My husband and I went to a Thai restaurant in Causeway Bay and I was inspired to prepare one this unforgettable dish: Thai beef salad. It is a spicy blend of beef, assorted herbs and often wrapped in lettuce. I love this dish so please forgive me for including Thai recipe in our Pinoy food…
Shrimp paste or popularly known to us Filipinos as alamang is not only made from shrimp. Small fish, small prawns, and krill can be used to make shrimp paste. Shrimp paste is made by mixing salt with either shrimp or fish or both. The mixture is stored overnight, drained, and sun-dried. The dried mixture is…
Got any leftover lechon or roast pig from a big celebration such as town fiesta, wedding party or birthday bash? Lechon Paksiw is the best “scavenged” dish you can prepare. We Filipinos are not used to throw the food leftover instead we make to it in other way around of dish and so it remains…
Steaming works by boiling water continuously, causing it to vaporize into steam; the steam then carries heat to the nearby food, thus cooking the food. The food is kept separate from the boiling water but has direct contact with the steam, resulting in a moist texture to the food. This differs from double boiling, in…
Ox tail is the culinary name for the tail of cattle. Oxtail is a bony, gelatinous meat, and is usually slow-cooked, often stew or braised. It is a good stock base for soup. The consumption of ox tails dates back as far as the consumption of beef, when no part of the animal went to waste. Every part of the…
Cooking adobo, the well-known Filipino dish, is the stylist’s way of using the combination of the fragrance and taste of the main ingredients. Most of us as a Filipino always eat rice wherever we are and so I highly recommended this dish as one of the best partners of rice. It is prepared by pieces…
Eggplant known as the large egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, eaten as a vegetable and the dark purple color like the typical skin of this fruit. Eggplant is delicious treat served hot or cold and can be enjoyed marinated, stuffed, roasted, grilled, fried, in a casserole, in stews, or on brochettes. There are…
Beef Caldereta or common known us “beef stew” is the most popular celebration dish during fiestas, birthdays, baptism, and even in wedding celebrations. It is rich tomato-based stew traditionally cooked with goat meat and beef meat. Every family has its own version and this is my easy way version. Ingredients 1 kilo beef, cut…
Adobong sitaw is a string bean vegetable cooked with pork flavoring with the sauce combination of soy sauce and vinegar. Ingredients: 1 lb string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length 1/2 lb pork (belly or spareribs) 1/3 cup vinegar 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 medium-sized onion, sliced lengthwise 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2…
Chicken Pork Adobo is a great combination of pork and chicken meat. Adobo is the name of a popular dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine that involves meat or can be also seafood marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic. Ingredients: 1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into…