These kinds of vegetables can be eaten either raw or cooked. It is very beneficial to our health if we partake in it in our meals. It is rich in vitamins C and K. It is also good for stir-fry, salad, steaming, boiling, or microwaving. Ground pork is a versatile ingredient that can be used…
This Filipino dish is known as ginataang sigarilyas. It is traditionally made with chopped winged beans (sigarilyas), garlic, and onions. Stew it with coconut milk and added with the spiciness of chilies. It is also sauteed with minced pork and shrimp paste. The literal translation of “gising-gising” means “wake up, wake up” because it’s a…
When we say “torta” it is usually cooked in a kind of patty omelet from beaten eggs and combined with other ingredients. “Torta” is a dish in the Philippines, normally served during breakfast. I think every region in the Philippines has its own style of cooking torta. Some of them have it cooked with eggplant,…
In this simple recipe, I used sirloin pork chop because it is one of the leaner cuts among the different pork chop cuts. It is rich in protein and has little to no fats. Ingredients 500 g sirloin pork chop cut into strips (2 inches) 2 tbsp chopped garlic 2 medium-sized potatoes cut into strip…
The word “sinigang” is the sour and savory taste part of Filipino cuisine. It is most often associated with tamarind, but can also use some sour fruits and leaves as the souring ingredients. Some sinigang dishes use guava, lemon, or calamansi, some use Averrhoa bilimbi or can also be a green mango as long as…
Personal update: After a long hiatus, I am back to cooking! I just underwent a major surgery after a couple of years in a medical condition relating to my kidneys. I am glad to be back to my favorite pastime, and resume posting my recipes online. If you craved for an eggplant meal an a…
INGREDIENTS Minced garlic Minced onion Salt and pepper Coconut milk 3 Tbsp shrimp paste Siling espada/mahaba, sliced Pork belly, cut in cubes PROCEDURE 1. Heat the wok. Once hot enough, put into the wok the pork belly. Saute until it turns golden brown and produces oil. 2. Add garlic and onion along with coconut milk….
This type of soup I cooked is ideally served for lunch or dinner; most especially during the rainy season or cool places that make your body warmer. This is also a temporary relief of cold and also even if you are sick, this soup can help you recover from that sickly feeling. Ingredients: 1 lb…
In cooking a dish, it is not necessary to follow procedures step by step as what recipe books say. Explore your creative flair and make your own style and ingredients added unto it. One example of doing so is the dish I would like to feature, a modification of the quintessential Filipino dish: adobo. Normally, we…
There are many ways of cooking vegetables. You may use your imagination to visualize your food. Like what I did. I found minced pork in my freezer and decided this is going to be an ingredient of what I am going to cook. Ginisang gulay na may giniling na karneng baboy whose ingredients are easy…