Pininyahang Manok Recipe

Filipino Style Recipe: Pininyahang Manok(Pineapple Chicken) is a chicken dish that commonly served by Filipinos. Basically the chicken marinate in pineapple juice then cook with pineapple chunks, fresh vegetables, and spices. Some added evaporated milk or coconut milk to make the sauce creamy. The tender of chicken and the sweet and sour taste of pineapple make this dish irresistible. This is truly a mouth-watering dish and my family’s favorite.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
2 red and green bell pepper, cut into cubes
1 cup pineapple chunks
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1 medium onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon fish sauce or salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoons cooking oil or butter

1 medium carrots, cut into cubes(optional)
2 medium potatoes, cut into cubes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Sprinkle chicken meat with salt and pepper then marinate in pineapple juice for at least 30 minutes. Reserve marinade.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat cooking oil and fry carrots and potatoes until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In the same pan, reduce oil then saute onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant.
2. Add chicken meat then continue sauteing until golden brown.
3. Add soy sauce and marinade then simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is almost tender. Add little water if necessary.
4. Add pineapple chunks, carrots, potatoes and bell pepper then simmer for 3 minutes.
5. Season with sugar and salt according to taste then simmer until vegetables are tender.
6. Remove from the heat then transfer to serving bowl. Serve with steamed rice.

Tips:
1. You can also add 1/2 cup evaporated milk if you prefer.

Tinolang Manok

Filipino Style Recipe: Tinolang Manok(Chicken Tinola) or Filipino chicken ginger soup is one of the common dish in the Philippines. A simple Filipino recipe that is relatively easy to cook. Here is the basic and easy to follow recipe. Happy cooking!

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 45-50 minutes.
Good for 4-6 persons.

Ingredients :
1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
2 pieces chayote squash(sayote) or green papaya, cut into small pieces
1 cup chili leaves or malunggay leaves
1 thumb-sized ginger, cut into strips
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
1 litre of water or rice washing
4 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt to taste

Procedures :
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil over medium heat then saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken, fish sauce, ground pepper and continue sauteing until the color chicken turn to light brown.
3. Pour water then simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is tender.
4. Add in chayote then continue simmering for another 5 minutes.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste then add chili leaves then turn off the heat.
6. Let stand for a few minutes to cook the leaves then transfer to a serving dish and serve. Enjoy!

Chicken Curry

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken curry is one of the popular chicken dish in the Philippines. This dish has a strong flavor and aroma similar to Indian and Arabian cuisines. Chicken is cook in curry powder and other spices, we also add coconut milk for creamy and more flavorful taste which most Filipinos love it.

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

Ingredients :
1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
3 potatoes, quartered
3 bell pepper(red & green), cut into strips
1 cup coconut milk or evaporated milk
3 tablespoon curry powder
1 large onion, quartered
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

2 medium carrots, chopped(optional)
3 celery stalks, cut into 1-1/2” long(optional)
2 pcs large hot chili peppers, sliced(optional)

Procedures :
Part 1
1. In a pan, fry potatoes until color turns to light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
2. In the same pan, saute garlic and onion for a few minutes until soft
3. Add chicken and pour fish sauce, continue sauteing for 3 minutes or until color turns to light brown.
4. Season with curry powder, salt and pepper. Continue stirring for another 2 minutes.
5. Add water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until chicken is half done.
6. Lower the heat, add celery, bell peppers and fried potatoes. Simmer for another 3 minutes.
7. Add milk and stir occasionally to keep it from curdling. Cook for another 3-5 minutes.
8. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
9. Remove from heat. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Beef Broccoli

Filipino Style Recipe: beef broccoli is another easy and popular beef dish. Normally the beef cut into strips then marinated and stir cooked with broccoli in a blend of oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Usually served as main dish with steamed rice.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 45-50 minutes.
Good for 3-5 person

INGREDIENTS:
1 kilo sirloin or flank beef, sliced thinly into strips
1 medium size broccoli, cut into serving pieces
1 medium sized onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 small ginger, chopped
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup oyster sauce
1 tablespoon lemon or calamansi juice
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoon cooking oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1 cup water)
sugar and salt to taste

3 tablespoon sesame oil(optional)
100 grams golden mushrooms, cut in half(optional)
1 carrot, sliced thinly into strips(optional)

PROCEDURES:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine beef, soy sauce, lemon juice, cornstarch, salt, ground pepper, sesame oil and marinate for 15 minutes.

