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Burger Steak with Mushroom Gravy

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Filipino Style Recipe: burger steak recipe is consist of a cooked patty of ground meat usually beef or pork with mushroom gravy. Here are the ingredients and procedures on how to make a delicious Filipino style burger steak.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 8 burger patties

Ingredients:
Burger Patties
1/2 kilo ground beef
1/2 egg, beaten
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil

Mushroom Gravy
1/2 onion, peeled and diced
3 cups sliced button mushrooms
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons flour
3 cups beef stock
1 tablespoon butter

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine ground beef, egg, garlic, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
2. To create a burger patty, divide the mixture into serving pieces. Roll the mixture into balls and flatten on an even surface.
3. In a frying pan, heat oil and fry patties each side for 3 minutes or until color turn to brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, remove excess oil and saute onions over medium heat.
2. Add mushrooms and cook for another 3 minutes.
3. Add beef stock and soy sauce then simmer and bring to boil.
4. Add flour then stir constantly until the sauce becomes thick.
5. Add butter to make the sauce shiny and more flavorful and cook for another minute.

Part 3.
1. Transfer the burger patties to a serving plate and top with mushroom gravy.
2. Serve and enjoy!

Sarciadong Isda

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Filipino Style Recipe: sarciadong isda recipe or fish sarciado is another simple and easy Filipino dish. This dish is a way to re-cooked left over fish. It is usually consist of fried fish cooked in a combination of tomatoes and beaten eggs.

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

Ingredients:
2 medium-sized fish, cleaned
2 pieces eggs, beaten
4 medium-sized tomatoes, diced
1 medium-sized onions, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons fish sauce(patis)
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
cooking oil
2 tablespoons chopped spring onion(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Wash and clean the fish. Make a slit on both sides and ensure that salt has been rubbed over the fish.
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil and fry fish until brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In same pan, reduce the oil then saute onion, garlic and tomatoes until soft.
2. Add water, spring onion, fish sauce and ground pepper. Bring to boil.
3. Add beaten eggs, once the eggs curdles start stirring the mixture.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste then add fried fish and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Transfer to serving plate then sprinkle with remaining spring onion. Serve with rice. Enjoy!

Dinakdakan Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: dinakdakan recipe is a popular Filipino dish especially in Ilocos and northern part of Luzon. It is consisting of hog head and brain cooked in boiling water with spices then grilled until crispy, chopped into small pieces then mix with mayonnaise, onions, salt and pepper to taste. Like sisig this dish is usually serve as appetizer.

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

Ingredients:
1/2 hog head(cheek, nose and ear), cut into 2-4 pieces
hog brain(optional)
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 hog head then add peppercorn, bay leaves and salt. Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
3. Place the hog brain into plastic bag then boil in the same cooking pot for 5 minutes.
4. Remove the meat and brain from the cooking pot, 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 hog head with ginger, onions, red chili, ground pepper, vinegar, mayonnaise and brain. Mix well and adjust seasoning with salt according to taste.
2. Serve and enjoy!

Lechon Kawali

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Filipino Style Recipe: Lechon kawali recipe or crispy pan-fried roasted pork is well known Filipino dish. It is consisting of pork belly cooked in boiling water with spices then deep-fried until crispy, usually serve as appetizer.

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

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork belly
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons whole pepper corn
5 pieces dried bay leaves(laurel)
3 cups cooking oil
5 cups water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a big cooking pot, place water and bring to a boil
2. Add pork belly then add 1 tablespoon salt, pepper corn and bay leaves. Simmer for 30 minutes or until meat is tender
3. Remove the meat, drain and let it cool for a few minutes.
Part 2
1. Spread 1 tablespoon of salt on the meat, distribute it evenly on all sections.
2. In a big cooking pot, heat cooking oil and deep fry the meat. Cook side by side until colors turn to brown and texture is crispy.
3. Remove the meat, drain and let it cool a little then slice into serving pieces
4. Serve with letchon sauce. Enjoy!

Chili con Carne

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Filipino Style Recipe: chili con carne is a spanish dish basically made from chopped or ground beef with dried chili peppers, garlic, onions and cumin. It has a strong flavor and spicy taste which is ideal as dipping sauce or serve with rice.

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

Ingredients
500 grams ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons cayenne or chili powder
1 medium-sized red bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 large-sized tomatoes, chopped
1 small can(300 grams) cooked red kidney beans, drained(optional)
1-2 teaspoons dried or fresh oregano(optional)
1 teaspoon cumin
1 cup beef stock or water
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures
1. In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the ground beef. Cook over a medium heat until color turns to brown.
2. Saute the onion, garlic and chilli. After sauteing, mix with ground beef and simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add beef stock, tomato paste and tomatoes then simmer for 20 minutes. Add more water if necessary.
4. Add the beans, oregano, cumin and bell pepper then adjust seasoning according taste.
5. Serve with corn chips.

