Braised Pork Ribs Adobo


Ingredients:
1 kilo pork ribs, cut into serving pieces
2 tablespoons oil
1 head garlic, peeled and chopped

Marinade:
6 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoon peppercorns
1 cup cide vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 cups water
6 pieces bay leaves
1/4 cup brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In pan, heat oil and saute the garlic until golden brown, drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a large pot, combine pork ribs and marinade. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Cook in a low heat for about 1-2 hours or until the pork ribs is tender. Add water if necessary.
3. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Simmer until the sauce thicken and start rendered oil.
4. Transfer to serving plate then sprinkle with toasted garlic. Serve with spicy vinegar.

Spicy Lechon Belly


Ingredients:
2 kilo pork belly, wash and clean

Brine:
5 cups water
1 stalk lemon grass (tanglad), chopped
2 pieces bay leaves
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon peppercorn
3 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons rock salt

Chili Paste Mixture:
5 pieces chili, chopped
1 stalk lemon grass (tanglad), chopped
1 red onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 thumb-sized ginger, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground pepper

Stuffing:
1 stalk lemon grass (tanglad)
1 stalk onion leeks
2 pieces chili, chopped

Glaze:
4 tablespoons fresh milk
2 tablespoons oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, combine, brine ingredients then simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Let it cool.

Part 2
1. In a large container, place pork belly then soak with the brine. Refrigerate overnight.

Part 3
1. In a blender, process chili paste mixture until well combined. Set aside.

Part 4
1. Remove pork belly from the brine then pat dry.
2. Rub pork belly with chili paste mixture.
3. Place stuffing in the center then roll. Tie and secure with twine.
4. Brush the surface with milk/oil mixture then cover with aluminum foil.
5. Place in a preheated turbo broiler over 355 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours.
6. Remove the foil then brush again with milk/oil mixture.
7. Roast for another 30-45 minutes until the skin is crispy.
8. Chop then serve with dipping sauce.

Cast Iron Pork Chops


Ingredients:
2 pork chops
1 teaspoon salt and pepper
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pounded
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
1 tablespoon butter

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Season pork chops with a paprika, salt and ground pepper. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a cash iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
2. Set pork chops in cast iron then cook for 4 minutes.
3. Flip pork chops using tongs, add garlic cloves and parsley then cook for another 4 minutes.
4. Add butter then turn off the heat. Baste the melted butter over the pork chops then rest for 5 minutes.
5. Transfer pork chops to serving plate then drizzled the pan juices on top. Sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve with side veggies.

Easy Dinakdakan


Ingredients:
3/4 kilo hog head(cheek, nose and ear), cut into 2-3 pieces
1 thumb-sized ginger, chopped
4 medium-sized onions, chopped
4 pieces red chili(siling labuyo), chopped
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon peppercorn
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
salt and ground pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a big cooking pot, place water and bring to a boil.
2. Add pork belly then add peppercorn, bay leaves and salt. Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain and let it cool for a few minutes.

Part 2
1. Cut the hog head into grilling size and grill until color turns to brown and crispy.
2. Remove from heat then cut into small slices.

Part 3
1. In a big bowl, put the sliced pork belly with ginger, onions, red chili, ground pepper, vinegar and mayonnaise. Mix well and adjust seasoning with salt according to taste.
2. Serve and enjoy!

Sizzling Bagnet with Mushroom Gravy


Ingredients:
1/2 kilo cooked pork bagnet (2-3 serving), chopped into serving pieces (check bagnet recipe)

Mushroom Gravy Sauce:
3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
3 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 tablespoon butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil then melt butter.
2. Add sliced mushrooms and saute for 1 minute.
3. Pour beef stock then bring to boil.
4. Add flour then season with salt and ground pepper.
5. Stir constantly until the sauce reaches the desired thickness.

Part 2
1. Transfer bagnet to hot sizzling plate then pour with mushroom gravy.
2. Serve immediately with java rice.

