Chicken Steak

Filipino style recipe: chicken steak or chicken bistek tagalog is normally the chicken marinade and stir fried until tender and garnish with onion rings. This is similar to beef steak and pork steak.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40 minutes.
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet
1 tablespoon calamansi juice
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced in rings
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoons cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken, calamansi, garlic, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Marinate for 30 minutes inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over medium heat. Lighty fry the onion rings. Remove from pan and drain. Set aside

Part 3.
3. In the same pan, Add the marinated chicken, stir-fry until tender and start to sizzle.
4. Transfer to a serving platter including the oil and sauce.
5. Garnish with onion rings.
6. Serve hot and enjoy!

Chicken Chop Suey

Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken chopsuey is another Chinese recipe that is popular for many Filipinos and some other countries. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked with chicken broth, oyster sauce and cornstarch together with vegetables.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
100 grams baby corn, sliced diagonally in half
100 grams snow peas(sitsaro)
1 medium-sized carrots, sliced thinly
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
1.5 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken cube(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken fillet, season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown.
3. Pour water, chicken cube and vegetables. Cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are half-done.
4. Pour dissolved cornstarch, sugar and oyster sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Chicken Teriyaki

Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken teriyaki is a popular in Japanese cuisine. Normally the chicken marinade then pan-fried with teriyaki sauce until tender.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 10-15 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Marinade:
3 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken and marinade then set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Add cornstarch then mix well. Drain.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and stir fry chicken over low heat until cooked.
2. Add teriyaki sauce and water then adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Simmer a few seconds then remove from heat.
4. Transfer the chicken to serving plate and pour thickened sauce over chicken.
5. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Serve hot with sauteed mung beans and steamed rice.

Chicken Kare Kare

Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken Kare Kare or Kare Kareng manok is another variety of popular Filipino Kare-Kare. In this recipe we used chicken as alternative meat. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked in chicken stock with peanut butter and ground toasted rice until thicken. Add the variety of vegetables and often serve with sauteed shrimp paste.

Estimated time of preparation: 5-10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut in serving pieces
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup ground toasted rice
1 onion, sliced
1 cup string beans(sitaw), cut into 2 inches
1 bundle bokchoy(petchay)
3 pieces egg plant, cut lengthwise
1 teaspoon annatto seeds(dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water, discard seeds)
3 tablespoons cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken broth cube(optional)
sauteed shrimp paste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry all the vegetables and continue cooking for 3-5 minutes. Do not over cook the vegetables. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In another pot, heat oil and saute onions.
2. Add chicken, water and chicken cube. Simmer until chicken is tender.
3. Add peanut butter, ground toasted rice and annatto water. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
4. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
5. Add banana heart, string beans, eggplants and bok choy. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
6. Transfer to serving bowl, serve with sauteed shrimps paste.

Tips:
1. You may also used leftover roasted or fried chicken.

Chicken Inasal

Filipino Style Recipe: chicken inasal is a popular grilled chicken recipe from Bacolod. Normally the chicken marinade with seasonings then grilled in a hot charcoal until tender.

Estimated time of preparation: 1-3 hours(marination) + 5-10 minutes(preparation)
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes each side of chicken
Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
4-5 chicken legs with thigh attached

Marinade
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons calamansi or lime juice
6 gloves garlic, pounded
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
1 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground pepper

Basting
1 tablespoon annatto seeds(dilute in 1/4 cup hot water)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons butter

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, vinegar, calamansi juice, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Add chicken, cover and marinate chicken for 1-3 hours inside the fridge.

Part 2
In a pan, heat oil then add butter, annatto water and a dash of salt. Bring to boil and set aside.

Part 3
1. Grill marinade chicken over hot charcoal for 15 to 20 minutes while basting each side.
2. Transfer serving plate and serve with steamed rice and spicy vinegar.

