Puto is Philippine steamed rice cake, eaten as is or with butter and/or grated fresh coconut or as accompaniment to a number of savory dishes for breakfast — most notably, with dinuguan. Since puto making is one of the most wide-spread food preparations commonly practiced in the entirety of the Philippines, it is therefore a field fertile…
The Philippines is blessed with an abundance of bananas and it has been one of the top fruit exports to foreign countries for a long time. But more than just its varieties and versatility in terms of how to cook (nilaga, barbecue, grilled, additive to soup dishes), banana is the only fruit that never gives…
Ingredients: 1 Fresh Whole fish (1-1/2 to 2 lbs) -(sea bass, whitefish, pike, trout, rock cod)1 gloves of minced garlic 3 tbsp fermented black beans 2 whole scallions, shredded Shredded ginger Seasonings 2 tsp seafood soy sauce 2 tsp light soy sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tbs oil 1 tbs cornstarch Cooking Method:…
Ingredients: 1 clove garlic, minced 1 lb. 14 oz. boneless lean sirloin steak, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes 1/2 white onion ( cut into cubes) butter salt sugar oil Seasonings: Pepper sauce ( Available in any Supermarket) (Japanese Pepper sauce is highly recommended). Cooking Method: 1. To prepare marinade, in medium bowl, combine sugar,…
Because the Philippines has an abundance of coconut, this ingredient has become quite a standard fixture in some of our dishes. Ginaatan, for example, is a collection of the menu with the like of ginataang langka, ginataang gulay, ginaatang monggo, at many more. For desserts it is also quite a common ingredient for bilo bilo, suman,…
One of the most popular Filipino dishes is adobo. It is a quintessential Philippine stew, often present in fiestas and other social gatherings. It often involves pork or chicken meat marinated in a sauce of vinegar and garlic, browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade. Although they share the same name with a Spanish…
Stir-fried broccoli with shrimp is a Chinese dish but often served by Filipino domestic helpers at the table of their Chinese employers. This is a simple vegetable menu that is easy to cook, and packed with nutritious ingredients. Ingredients: 225g broccoli 1/2 cloves garlic (crushed) 1 white beaten egg 160g shelled prawns Seasonings: 1/3 tsp…
Ingredients: 450g fresh squid 1 whole of bitter melon 3 slice ginger 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine Seasoning: 1/8 tsp fish sauce 1/3 tsp sugar Method: 1.) Cut bitter melon into half and seed. Wash and cut into thin pieces. 2.) Remove the tentacles from the squid. Drain away the ink. Wash and cut. 3.) Heat…
Ingredients: 150 g sliced beef 225 g broccoli 2 slices ginger 2 cloves garlic Marinade: 1 tsp light soy sauce 1/3 tsp sugar 1/8 salt 1/2 tbsp corn starch Seasoning: 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp sugar Method: Cut broccoli into florets and wash. Blanch for 2 minutes. Remove and drain. Wash and drain beef. Marinate…
Ingredients: 50g lean pork 30g Tianjin cabbage(long cabbage) 30g Round cabbage Some carrots 1 braid of garlic (minced) Seasonings: A. 1 tsp light soy sauce,cornflour, and sesame oil. B. 2 tbsp Chicken powder,1/4 tbsp sugar,1 tbsp table salt Cooking Procedure: Wash and shred the lean pork into 2-3 cm long, mix with seasoning A…