Ukoy
Ukoy is the Filipino version of shrimp fritters. Small shrimps (usually with head and shell on) are mixed in a batter and fried until crispy. This is can be an appetizer, a main dish, or a mid afternoon snack. Several variations of this dish exists, the most common ingredients that are mixed with shrimps...
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Recipe: Pork Sisig
My Husband and I sometimes miss the night life in Manila. We met at work but it was at a bar that we were officially introduced and later on became part of one barkada (group of friends). One of the things we enjoyed then were our Friday night gimiks with our barkada (night out with friends). ...
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Pork Estofado
Pork Estofado is a stewed pork dish served with fried plantains. This pork recipe is comparable to pork adobo but, the use of carrots and fried plantains provide distinction to this dish.
I like the idea of having plantains in pork and beef dishes. Plantains or “saging na saba” help improve the...
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Shared Recipe.Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Editor’s Note: This recipe was submitted by Jinky Lazaro of Cooking Machine
This Chicken Satay recipe is amazing !!! The flavors come together like they were made for each other. The chicken by itself was very flavorful and could stand on it’s own; the Peanut Sauce was good too.
On another...
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Recipe: Bicol Express
I never cooked this dish when I was in the Phils because my Mom doesn't like spicy foods. I usually order this whenever I'm at restaurants. Now that I live here in Sydney, I had to learn how to cook this because it's rarely that I eat at Filipino Restaurants.I only started cooking this dish...
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Polvoron
Polvoron is a semi-sweet concoction made of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar, and butter. This is considered as a dessert or snack in the Philippines wherein roasted rice puffs referred to locally as “pinipig” is added.
There are several polvoron recipes available today. There are the cookies...
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Beef Salpicao
Beef Salpicao is a dish composed of cubed beef sirloin or tenderloin, lots of minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, olive oil, and some liquid seasoning (the seasoning can either be oyster sauce or soy sauce -- but I think using oyster sauce is better). This could be mistaken as cubed garlic steak because...
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Asparagus Salad
Here is another addition to our healthy salad recipes: Asparagus Salad. This is a quick and easy salad recipe that needs minimal cooking. Fresh asparagus is blanched then balsamic vinaigrette composed of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic is poured over it.
Blanching the asparagus...
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The Magic of Talbos ng Kamote (Sweet Potato Leaves)
Took a different route going home this morning after my errands today and I passed by this Filipino store and noticed they were selling some vegetables. At first glance, I thought it was Kangkong but I noticed color in the leaves and I realized it must be Talbos ng Kamote..and it was! I bought a bunch...
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Homemade Tahô
Tahô is a Philippine street food sold by peddlers known as “magtataho”. It is a soft gelatin-like snack made from processed soybeans topped with caramel and tapioca pearls (locally called sago).
What we have here is a homemade version of this popular Filipino street food. Instead of processing soy...
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