Molo Soup

Filipino Style Recipe: molo is another soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. It is made of ground pork wrapped in a wanton wrapper then cooked in chicken stock together with shredded chicken.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
Filling:
500 grams ground pork
1 pack wanton or siomai wrappers
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste

Broth:
1 chicken breast
4 cups water
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
spring onions, chopped(optional)
1 chicken cube(optional)
toasted garlic(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, boil water then add chicken and salt. Cook for 10 minutes. Reserve the broth.
2. Remove chicken and shred using fork. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine ground pork, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
2. Scoop about 1 tablespoon filling and place into the center of molo wrapper.
3. Seal the edges using water or egg white in triangular shapes. Repeat for the remaining mixture.

Part 3
1. In a bowl, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add shredded chicken, season with salt and pepper.
3. Add chicken cube and pour chicken broth and bring to boil.
4. Add molos and some wrappers and simmer for 5 minutes or until molos are cooked.
5. Sprinkle with spring onions.
6. Transfer to serving bowl, garnish with toasted garlic. Serve.

Chicken Sotanghon

Filipino Style Recipe: chicken sotanghon is a noodle soup dish made of chicken meat boiled in stock together with sotanghon noodles and vegetables. This is commonly served during rainy season.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken, cut into serving pieces
200 grams sotanghon noodles, cut into desired length and soak in water until soft
7 cups chicken stock (or chicken bouillon dissolved in hot water)
1 carrots, julienned
3/4 cup cabbage, shredded
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, sliced
1 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
2 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

1/8 cup spring onion, chopped(optional)
30 grams dried black mushrooms(shiitake), (optional)
3-4 pieces hard-boiled eggs(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, heat oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken and mushroom then stir fry until light brown, season with fish sauce.
3. Pour chicken stock then bring to boil and simmer until chicken is cook.
4. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
5. Add sotanghon noodles and carrots then simmer for 3 minutes, add water if necessary.
6. Add cabbage then simmer for 1 minute. Turn off the heat.
7. Transfer to serving bowl then sprinkle with spring onion. Serve with hard-boiled egg.

Spicy Lime and Garlic Chicken

Filipino Style Recipe: spicy lime and garlic chicken is another healthy low carbohydrate dish. Normally the chicken sauteed and stir fried in a blend of garlic, lime juice and chopped chili.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
5 chicken fillets, cut into serving pieces
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup butter
1/2 cup lime juice
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 pieces green and red chili, chopped

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In bowl, combine cornstarch, salt, pepper and chicken. Stir to coat evenly. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a non-stick pan, melt butter and saute garlic until golden brown.
2. Add chicken and stir fry until tender then pour lime juice.
3. Add chili and adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Cook for another 3-5 minutes. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Chicken Feet Adobo

Filipino Style Recipe: chicken feet adobo or adobong paa ng manok is another popular adobo dish. Normally the chicken cooked in a blend of soy sauce and vinegar, season with sugar, salt and pepper. This dish is similar to other adobo dish.

Estimated time of preparation: 10-15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes

Good for 5 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken feet
1 head garlic, peeled and crushed
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
3 cups water
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon peppercorns
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
salt to taste
3 pieces red chili peppers(labuyo), chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Cut off chicken feet claws then scrub well with salt.
2. Rinse chicken feet thoroughly and drain.

Part 2
1. In a pot, arrange chicken feet, garlic, onion, ginger, soy sauce, peppercorns, bay leaves, sugar and water.
2. Cover and simmer in a low heat for 20-30 minutes or until tender. Add water in necessary.
3. Pour vinegar and season with salt then simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Add red chili and cook until sauce is thickens.
6. Transfer to serving plate, serve with steamed rice.

Chicken and Corn Soup

Filipino Style Recipe: chicken and corn soup is another soup dish that usually served during rainy season. Normally the chicken and corn boiled with carrots and beaten egg.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
2 pieces chicken breast
1 can corn kernel, drained
1 small carrot, cubed
1 onion, diced
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced
5 cups water
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar(optional)
chopped spring onion for garnishing(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, boil water then add chicken, ginger, onion, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes.
2. Remove chicken and shred using fork. Set aside.

Part 2
1. Add carrot and corn into chicken broth and simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Lower the heat then pour the beaten egg slowly, stir while pouring.
3. Add shredded chicken and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Transfer to serving bowl, garnish with spring onion. Serve