Please don’t forget to rate this recipe after watching, Thanks! Whenever we’re talking about food that Filipino’s inherited from the Spaniards, Afritada is one of the dishes that stand out. In Philippine cuisine there are several dishes that use tomato sauce based ingredients and Afritada is definitely one of them. Ingredients: 2 […]
My family loves Bistek, even my picky American wife likes it and definitely a favorite among Filipinos. The only downside of this dish is a bit pricey, so with that being said a lot of family in the Philippines cannot have this dish as often as they like. That’s also the very reason when they […]
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Tags: beef, bistek, calamansi, onions, red onion, rice, rump roast, soy sauce, steak 
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White steamed rice, fish sauce with calamansi, and thai chili peppers for condiments makes this dish a true wonder when it comes to lunch time. A lot of us prefer this dish with just soup bones, but every once in a while we look for something meatier and that’s where this particular version of Nilagang […]
Siopao is another dish that Filipinos adopted from the Chinese and it became very popular and a favorite among many. Siopao is also called Salapao in Thailand, Baozi in China, Pau in Hong Kong, or simply known as Steamed Buns in English. Basically, it is a steamed bun filled with a savory meat filling. Back […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: active yeast, all-purpose flour, asado, black pepper, chicken, cornstarch, crisco, garlic, hard boiled eggs, hoisin sauce, luke warm water, msg, onions, oyster sauce, pork, salt, sesame oil, shortening, siopao, soy sauce, white sugar 74 Comments »
For this episode of Lasang Pinoy I was honored to be invited by Kai to participate in the 24th episode. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the invitation early enough due to a send-mail issue with my web server. Having said that, I have to use my previous recipe blog that I wrote several months ago. Even […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: bicol express, calabaza, finger peppers, garlic, ginger root, msg, onions, pork belly, rice, salt, siling labuyo, thai peppers 54 Comments »
Well, fall season is here in America and winter is just around the corner. Having said that for most of us Filipinos here in the U.S. or abroad our bodies are starting to look for something warm to eat to compensate for the cold weather outside. So, of course, what is better to have than […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: aroz caldo, arroz caldo, asian, black pepper, bouillon, calamansi, canned, chicken, congee, filipinos, lugao, lugaw, patis, porridge, salt, stock, vetsin 39 Comments »
Toyo Fried Chicken Wings is a choice in most Filipino kitchen since it is easy & quick to prepare and yet very satisfying. This is pretty similar to fried adobo except this does not have vinegar and bay leaf. Most of the time when I cooked this dish is to accompany another dish such as ginisang […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: chicken, corn oil, ground black pepper, msg, soy sauce, wings 9 Comments »
After being here in the U.S. for so long now there are a lot of things that I have forgotten from my time in the Philippines and believe it or not blogging has brought back a lot of good memories from when I was in our native land. As I explore my thoughts on what […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: black pepper, bok-choi, bok-choy, garlic, kangkong, ligo, msg, onions, pechay, salt, sardinas, sardines, soy sauce, tomatoes, water spinach 22 Comments »Whenever we’re talking about food that Filipino’s inherited from the Spaniards, Afritada is one of the dishes that stand out. In Philippine cuisine there are several dishes that use tomato sauce based ingredients and Afritada is definitely one of them. There are two types of Afritada, pork and chicken, and chicken is the easier version […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: afritada, black pepper, carrots, chicken, chicken breast, hotdog, liver, msg, pork, potatoes, red bell pepper, salt, tomato sauce 29 Comments »Some people say that Ampalaya Con Carne is basically the Cadillac of the Ampalaya dish variety. Whether I would agree or not, let’s find out. I normally cooked Ampalaya the way my Mom had taught me with shrimp, shrimp paste, and pork belly “ginisang ampalaya“ and always had great results. Bagoong alamang seems to tame down […]
Posted in Filipino Recipes Tags: ampalaya, asin, bawang, bitter melon, delicious, garlic, masarap, msg, onion, salt, sibuyas, soy sauce 21 Comments »
