Tinolang Tahong is a mussel soup recipe with ginger and spinach.
This recipe is inspired by a famous Filipino soup dish called tinolang manok or chicken tinola — which uses chicken, green papaya wedges, and chili pepper leaves.
This mussel soup recipe is simple, budget-friendly, and delicious. This is also quick to prepare. It took me only 15 minutes to cook this dish.
Cioppino is a seafood stew dish that originated from San Francisco, California. Italian immigrants were the first to come-up with this wonderful seafood concoction. It is composed of seven different kinds of ingredients from the sea, six are seafood and the other component is fish steak or fish fillet; these are shrimp, squid, sea scallops,…
This is a recipe for Baked Tahong with Butter Cheese and Roasted Garlic. Compared to our previous baked tahong recipe, this version makes use of fried garlic. You can also call it roasted or toasted garlic, like what I did in the title.However, the proper term should be fried because it was fried in oil until…
Tinolang Tahong with Malunggay is a version of mussel soup wherein mussels are cooked with ginger broth and lemongrass along with malunggay. Moringa Oleifera or drumstick tree are some of the names given to malunggay. The leaves are used for this recipe. It is known to be very high in Vitamin A. Tinolang tahong with…
Chili Crab with Snake Beans is my version of the famous chili crab dish with one of my favorite vegetable: Sitaw (also known as string beans and snake beans). This is a simple dish that anyone can prepare regardless of your level in cooking. The easy-to-follow recipe located below this post as well as the…
Drunken Mussels makes a good appetizer. This is best eaten with warm toast bread or with croutons. I tried to make the recipe as simple as possible so that you can follow easily. So, what makes the mussels drunk? It’s white wine. The mussels are cooked in white wine along with butter and garlic. This…
Corn Soup with Mussels and Malunggay is a quick and easy soup recipe that you can make anytime of the day. This dish is very timely and is a good recommendation on what to have during lent. This Corn Soup with Mussels and Malunggay Recipe is made from whole kernel corn in can, fresh frozen…
Relyenong Tahong or Stuffed Mussels make a great appetizer. This can also be enjoyed as a main dish with rice and ketchup. The Philippines has a bountiful supply of mussels (and oysters too). These come-in with a lower price compared to other seafood, which makes this an ideal choice for many Filipinos. Aside from large…
Grilled Lobster Tails are perfect for lunch on a warm summer day. It is quick and easy to make and it is delicious. I love to have grilled lobster tails with a cold glass of lemonade (or Chardonnay, sometimes) – I think that this combination is refreshing. I made these grilled lobster tails using the…
This Grilled Mussels Recipe makes a perfect seafood appetizer for many reasons. To name a few, it is delicious, easy to prepare, and budget friendly. I am used to do grilled mussels with butter, garlic, and cheese. I thought that it was the best thing that grilled (or baked) mussels can be – I just…
This Snails with Spinach in Coconut Milk Recipe is similar to a Filipino recipe called “Ginataang Kuhol”. While the later involves golden snails (kuhol) and water spinach (kangkong), this recipe makes use of sea snails and fresh spinach; the rest of the ingredients are similar. Have you tried preparing and cooking snails? If you have…
Linguine Pasta with Clams is a good idea for a quick and easy lunch. I like this pasta dish because it is pleasing to the palate: the flavor is not overwhelming and so delish! I used ready-to-cook littleneck clams for this recipe. These are the frozen round clams available in the grocery store that were…
Every time I crave for a simple seafood soup dish, I always think of the Filipino clam soup called tinolang halaan. I love the soothing effect of clam soup and it makes me feel comfortable; it also helps relieve my congestion when I have the cold. I got the clams packaged in my local grocery store….
Nothing compares to the simplicity and good taste of Adobong Tahong for lunch. Adobong tahong is a delicious Filipino recipe that makes use of mussel meat cooked inadobo style. I used kiwi mussels for this recipe. The package that I purchased do not include the shells and the meat were already cleaned. The only thing…
Ginataang Tahong or Mussels cooked in Coconut Milk is a common Filipino Recipe involving Marine Mussels. Since Mussels are abundant and cheap in coastal areas, dishes such as this are regulars in the dining table. Although Ginataang Tahong might be simple, it is undeniably delicious and can even increase your appetite. We know that most…
Creamy Seafood Pasta is a delicious creamy pasta dish that makes use of linguine, shrimp, bay scallops, mussels, and clams. This is a comforting dish that you can enjoy for lunch or dinner. If you love Shrimp Alfredo pasta, then you will adore this dish. Preparing this delicious pasta recipe is very easy. All you…
Paella Mixta or Mixed Paella is another delicious Paella Variation that I enjoy eating. This recipe involves both seafood and meat. Other seafood paella versions that do not have meat are Paella Marinera, Paella de Mariscos, and Seafood Paella. As for the seafood, we will use mussels, shrimp, and clams. The meat is composed of…
Easy seared scallops is a quick and relatively easy appetizer recipe. This can be enjoyed just as it is or by dipping in lemon butter sauce. Aside from being an appetizer, this can be consumed as a main dish along with some greens on the side. I am using packaged sea scallops for this recipe….
Paella de Marisco is another delicious variation of seafood paella. This recipe produces a superior end result that you will surely enjoy. This Paella de Marisco recipe makes use of mussels, clams, shrimp, and fish fillet. The clams and mussels were boiled in water. The water used to boil the shellfish became the clam juice…
There are many delicious ways to cook mussels. You can bake them, grill them, boil them, and deep fry them like what we are doing now – Deep Fried Mussels. Cooking deep fried mussel is easy. However, you should ensure that the mussels are cleaned and the mussel meats are removed from the shell before…
Clam Chowder is a thickened creamy seafood soup composed of minced clams and chopped potatoes. This Clam Chowder Recipe will yield a rich tasting thick soup that you will surely enjoy.
This Linguine with Mussels recipe is a awesome. It is easy to prepare, budget friendly, and delicious. This is one of my favorite pasta dishes aside from Filipino Spaghetti and Lasagna Recipe. I also like mussels; in fact, baked tahong and tinolang tahong are my favorite mussels recipe. This recipe calls for white wine. It…
The Philippines is famous for dishes that use coconut milk. This method of cooking is locally referred to as “Ginataan or Guinataan”, which means to cook in coconut milk.
There are many famous regional dishes that make use coconut milk. Laing, Bicol express, Ginataang Tilapia, Ginataang Manok, Binignit, and Ginataang Mais are some of the popular ones.
Mixed Seafood in Coconut milk is a combination of different seafoods such as crabs, mussels, shrimp, and squid — all cooked in coconut milk or coconut cream. Although it might sound simple, this recipe really tastes good.
Baked Tahong or Baked Mussels is a well loved appetizer seafood dish. Mussels are very abundant in coastal areas wherein they are harvested fresh everyday and sold at a cheap price. If you’re in the Philippines, getting some fresh mussels will never be an issue.
This recipe is simple and very tasty. It is like making your own homemade gourmet masterpiece with minimal effort and ingredients.
Some of you might be planning to enroll in culinary art schools to enhance your skills or perhaps taking short culinary courses so that you can make fabulous dishes. Enrolling in the top cooking schools will definitely boost your cooking skills to a whole new level.
That is necessary if you plan to have a career in cooking, but it is not that needed when you only want to learn the basics of cooking – such as preparing simple recipes like this one.
Using conventional oven is necessary to complete this dish. However, you may also use electric ovens and it will still produce good results.
