Pechay guisado
Another fairly simple dish to prepare. The distinct flavor of pechay (chinese cabbage) goes well with soy sauce. The carrots provide a delicate sweetness and pleasant color to the dish.
Deboned chicken, tender cuts of beef, shellfish or fish fillet may be substituted for the pork. If using fish fillet, deep fry until golden and [...]
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Steamed mussels, spanish style
Perhaps the most common way of cooking mussels in Filipino cuisine is as a soup with a clear broth (recipe is provided in this journal). Next to this are grilled and baked mussels, the latter usually topped with grated cheese. Steamed mussels, accompanied by a dunking sauce, are also popular. This recipe is a modification [...]
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Pesang isda : a delicate fish soup
Isda means fish. Pesang Isda is a fish soup dish with vegetables. It is served with miso (crumbled soy bean curd) sauce; it is this sauce that makes pesa special.
In the Philippines, soup dishes are hardly ever just stock with a few pieces of meat and vegetables. Soup is not served before the main meal. [...]
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Nilagang baka : boiled beef and vegetables
Nilaga means boiled; baka means beef. Nilagang Baka, or boiled beef, is a fairly easy dish to prepare. It only involves one basic process–boiling. To be more specific, the boiling involved in cooking Nilagang Baka refers to slow cooking.
A succuessful Nilagang Baka dish has three basic features :
1. a very good broth;
2. fork tender beef; [...]
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Pork tongue asado
Pork tenderloin and rolled pork loin are commonly used in cooking “asado”. So, I wanted to be different; I used pork tongue. I did it before, but as the base for a fried rice recipe. This time, I cooked it as an entree. The basic ingredients and techniques are the same as the fried rice [...]
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Bistek : Filipino Beef Steak
Steak, of course, is as American as apple pie. I’m not a huge steak fan, although I enjoy an occasional filet mignon (no gravy, I always feel it detracts from the flavor of the steak) with mashed potatoes and buttered vegetables. My kids prefer ostrich meat and lamb chops to steak. It’s my husband who’s [...]
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Tuna lumpia (spring rolls)
“Lumpia” is a spring roll. It may be served fresh or deep fried. I’m 99.9% certain that it originated from China but it has also long been a part of Filipino cuisine.
In Filipino cooking, “lumpia” filling may be vegetables, like bean sprout, or ground or minced meat (usually pork). Fish works equally well, although traditionally, [...]
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Tropical fresh fruit salad
Sometimes, the most satisfying dessert is the easiest to make!
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