Sinabawang Tahong

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Filipino Style Recipe: Sinabawang Tahong or Mussel Soup is another seafood dish that usually served by Filipinos. This is similar to Halaan Soup. Another simple recipe but very healthy.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 10-15 minutes
Good for 3-5 persons.

Ingredients:
500 grams fresh mussels(tahong)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 thumb-sized ginger, finely sliced
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
8 oz Sprite Cola
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons fish sauce(patis)
salt and pepper to taste
1-2 bundle water spinach(kangkong)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Wash the mussel thoroughly and drain.
2. Place the mussel in a bowl with water and salt.
3. Cover for several hours or overnight. This will allow the clams to expel sand.

Part 2
1. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add tomatoes and saute until soften.
3. Add mussel and stir fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add sprite soda and simmer until shells are opened. Add water if necessary.
5. Add fish sauce and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
6. Add water spinach and simmer for 2 minutes.
7. Remove from heat then serve.

Notes:
1. You may also used petchay(bok choy) or chili leaves

Stir Fry Fish Fillet and Bok Choy in Oyster Sauce

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Filipino Style Recipe: Stir fried fish fillet and bok choy in oyster sauce is another easy yet healthy food. Normally the fish fillet comes stir fried together with bok choy then cooked in oyster sauce.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
300 grams fish fillet, cut into serving pieces
a bunch of Vietnam pechay(bok choy)
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
1/4 cup oyster sauce
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon sesame oil(optional)

Marinate:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/4 cup cornstarch

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine fish, soy sauce, lemon juice and cornstarch. Marinate for 10 minutes.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
2. In a same pan, stir fry fish for 5 minutes or until tender. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a same pan, stir fry bok choy and add toasted garlic, onion and ginger. Cook for 1 minutes.
2. Add stir-fried fish, oyster sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Ground Pork Menudo

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Filipino Style Recipe: ground pork menudo or pork giniling is another tomato-based dish. A usual Filipino menudo is made of pork, liver, sweet peas, raisins, potatoes and carrots. This is similar to pork menudo.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 50 minutes. Good for 2-4 persons.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo ground pork(giniling)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 large potato, cut into cubes
1 medium carrots, cut into cubes
1 small green bell pepper, diced
2 cups tomato sauce
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1 cup water
sugar, salt and pepper to taste
2 bay leaves(optional)
1 pork broth cube(optional)
1 small can sweet peas(optional)
100 grams raisins(optional)
3 pieces hotdog, sliced(optional)
2 tablespoons liver spread(optional)
4 tablespoons soy sauce(optional)
4-6 pieces hard-boiled quail eggs(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork, simmer until tender.
3. Pour tomato sauce, water and pork broth cube. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Add potatoes, carrots, soy sauce, bay leaves and liver spread. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Add green bell pepper, raisins, sweet peas, hotdog and hard-boiled eggs.
6. Season with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, salt and pepper according to taste. Mix well.
7. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.

Pork Spareribs with Black Beans

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Filipino Style Recipe: Pork spareribs with black beans is a popular among Chinese restaurant. Normally the spareribs marinade and steamed until the meat is tender.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork spareribs, cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup black beans, sauteed
1/2 cup cornstarch
4 teaspoons garlic, chopped and fried
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
3 pieces green pepper, cut into strips
4 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons white pepper
1 piece raw egg, beaten(optional)
spring onions for garnishing(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients except green pepper.
2. Marinate spareribs, covered in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours.

Part 2
1. Using steam boiler, transfer spareribs in a deep steaming plate then top with green pepper.
2. Steam over high heat for about 25 minutes or until spareribs are cooked and tender.
3. Remove and garnish with spring onions. Serve hot.

Tips:
1. You may also fry the spareribs instead of steaming.

Adobong Kangkong

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Filipino style recipe: adobong kangkong or water spinach adobo is healthy yet affordable dish. Normally the water spinach(kangkong) cooked with pork in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 bunch water spinach(kangkong), cut into 2 inches
1/4 kilo ground pork or belly, cut into small pieces
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1 pork broth cube(dissolved in 1 cup hot water)(optional)
2 bay leaves(laurel)(optional)
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil. Add oil if necessary.
2. Saute garlic, onion and chili flakes. Add pork stock, bay leaves, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
3. Pour vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Add kangkong stalks and cook for 1 minutes then add kangkong leaves.
5. Cook for another minute then transfer to serving plate garnish with toasted garlic. Serve immediately.

