Chicken Tapa

Filipino style recipe: chicken tapa or tapang manok is another variety of popular Filipino tapa. Normally we use beef but in this recipe we will use chicken. The chicken meat prepare in thin slices and marinated for an hour then fry until done. Often served with fried rice and egg, together with achara(picked papaya strips).

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

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
1/4 cup cooking oil

Marinade:
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper(optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken and all ingredients except cooking oil. Mix well then marinate for at least an hour inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over low heat. Fry marinated chicken for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Drain and transfer to serving plate. Serve with fried rice.

Seafood Fried Rice Mixed

Filipino Style Recipe: seafood fried rice mixed is another rice dish. It is mainly made up of leftover rice, stir fried with seafood and scrambled egg.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 10-12 minutes
Good for 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice(preferably leftover)
400 grams prawns, peeled and deveined
200 grams squid, cut into bite sized pieces, boiled
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup carrot, thinly slice
3 stalks green onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and pour egg mixture and scramble until slightly cooked.
2. Transfer to separate plate and set aside.

Part 2
1. In the same pan, melt butter and saute garlic, green onion and carrots.
2. Add shrimp and squid, saute in a minute.
3. Pour soy sauce and sesame oil. Add cooked rice and continue stirring.
4. Add scrambled egg, salt and ground pepper. Mix well until rice is well coated.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with chopped green onions.

Pork Sisig

Filipino Style Recipe: pork sisig is a popular spicy and sour appetizer that usually served as finger food(pulutan). Normally the pork meat comes boiled and grilled then chop into small pieces. Mix well with onions, soy sauce, mayonnaise and pepper. Stir fried until the sauce is absorb then transfer to sizzling plate with egg and calamansi.

Estimated time of preparation: 30-40 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork meat(combination of cheek, ear and snout)
200 grams chicken liver
1 cup pineapple juice
3 cups water
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
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon ground pepper
4-5 pieces calamansi
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, 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, with raw egg on top. Serve with calamansi. Done

Igado

Filipino Style Recipe: Igado is another pork meat and innards dish. It is consist of pork meat, liver, heart or kidney sauteed and cooked in a blend of water, soy sauce, vinegar together with carrots, bell pepper and green peas.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams pork loin, sliced into strips
150 grams pork liver, sliced into strips
200 grams pork heart and kidney, sliced into strips(optional)
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
4 gloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoon vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
1 medium-sized carrot, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 cup green peas
2 tablespoons cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add pork meat and simmer until color turns to golden brown.
3. Pour water, soy sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Simmer until pork is tender.
4. Add pork liver, heart and kidney, pour vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add carrots and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Add green peas and bell pepper. Simmer for another 3 minutes or until sauce thicken.
7. Transfer to serving plate and serve.

Batchoy

Filipino Style Recipe: batchoy is another noodle soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. Normally the miki noodles blanch in boiling water then drain and arrange in a bowl. Top with strips of pork meat and liver then pour with pork broth.Garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams fresh miki noodles

Toppings:
200 grams pork meat
200 grams pork liver
300 grams pork intestines(optional)

Broth:
1 onion, quartered
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon shrimp paste(bagoong)
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
8 cups water

Garnishing:
1 pack pork cracklings(chicharon), crushed
2 tablespoons spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, toasted

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, blanch miki noodles in boiling water. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pot, pour water and bring to boil.
2. Add onion, sugar, shrimp paste, salt and pepper. Stir and bring to boil.
3. Add all pork meat and innards and cook for about 20-30 minutes or until tender.
4. Remove the innards and meat from broth. Let it cool then slice int strips.
5. In a bowl, arrange miki noodles and put pork meat and innards on top.
6. Pour enough broth and garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.
7. Serve hot

Sinigang na Ulo ng Salmon

Filipino Style Recipe: sinigang na ulo ng salmon or salmon head tamarind soup is another simple and easy Filipino dish. This is similar to other sinigang that has a sour broth. Normally the salmon head cooked in a combination of rice washing, onions, tomatoes, vegetables and tamarind which gives a sour taste.

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

Ingredients:
2 pieces salmon head
1 pack sinigang sa sampaloc mix
6 cups water or rice washing
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
3 tomatoes, diced
1/2 bunch of string beans(sitaw), cut into 3inch
a bunch of kangkong or pechay
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt or fish sauce to taste
1 teaspoon ground pepper

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat olive oil and saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
2. Add salmon head and pour water. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
3. Add tamarind juice or sampaloc mix. Simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add vegetables then season with salt or fish sauce according to taste.
5. Add kangkong and simmer for another 1 minute.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and serve hot.

Notes:
1. You may add other kind of vegetables.

Pork and Mushroom Risotto

Filipino style recipe: pork and mushroom risotto is a rice meal. Normally the mushrooms and pork sauteed until brown then add rice. Add pork broth and cooked until rice become tender and mushy.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes.
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
100 grams pork, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons Shitake mushroom, soaked in warm water
200 grams rice
2 cups pork stock
3 cups water
1 onion, chopped
3 gloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons carrots, cut into small diced
2 tablespoons green peas
1/4 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup white wine or soda(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, melt butter and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add pork and mushrooms, cook until pork color turns to brown.
3. Add rice and mix well. Pour soda and simmer until mixture begins to dry.
3. Pour pork broth slowly, stirring often and allowing most stock to be absorbed before adding more.
4. Continue stirring and cooking until rice is tender and mixture is mushy.
5. Add carrots and peas. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and serve.

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!

Nilasing na Hipon

Filipino Style Recipe: nilasing na hipon is a simple but tasty shrimp dish, the shrimps marinated in wine or liquor then sauteed in butter with onion and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 5-7 minutes

Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams prawns
1 onion chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups white wine(you may also use sake, tequila, gin, vodka or beer)
salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoon olive oil

2 red hot chili(siling labuyo),chopped(optional)
1 tablespoon rosemary(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, wine, rosemary, salt and pepper. Marinate shrimps for 1 hour.
2. Drain on paper towel.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and melt butter.
2. Saute onion, bell pepper and red chili.
3. Add shrimps and stir fry for 3-5 minutes. Drain on paper towel.
4. Serve with spicy vinegar.

Poqui Poqui

Filipino Style Recipe: poqui poqui is a native vegetable ilocano dish. Normally the eggplants comes grilled then peel off. Sauteed with onions, tomatoes and eggs.

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

Ingredients:
4 medium-size eggplants
4 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
2 medium-size tomatoes, diced
3 pieces egg, beaten
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Grill eggplants until skin are charred and blister.
2. Let it cool then peel off the skin then chop the flesh. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and tomato.
2. Add chopped eggplant and season with salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add beaten eggs and continue stirring for 2 minutes but egg should still wet.
4. Remove from heat, transfer to serving plate and serve.