Part 2
2. Cook broccoli in a boiling water for 1 minutes or until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, heat cooking oil and stir fry beef until color change to brown and start to sizzle. Set aside.
2. In the same pan, saute garlic, onion and ginger.
3. Add in beef and pour dissolved cornstarch, sugar and oyster sauce. Stir cook for another 5 minutes or until sauce thickens.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste then add in broccoli and mix well.
5. Remove from heat then served with steamed rice.

Notes:
1. To slice beef very thin, freeze it and slice before it is completely thawed.
2. You may also add 1 carrot sliced thinly into strips and 100 grams golden mushrooms cooked together with broccoli.

Nilagang Baka(Beef Stew)

Filipino Style Recipe: nilagang baka or beef stew is an easy yet delicous Filipino soup dish. Beef stew is so simple to prepare but time consuming. The beef simmered for an hour until tender then cooked with corn cobs, potatoes, bananas and veggies. This is so popular and can be served anytime or the best during rainy season.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 70 – 90 minutes

Ingredients :
1 kilo of beef meat (brisket, shank,short ribs), cut into serving pieces
3 medium-sized potatoes, cut into quarter
5 pieces cardava banana(saging na saba)
3 Japanese corn cobs, cut into 3-4 pieces
1 small bundle green beans(baguio beans), trimmed
1 bundle bok choy (Pechay) , cut the 2 pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon peppercorn
fish sauce(patis) or salt to taste
1 liter of water
1/2 small cabbage, cut into quarter(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a large casserole, place the meat and add water. Set over medium heat and bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour or until meat is tender. Remove the scum as it rises. Add more water if necessary. Pressure cooker only takes 30 minutes.
2. Add corn and onion. Season with fish sauce and sprinkle some salt. Simmer for another 10 minutes or until the corn is tender.
3. Put potatoes and continue cooking until potatoes are cooked.
4. Then add cardava banana and all the vegetables. Do not cover and simmer for about 5 minutes or until vegetables are done. Do not overcooked the vegetables.
5. Adjust seasoning with fish sauce and salt according to taste.
6. Serve hot with fish sauce and birds eye chili(siling labuyo) for condiments.

Notes:
1. You may also add anise or cinnamon powder for seasoning.
2. You can also try chicken (chicken stew) or pork (pork stew) for variety.

Sinigang sa Miso(Maya Maya)

Filipino Style Recipe: sinigang sa miso(maya maya) or snapper in miso-tamarind soup is another Filipino soup dish. This is similar to other sinigang that has a sour broth. Normally the snapper cooked in a combination in rice washing, tomatoes, vegetables, miso paste and tamarind which gives a sour taste.

Estimate Time of Preparation and Cooking: 40 minutes to 55 minutes.
Good for 3-5 person.

Ingredients:
1 kilo snapper(maya maya)
3 tablespoons miso paste
1 pack of tamarind powder or tamarind(sampalok)
3 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, chopped
2 large tomatoes, chopped
a bunch of mustard greens(mustasa)
1 radish, sliced(optional)
3 green pepper(siling haba)
1 liter water or rice washing
cooking oil
fish sauce, salt and ground pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1(Optional)
1. In a frying pan, heat oil then fry fish until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a casserole, heat oil and saute garlic, onion, ginger and tomatoes.
2. Add miso paste and fish sauce then stir cook for a minute.
3. Pour water then bring to boil. Add sinigang mix then bring to boil.
4. Add fried fish and green pepper then cook for another 2 minutes.
5. Season with salt and ground pepper according to taste.
6. Add mustard greens then simmer for a minute. Serve hot!

NOTES:
1. To extract tamarind juice instead of sinigang mix, boil unripe tamarind until soften then pound and extract the juice.

Pork Siomai(Shumai)

Filipino Style Recipe: Siomai(Shumai) is a tasty dimsum of Chinese that is now popular for many Filipinos. There are many varieties of siomai like pork, beef, prawn or shrimp, etc but pork is the most popular . The secret in having a soft, tasty siomai is that the ground meat should have some fat otherwise siomai will be too tough. Here’s the recipe for pork siomai:

Ingredients:
1 kilo ground pork(with a bit of fat)
1/3 cup turnips(singkamas), minced(optional)
3/4 cup carrots, minced
2 medium onions, minced
bunch of spring onions or leeks, minced
1 raw egg
5 tablespoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
100 pieces wanton/siomai wrapper

Procedures:
1. Mix all the ingredientsin a bowl.
2. Spread 1-2 tablespoon of mixture on each wrapper. cover and seal.
3. Using a steamer, boil water and brush the plate with oil
4. When the water is starting to boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes(Time depends on the size of each piece.)
5. Serve with soy sauce and calamansi

Chili Sauce:
Ingredients:

1/8 kilo Bird’s Eye Chili(Siling Labuyo), chopped(or chili paste)
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons sesame or cooking oil

Procedures:
1. Combine chillies and garlic then simmer for 20 minutes or till most of the water has evaporated.
2. Add sesame oil, simmer and stir well.

