filipino style

Chicken Sotanghon

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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.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

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Filipino Style Recipe: sweet and sour sauce is a quick and easy recipe. It can be poured over a dish or used as a dipping sauce. Normally it’s a combination of sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and catsup. Simmer over low heat then pour cornstarch or flour mixture.

Estimated time of cooking: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons catsup
2 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 2 tablespoons water)

Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, catsup and water. Bring to boil over low heat.
2. Pour cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.
3. Transfer the sauce to bowl. Done.

Lumpiang Shanghai

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Filipino Style Recipe: lumpiang shanghai is another typical Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack). It is normally consists of ground pork, shrimps, carrots and onions filling wrapped in lumpia wrapper then deep fried until golden brown and crisp.

Estimated time of preparation: 40-50 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients:
spring roll wrappers
1 whole egg, beaten
oil for frying

Filling:
500 grams ground pork with fat
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup onions, minced
1/2 cup carrots, minced
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons ground pepper
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup shrimp(peeled and minced) or ground beef,(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large bowl, combine all the filling ingredients then mix well.
2. Place 1 tablespoon of filling in a line shape at the middle of the wrapper.
3. Fold over the bottom edge of the wrapper to the center.
4. Fold the two sides towards the center and roll. Use a bit egg to seal the last edge.
5. Repeat until all wrapped up.

Part 2
1. In a frying pan, heat oil deep enough that wrapped lumpia is half-submerged.
2. When the oil is hot enough, deep fry lumpia for 5 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
3. Drain on paper towel then serve with sweet and sour sauce.

Ginataang Langka

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang langka or jackfruit in coconut milk is another easy yet healthy food. Normally the jackfruit sliced and boiled. Then cooked with coconut milk together with shrimps or salted dried fish, season with salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes

Good for 5 persons

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)
200 grams medium shrimp or shredded salted dried fish(daing)
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 fried fish and green chili, simmer until sauce is thickens and oily.
7. Transfer to serving bowl then serve.

Turon Saba

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Filipino Style Recipe: turon de saba is another typical Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack). Turon is normally consists of  cardava banana and jackfruit strips wrapped in lumpia wrapper then deep fried with a coating of caramelized brown sugar.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients:
12 pieces ripe cardava bananas(saging na saba), cut into lengthwise
1 cup Jackfruit strips(langka)
Spring rolls or lumpia wrappers
brown sugar, spread on a plate
1/2 cup brown sugar for cooking
oil for deep frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Roll banana in sugar then arrange 2 pieces of coated banana in the middle of the wrapper.
3. Add 2 strips of jackfruit on the top of banana.
4. Wrap and roll the wrapper, use a bit of water to seal the edges.

Part 2
1. In a frying pan, heat oil deep enough that wrapped banana is half-submerged.
2. When the oil is hot enough, sprinkle and spread sugar in the pan.
3. Add wrapped banana, deep fry until golden brown and crisp. Flip to coat evenly.
4. Make sure the wrapped banana is coated with caramelized sugar. Add more sugar if needed.
5. Drain on paper towel then serve.

Spicy Lime and Garlic Chicken

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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.

Garlic Mushroom

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Filipino Style Recipe: garlic mushroom is easy yet healthy dish. Usually button mushrooms comes stir fried with garlic then season with salt and pepper. Cooked until oil is sizzling.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking : 10 minutes
Good for 2 persons

Ingredients:
400 grams fresh button mushrooms, whole or sliced
4 gloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespooons calamansi or lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes(optional)
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat olive oil and saute garlic and chili.
2. Add mushrooms, salt and pepper. Stir fry for 5 minutes or until mushrooms release its own juice.
3. Add lemon juice and simmer until oil is sizzling.
4. Add parsley and stir well. Transfer to serving plate and serve.

Pork Steak(Bistek)

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

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

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo pork, sliced
1 tablespoon calamansi or lemon juice
5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small piece ginger, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings
4 tablespoons cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine pork, calamansi, garlic, ginger, soy sauce 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 pork, stir-fry meat until cooked and tender.
4. Transfer to a serving platter including the oil and sauce.
5. Garnish with onion rings.
6. Serve hot and enjoy!

Chicken Feet Adobo

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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.

Stir Fried Cabbage

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Filipino style recipe: stir fried cabbage or ginisang repolyo is another healthy yet affordable dish. Normally the cabbage sauteed with tomatoes and beaten egg. Pork or shrimps may added if desired.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 10-15 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 small size cabbage, shredded
2 eggs, beaten
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion chopped
1 tomato, chopped
2 tablespoons fish sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add tomato, stir fry for 2 minutes.
3. Season with fish sauce then add cabbage. Stir and cook until crisp-tender.
4. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
5. Pour beaten eggs, stir until eggs are cooked.
6. Transfer to serving plate, then serve hot.

Notes:
1. You may also add pork or shrimp if desired.