Prep Time: 15-25 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes to 1 hr Servings: 5-7 Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, minced 8 tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup butter 240 g. of dry sotanghon (vermicelli) glass noodles 4 tablespoons fish sauce 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 green onion, sliced 2 lbs chicken breast with […]
Chicken Macaroni Salad This is always a staple dish for Filipinos every gathering. Perfect for any occasion and is inexpensive, delicious and everybody will love it. It can be prepared 1-2 days ahead so you can have more time in preparing other dishes if you’re hosting a party. You can try making them now and […]
Poqui poqui – is a traditional Ilocano dish. It is a mixture of all these ingredients: Eggplant, tomatoes and onions just like an omelette. Very easy, very tasty and healthy. Most of all inexpensive! Perfect for those who loves to eat vegetables! Enjoy! Prep Time: 10-15 minutes Cooking Time: 25-40 minutes (including grilling/broiling eggplant) Servings: 3-4 […]
Cooking Pinakbet is a popular dish that is commonly cooked every Filipino family you will know. It traditionally consists of pork, shrimp and mixed vegetables, simmered in shrimp paste(bagoong alamang). Vegetables like Chinese string beans, squash, okra, bittermelon and eggplant are commonly used for this dish. You can use either shrimp instead of pork, or both, none at all […]
Growing up, my dad always cooks this Chinese herbal soup that he calls “Go Kong”. It is an aromatic dish that is very nutritious, calming and comforting once consumed. The smell that fills my entire kitchen when I cook this soup is just simply amazing! The herbal aroma of it everytime I cook it now just brings back a lot of memories about my Dad and […]
Roast Chicken Prep Time: 10=15 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hrs Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 whole fryer chicken 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 medium carrot 1 medium onion 2 stalks celery 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp parsley 1/2 tsp ground blk pepper 1/2 […]
Philippines’ kilawin is very popular and really fits everyone’s palate. It is similar to the Mexican ceviche or Italian crudo. It’s a raw fish salad that is always eaten as an appetizer but can also be consumed as the main course. We normally use Tanigue fish(Spanish mackerel) but tuna is also doable as some other seafood like […]
Though I am not a morning person, I love really, early morning shopping. Wait, I’m not talking about shopping, shopping. I mean. Farmer’s market style. 🙂 In Hayward Downtown, they have this farmer’s market. There’s food stalls that sell all sorts of grilled stuff, sandwich booth, and many more. With the band playing, it’s just […]
How to make Pork Sisig (Crispy pork in vinegar sauce) Prep Time: 15-20 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hr & 15 minutes Servings: 8-10 Ingredients for boiling the pork: 2-3 lbs pork belly(no bones) 10 cups water 1/3 cup Himalayan salt 2 tbsps of black peppercorn 1/2 medium white onion cut into cubes 3-4 cloves of […]
Originally it was only called “Pork Binagoongan”, also known as Binagoogang Baboy, where pork is sauteed and simmered in shrimp paste. It is one of the most favorite Filipino dishes. A perfect dish that is always served with fried eggplant, tomatoes and onions, green mango(unripe), and steamed rice! Shrimp paste(Bagoong Alamang in Tagalog) is the key ingredient of […]
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