Crabs in Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: Crabs in coconut milk or ginataang alimango or alimasag is another simple yet tasty and nutritious seafood dish, basically crabs simmered in coconut milk then season with salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
5-6 pieces crabs, halves
2 cans(400 ml) coconut milk
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 thumb-sized ginger,pounded
1 onion, chopped
2-3 pieces green chili(siling haba)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 squash(kalabasa), peeled and cut into cubes(optional)
1 bundle string beans(sitaw), cut in 3 inches long(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add crabs, water, salt and pepper. Bring to boil for 5 minutes or until water is almost absorb.
3. Pour coconut milk, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
4. Add the green chili, squash and string beans. Simmer over low heat until vegetables are tender but not overcooked.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Simmer until sauce is thicken. Serve hot.

Arroz Caldo

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Filipino Style Recipe: arroz caldo is another rice porridge that is popular among Filipinos. The sticky rice cook with chicken then season with fish sauce. This is usually serve with hard-boiled eggs then garnished with toasted garlic and spring onions.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
4 pieces chicken thighs or drumsticks
2 cups sticky rice(malagkit), uncooked
5 cups water or chicken stock
1 thumb-sized ginger, cut into strips
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons fish sauce(patis)
1 teaspoon ground pepper

4 pieces eggs, hard-boiled(optional)
1 chicken broth cube(optional)
toasted garlic, chopped(optional)
safflower(kasubha)(optional)
spring onions for garnishing(optional)
calamansi or lemon juice(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add chicken, chicken broth cubes, pepper and fish sauce.
3. Cook until chicken is tender and color turns to golden brown.
4. Transfer everything into a large bowl then set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, Add rice then saute for 2 minutes.
2. Pour water then cover and simmer while stirring occasionally until the rice is cooked. Add water if necessary.
3. Adjust seasoning according to taste then simmer for a few minutes.
4. Transfer to serving bowl then add hard-boiled eggs and chicken.
5. Sprinkle with safflower, toasted garlic and spring onions then serve with calamansi.

Chicken and Green Beans with Spicy Peanut Sauce

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken and green beans with spicy peanut sauce is one of the low carbohydrate dish. Normally the chicken stir fried and then cooked with green beans and peanut mixture.

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

Ingredients:
250 grams chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
250 grams fresh green beans, trimmed
2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon peanut butter
2 teaspoons honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili paste or chili flakes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons toasted peanuts, grind(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, cook green beans over boiling water for 5-8 minutes or until tender and crisp.

Part 2
1. In bowl, combine peanut butter, honey, soy sauce, chili paste, lemon juice and chicken broth. Mix well.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and cook chicken until golden brown and tender.
2. Pour the peanut mixture, simmer until sauce is slightly thickened.
3. Add steamed green beans, adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Continue cooking until sauce is almost absorb.
5. Remove from heat. Transfer to serving bowl then garnish with toasted peanut. Done!

Stir Fry Chicken and Broccoli

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Filipino Style Recipe: stir fry chicken and broccoli is another healthy low carbohydrate dish. Normally the chicken marinade and cooked with steamed broccoli.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken breasts or fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup broccoli florets
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes(optional)
1/4 cup toasted peanut or almonds(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, marinate chicken with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper for 15 minutes.

Part 2
1. In a pot, boil water with salt. Once boiling, add broccoli and cook for 1 minutes.
2. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Part 3.
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and saute chili flakes.
2. Add chicken and marinate, cook until chicken is tender and color turns to golden brown.
3. Pour cornstarch mixture and bring to boil until thicken.
4. Add broccoli and toasted peanut.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Remove from heat then serve.

Creamy Beef and Mushrooms

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Filipino Style Recipe: creamy beef and mushrooms recipe is another low carbohydrate dish. Normally the beef stir fry and cooked with mushrooms, cream and grated cheese until thicken.

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

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef sirloin, cut into strips
200 grams mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 can cream of mushroom
1/2 cup hot water
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated(optional)
1/4 teaspoon paprika or chili flakes(optional)
chopped parsley for garnishing(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, marinate beef with garlic, paprika, salt and pepper for 30 minutes.
2. In a pan, heat olive oil then stir fry beef for 5 minutes or until brown.
3. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, melt butter and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add mushrooms and saute for 3 minutes.
3. Pour water and cream of mushroom then cover and simmer until the sauce is creamy. Stir constantly.
4. Put the meat back into the pan then add grated Parmesan cheese.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Simmer for a while and turn off the heat.
6. Transfer to serving plate then sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.