post and the accompanying video might come-in handy for everyone. As for the cost, there are several ways that we can do to control it. One way is to reuse the ingredients that we already have. You can make breadcrumbs out of leftover breads; use the unexpired cheese sitting in the fridge. Buying in bulk also saves you money. Who knows, maybe you can sell Hardinera to generate extra income. Can you suggest other ways to save money on ingredients?
Bulalo Recipe
It’s a well known fact that Filipinos love stew and soup dishes. From the sour sinigang to the sweet tinola, there’s guaranteed to be a soup dish for every flavor palate preference –– all great to sip and enjoy, especially during long, cool nights. But one of the most popular, and arguably most delicious, soups…
Pancit Palabok Recipe
Pancit Palabok is a noodle dish with shrimp sauce and topped with several ingredients such as cooked shrimp, boiled pork, crushed chicharon, tinapa flakes, fried tofu, scallions, and fried garlic. A very tasty treat that is sure to relieve your hunger.
There are other noodle dishes that are similar to this. Pancit Luglog and Pancit Malabon are the ones that come close to the taste and appearance (the only difference would be the noodle and some ingredients as well as some preparation steps).
If you love Jollibee’s Palabok, I’m sure that you will love this recipe even more. Please have the necessary ingredients on hand and prepare the necessary kitchen equipments so that you could enjoy this very tasty dish in no time.
Try this tasty Pansit Palabok recipe.
Kalderetang Kambing (Goat Stew)
When you pair the unique flavors of liver with vinegar, tomato sauce, onions and carrots, you get the ever so lovely taste of Kaldereta. This orange stew is a Filipino recipe that locals truly love for its rich texture and powerful savory taste. But while there are a great deal of Kaldereta variants out there,…
Bam-I Recipe (Pancit Bisaya)
Are you itching for a vacation? Trust me –– you’re not alone. When you’re bogged down by work and other personal matters, the urge to just get away on a getaway is all too tempting. For people who live in the big city, islands like Boracay and Cebu are generally some of the first places…
Ginisang Ampalaya (Sauteed Bitter Melon)
The thought we often associate with “ampalaya” is bitterness and a generally unpleasant taste. And while it is true that this vegetable holds this flavor— after all, it is called a bitter melon— it doesn’t always have to taste unfavorable. Some ampalaya can initially have that overpowering bitterness, but with the right preparations, it can…
Almondigas Recipe
Almondigas is a soup dish that has two main ingredients: meatballs and patola (this is also known as loofa of Chinese okra). I’m not sure where exactly this dish originated but it sure reminds me of a similar Spanish dish called Albondigas. I used to call this dish Misua and Patola soup not until my…
Beef Salpicao
What is a perfect meal for you? For some people, it’s extravagance that comes to mind. The finest of steaks, the freshest of seafoods, or the fanciest of other ingredients –– these may be the most ideal! But for others, like myself, there’s a certain joy in simplicity. Even the humble ingredients you can find…
Baked Macaroni Recipe
Baked Macaroni is a great comfort food to enjoy with loved ones. With meat, vegetables, tomatoes, and cheese, this baked macaroni recipe is a fun and easy meal to make when you’re craving that little bite of comfort. The layers of complexity to this dish’s flavor are accented by how compact and put together the…
Laswa Recipe
These days, it might get pretty difficult to get ahold of healthy food from outside. Whether it’s the convenience of fast food chains or the general popularity of oily, fried meals, you might find yourself running out of options with regards to nutritious vegetable dishes. And even if you do end up finding vegetable meals…
Tortang Talong Recipe
Beating an egg can make for a great ingredient in several recipes around the world. From baked goods to classic omelettes, it is endlessly versatile, and goes with both sweet and savory dishes. But who knew that some beaten eggs, eggplant, and the right seasonings could create the ever useful and delicious Tortang Talong? This…
Ginisang Munggo (Monggo)
Some dishes in a certain cuisine are known to best describe the feeling of home-cooked meals from that particular country. For the Philippines, it can range from sinigang to fried bangus to longganisa. But Ginisang Munggo is perhaps one of the best standout dishes that can definitely bring to you the comfort of a Filipino…
Pinaputok na Tilapia Recipe
Among the best parts of Filipino cuisine is how it rarely shies away from incorporating a great and wild variety of ingredients into its dishes. In such a way, Filipino cooks are able to be both extravagant and innovative in their creations. Pinaputok na Tilapia stands as one of those recipes– filled to the brim…
Pork Menudo Recipe
Pork Menudo is the number one on the list of my comfort foods and it’s hard for me to last a month without trying one…literally. Some would say that I am addicted to this food while others would use the term “obsession”, I just simply look at it as a necessity – a basic necessity that I cannot live without.
Pork Caldereta Recipe
Pork Caldereta is a Filipino tomato based stew. It is composed of cubed pork , potato, carrots, tomato sauce,and liver spread. There are also regions in the Philippines that makes use of peanut butter. One of the great things about food is its ever-evolving nature, and how it usually adjusts to the place where it…
Chicken Afritada Recipe
Chicken Afritada or afritadang manok is a type of Filipino chicken stew with tomato based sauced. It is a simple dish that can be cooked on regular days. It is perfect for lunch and is better when eaten with warm white rice. The basic version includes carrots and potato. This recipe is an improved version….
Pork Steak Recipe (How to Cook Pork Chop Steak)
Soy sauce, onions, salt, pepper, calamansi– these are a couple of ingredients you may commonly find in most classic Filipino viands. And the appeal definitely resonates well with us as these truly go well with a great deal of dishes, blending perfectly with savory flavors. It makes sense then for these much-favored seasonings and spices…
Bicol Express Recipe
The mild sweetness of coconut milk brings a sense of delight to the sharp notes of chili pepper and bagoong in the classic Bicol Express recipe. This contrast has long created a spell-binding richness in taste for the dish. And this has helped make it arguably one of the most popular Filipino dishes. And righteously…