To cook Filipino food means having a pretty good grasp of various seasonings and condiments to make a dish more sprightly and distinct. But while going the unique route is applauded, we also can’t help but lean towards familiar ones that are proven to work great with a variety of recipes. In this case, I’m…
Ground Meat Recipes
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.
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…
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…
Pork Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy Recipe
Pork Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy Recipe is the next level burger steak. The burger patty is moist and tasty, while the mushroom gravy is rich and delicious. This goes perfect over mashed potato or as a topping for rice. How to Make Pork Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy The burger steak patties are easy…
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti and Meatballs is a pasta dish consisting of spaghetti (a long, thin, and cylindrically shaped pasta that is of Italian origin), tomato sauce, and meatballs. Though spaghetti originated from Italy, it is said that this particular dish was first cooked in New York by Italian immigrants. However, there are claims that a similar version of this dish was served in Sicily even before it became famous in the USA.
This can be considered as a healthy food. The crushed tomatoes produces Lycopene (cancer fighting agents) when cooked for a certain period of time. Herbs such as fresh basil and parsley also contribute to the health benefits of this dish. In addition, baked meatballs contain less oil and fat compared to the fried ones.
Try this Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe.
Lumpia Recipe
Lumpia or Lumpiang Shanghai is a type of Filipino egg roll. The basic filling is composed of ground pork along with minced onions, carrots, and seasonings such as salt and ground black pepper. This recipe post is all about how to make basic lumpia. Feel free to use this as a baseline. Lumpia ingredients This…
Christmas Lasagna Recipe
Lasagna in Béchamel Sauce is a type of pasta casserole dish. The main ingredients which are pasta (lasagna), meat sauce, cheese, and béchamel sauce are alternately layered until the desired amount is achieved.
This particular recipe is only one of the hundreds of Lasagna recipes around. Although, I would say that this variation is the most popular of all – especially in the Philippines.
Did you notice the rich and tasty white sauce inside your lasagna? That is called the béchamel sauce. It is a simple sauce composed of scalded milk cooked with flour and butter. The béchamel sauce gives richness and additional texture to this pasta casserole.
How to Cook Gising Gising
This gising gising recipe post will guide you on how to cook green beans and ground pork with coconut milk in under 30 minutes. Refer to the cooking video at the bottom of this page for the step by step demonstration. Gising gising is Filipino dish composed of Baguio beans and ground pork. These ingredients…
Sauteed Green Beans with Ground Beef
Sauteed Green Beans with Ground Beef is a simple, quick, and easy dish to cook for lunch or dinner. This is ideal during busy days, when you have a limited amount of time allotted to prepare your meal. It only takes around 30 minutes (or even lesser) to cook. It also tastes good and it…