Spicy Beef Kaldereta
My special beef kaldereta recipe–chunks of stewing beef sauteed in olive oil with plenty of chopped garlic, onions and tomatoes then slow cooked in a little water until fork tender. The sauce is thereafter thickened with mashed cooked liver. Wedges of golden fried potatoes, bells peppers and olives are added just before cooking time is [...]
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Goto (beef tripe) congee
Congee (lugaw) is a national midday or mid-afternoon merienda (snack). It can be served plain or with a variety of meat mixed in it. Goto, or beef tripe, is a favorite meat used for congee.
While it is traditional to use glutinous rice (malagkit) for making congee, some people find it too heavy for a snack. [...]
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Callos
I had an old callos recipe on this blog. But I had been experimenting and this new one is definitely much better.
A legacy from the Spanish colonial era, this savory stew of ox tripe and leg is flavored with spicy chorizo de bilbao and traditionally served with olives.
What makes callos special? Why is it different [...]
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Paksiw na pata ng baboy
Paksiw is a Filipino cooking method. With fish and seafood, paksiw means cooking with a sour base. The souring agent is usually vinegar or kamias. When cooking meat, paksiw means braising the meat in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar and vinegar. With paksiw na pata (pork leg with knuckles), a few sprigs of dried [...]
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Nilagang Baka 3
Sweet corn and carrots, potatoes and chinese cabbage (pechay) , kalabasa (squash), onion leeks, string beans, the napa-variety cabbage… a different combination in texture and color gives a new nilagang baka recipe every time.
There is another way, though, of cooking nilagang baka with a different twist. Aside from a new combination of vegetables, try changing [...]
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Pork Barbeque
No, we don’t fast during Lent. And no, we do not abstain from meat either. Despite having been raised Catholics, my husband and I long ago made a concious decision that no religious dogma and practice will be rammed down our children’s throats. And we try to be good examples to them. We do not [...]
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Beef embutido
During my grandmother’s days, cooking embutido or Philippine-style meatloaf, was such a complex procedure that it was considered a dish for special occasions only. The seasoned ground pork is mixed with chopped vegetables, spices and beaten eggs, wrapped in sinsal (a fatty pork entrail), steamed, cooled, sliced and served with catsup. A generation later, my [...]
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Bulalo
Bulalo is the marrow in the bone of the beef shank. The dish bulalo is simply boiled bone-in beef shank served with a variety of vegetables. A simple dish to prepare, really; but the flavorful broth and the texture of the meat makes it a treat.
Beef shank is locally known as kenchi. It can be [...]
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