Spicy Ginataang Langka


Ingredients:
6 cups unripe jackfruit(langka), sliced
1 cup coconut cream(first extract)
2 cups coconut milk(second extract)
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped
5-7 chili hot peppers(siling labuyo), chopped
200 grams leftover pork liempo, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute onion, garlic and ginger.
2. Add langka, stir and saute for a few minutes.
3. Pour coconut milk(second extract), simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
4. When the sauce is almost absorb, pour coconut cream(first extract) and season with salt and pepper.
5. Cook for another 10 minutes or until langka is tender. Stir occasionally to avoid curdling.
6. Add pork and green and red chili, simmer until sauce is thickens and oily.
7. Transfer to serving bowl then serve.

Spicy Crispy Pata


Ingredients:
1 piece(2 kg) pork pata(pork hock or knuckle), cleaned
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 head garlic, pounded
1 white onions, chopped
5 chili hot peppers(siling labuyo), seeded and chopped
12 pieces peppercorns
4 pieces bay leaves
4 tablespoons salt
salt and pepper to taste
water
cooking oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 2
1. In a large pot, pour water then add garlic, onion, peppercorns, bay leaves, chili hot peppers and salt.
2. Add pata then bring to boil over medium heat for 1.5 hours or until tender. Add water if necessary.
3. Drain, pat-dry and let it cool.

Part 3
1. Prick pata with a fork to make holes all over, rub with salt and pepper.
2. Deep fry over low heat for 20 minutes or until skin becomes crisp and golden brown.
3. Drain then serve with dipping sauce(soy sauce, calamansi, chili, chopped onion).

Sizzling Crispy Sisig


Ingredients:
1 kilo pork meat(combination of cheek, ear and snout)
200 grams chicken liver
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup butter
1 cup onion, minced
3 gloves garlic, crushed
3-4 chili hot peppers(siling labuyo), seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons soy sauce or liquid seasoning
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 pieces bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon peppercorn
1 teaspoon ground pepper
4-5 pieces calamansi
crushed chicharon(optional)
1 raw egg(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, combine pork meat, garlic, bay leaves, salt and peppercorn.
2. Pour pineapple juice and water enough to cover the meat, simmer for 40 minutes or until tender. Drain.

Part 2
1. Grill over hot charcoal until crisp and browned.
2. Slice the pork cheeks and ears into small pieces. Set aside.

Part 3
1. In a pan, melt butter then saute ginger and onions.
2. Add chicken liver, crush the liver while cooking until tender.
3. Add chopped pork cheeks and ears and stir fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add chopped chili, soy sauce, ground pepper and mayonnaise. Mix well.
5. Transfer to sizzling plate, add raw egg and crushed chicharon on top. Serve with calamansi. Done

Pancit Canton with Lechon Kawali


Ingredients:
500 grams pancit canton noodles
500 grams lechon kawali, chopped (recipe)
2 pieces pork cubes
10 cups water
1/4 kilo baguio beans, slice diagonally
2 cups cabbage, sliced into strips
1 carrot, julienned
1 cup celery(kintsay), sliced
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon garlic flakes

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a wok or frying pan, saute the garlic and onions.
2. Put-in ½ of lechon kawali, sauté for 3 minutes.
3. Add soy sauce, water, and pork cubes then simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Put-in pancit canton noodles then cover and simmer until the liquid has been absorbed by the noodles.
5. Add oyster sauce then toss until well combined.
6. Put-in the remaining vegetables, cook for 7 minutes.
7. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
8. Transfer to serving plate then top with remaining lechon kawali and sprinkle with garlic flakes. Serve with calamansi. Enjoy!

Barbecued Pork Kebab


Ingredients:
1 kilo pork meat with fat, sliced into thin pieces
bamboo skewers (soak in water for 15 minutes)
4 pieces red/yellow onion, quartered
2 pieces bell pepper, cut into square
4 pieces tomato, quartered

Marinade:
1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup calamansi or lime juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large container, combine marinade ingredients and pork. Marinate inside the fridge overnight.
2. Remove pork from marinade.

Part 3
1. Arrange marinated pork, bell pepper, onion, and tomato as desired on bamboo skewers then brush with marinade mixture.
2. Repeat the steps for the remaining pieces.

Part 4
1. Grill pork kebab over hot charcoal for 5 minutes on each side or until tender while basting with marinade mixture.
2. Transfer serving plate and serve with dipping sauce. Enjoy!