Binagoongang Baboy(Pork Sauteed in Shrimp Paste)

Filipino Style Recipe: binagoongang baboy or sauteed pork in shrimp paste is another popular Filipino dish. The pork pre-boil and saute until light brown then cook in shrimp paste and chili peppers. This is usually serve together with fried eggplants and has a salty-sweet and spicy flavor. Some adds coconut milk for more flavor and creamy taste.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 4-5 persons

INGREDIENTS:
1 kg pork liempo or any other part with fat(cut into chunk cubes)
1/2 cup bagoong alamang (pre-sauteed salted shrimp paste)
1/2 head garlic, minced
1 large size onion, chopped
2 large size tomatoes, chopped
3 pcs. bay leaf
1 teaspoon black pepper, cracked
4 chili peppers(labuyo), chopped
1/2 cup vinegar
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 large eggplant; cut in slices
cooking oil

PROCEDURES:
Part 1
1. In the frying pan, fry eggplants until color turn to brown. Put in the strainer and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, place pork, water, bay leaf and peppercorns then boil in a low heat for 20 minutes or until tender. Add more water if necessary.
2. Stir fry until start to render oil and color turns to light brown. Set aside.

Part 3
1. In a same pan, saute garlic, onion, chili peppers and tomatoes until soft.
2. Add pork and shrimp paste then stir cook for 5 minutes. Add a little water if necessary.
3. Add vinegar and brown sugar then continue cooking for another 5 minutes in low fire.
4. Add fried eggplants then transfer to serving bowl. Serve with steamed rice

Pork Pochero

Filipino Style Recipe: Pork pochero is a classic tomato-based Filipino dish. Pochero have lots of variations such as pork, chicken, or beef. In this dish the pork cooked with tomato sauce together with cardava bananas(saba), green beans, cabbage and other vegetables.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork liempo, cut into serving pieces
1/2 head garlic, chopped
1 medium size onion, chopped
4 pieces saba, sliced diagonally
1 small bundle, green beans, trimmed
1/2 small cabbage, quartered
1/2 cup tomato sauce
3-4 cups water
1 tbsp. peppercorns
salt and sugar to taste
1/4 cup cooking oil

1/4 cup fish sauce(patis)(optional)
1 red bell pepper, cut into cubed(optional)
2 potatoes, quartered(optional)
1 bundle pechay, trimmed(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add pork and stir cook until color changes and start to sizzle.
3. Add tomato sauce, water and peppercorns then stir and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until pork is tender.(Add more water as necessary).
4. Add potato and simmer for another 3-5 minutes or until potato are tender.
5. Add in banana and the other vegetables, cook for 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are cooked.
6. Adjust seasoning with fish sauce, salt and sugar according to taste.
7. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Notes:
1. You may also add Hunt’s Pork & Beans.

Chicken and Pork Adobo

Filipino Style Recipe: chicken and pork adobo is another variety of popular Filipino adobo. Usually we serve chicken or pork adobo but in this recipe we will serve them both in one dish. The procedure is also the same in another adobo, we cook chicken and pork in soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves, pepper corns and another seasonings.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork, cut into serving pieces
1/2 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 small garlic head, crushed
1 small onion, chopped
4 pieces bay leaves
1-2 cups soda or water
4 tablespoon cooking oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper corns
salt and sugar to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a sauce pan, arrange chicken and pork then add garlic, onion, bay leaves, pepper corns, soy sauce and soda then marinate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until meat is tender. Add more water if necessary.
3. When the meat is tender, drain pork and chicken then reserve the sauce. Set aside.

Part 2
1. On a frying pan, heat cooking oil and fry pork and chicken on all sides until light brown.
2. Drain and return the meat to reserved sauce then adjust seasoning according to taste.
Simmer until the sauce is reduce and start to render oil.
3. Remove from heat then serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!