Paksiw na Pata Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: paksiw na pata recipe is a Filipino dish basically pork leg cooked in vinegar, soy sauce and dried banana blossom. This recipe has a sweet and sour taste sauce and the meat should almost separates from the bone. The banana blossom makes the recipe well blended that gives an extraordinary taste. This is another mouth-watering main dish that is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 1-2 hours
Good for 5-7 persons

Ingredients:
1 pork leg(pata), cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup dried banana blossom(bulaklak ng saging), soaked in water
2 bay leaves(laurel)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
1 teaspoon peppercorn
2 cups water
salt to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, place pork leg with water(just enough to cover the meat) then bring to a boil. Strain the meat and discard the water.
Part 2
1. In a same pot, Put back the pork leg and add enough water to cover the meat. Bring to boil.
2. Add soy sauce, peppercorn, onion and garlic.
3. Simmer over low heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until pata is tender and sauce is thickens. Add water if necessary.(Cook in pressure cooker takes 30 minutes).
4. Add vinegar and simmer for another 10 minutes.
5. Add the banana blossom and simmer for another 5 minutes.
6. Add brown sugar and salt to taste. Simmer for another 2 minutes.
7. Remove from heat. Serve and enjoy!

Lumpiang Sariwa Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: lumpiang sariwa(fresh spring roll) recipe is a Filipino vegetable dish, basically it composed of shredded fresh vegetables wrapped in thinner-than-crepe wrapper, topped with sauce, finely chopped nuts and minced garlic. Some variations of this dish are lumpiang hubad and lumpiang ubod. If you’re health conscious , you should try this healthy recipe. Share and enjoy!

Ingredients:
Lumpia Sariwa Filling
1/2 cup ground pork
1/4 cup shrimp, chopped
1/4 cup cooked ham, chopped(optional)
2 cups carrots, shredded
2 cups cabbage, shredded
2 cups water chestnuts(sayote) or turnips(singkamas), shredded
1 cup baguio beans, shredded(optional)
1 tablespoon onion, minced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup ground peanuts
Lettuce leaves
Lumpia wrapper
butter or cooking oil
Salt to taste

Lumpia Sariwa Sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup chicken broth or water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cloves garlic; minced

Procedures:
Cook the Filling:
1. In a saucepan, heat butter and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork, ham and shrimp. Simmer until it changes color.
3. Season with soy sauce and sugar.
4. Add vegetables and continue cooking until it is half-done.
5. Adjust seasoning with salt according to taste. Set aside.

How to make the Lumpia Sariwa Sauce:
1. In a saucepan, pour chicken broth and bring to boil.
2. Add sugar and soy sauce then mix well.
3. Dilute the cornstarch in water and pour in the saucepan.
2. Boil in a very low fire, stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens.
3. Add the garlic. Set aside.

To Wrap the Filling:
1. On top of the lumpia wrapper, place a leaf of lettuce and 3 tablespoons of the mixture.
2. You may roll up folding one end and leaving other open or just roll up and place in the platter.
3. Garnish with sauce and minced peanuts.

Adobong Pusit Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Adobong pusit(squid adobo) recipe is another variant of Filipino Adobo. Adobo is a mixture of meat cooked in soy sauce and vinegar. This dish is versatile and flexible, the meat can be pork, chicken, squid or any other meat. Here is my recipe for adobong pusit, share and enjoy!

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15 minutes
Good for 6-8 Persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo medium-sized squid
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
1 small piece of ginger, sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
3 long green peppers(siling haba), chopped(optional)

Preparation:
Part 1
1. To clean the squid, pull the head and everything that comes along with it from the body tube, including the clear, hard bone.
2. Then push the head in, popping out the hard “beak” and discard it.
3. Rub off scrape with knife the outer skin under running water, leaving the white meat. (If the squid is small no need to rub off)
4. Wash the insides and the surface of the squid very well under running water.
Cut into rings if preferred. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat cooking oil then saute the ginger, onions and garlic.
2. Add the squids, pour in the vinegar and soy sauce.
3. Season with salt and ground pepper.
4. Add bay leaves and sugar.
5. Add long green peppers(optional).
6. Cook uncovered for about 5 to 8 minutes.(Don’t overcooked the squid, it will become rubbery texture and tough.)
7. Remove from heat, serve and enjoy!

Buttered Shrimp with Garlic

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Filipino Style Recipe: buttered shrimp with garlic recipe is a tasty Filipino dish, basically shrimp sauteed in butter with lots of garlic and the lemon soda gives the dish the sweet taste flavor. This is another mouth-watering dish that is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

Good for 4 persons.

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo shrimp
1/2 cup butter
12 medium cloves garlic, minced
1 can lemon soda
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley, for garnish(optional)

Procedures
Part 1
1. In a bowl, marinade the shrimp in lemon soda for about 20 minutes.
Part 2
2. In a saucepan, melt the butter in a low heat.
3. Saute the garlic until the color turns light brown.
4. Add shrimp including the marinade sauce, cook until the liquid completely absorb.
5. Adjust seasoning with salt and ground pepper
6. Remove from heat and arrange the buttered shrimp on a serving platter.
7. Garnish with parsley, serve and enjoy!

Beef Mechado Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: beef mechado is another tomato based dish consists of a beef, potatoes, and tomato sauce. This dish is usually seasoned with onion, soy sauce, bay leaves and vinegar. Beef mechado is almost similar to several other beef dishes such as kalderata, adobo and kare-kare.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 70-80 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo beef with fat, cut into cubes
2 1/2 cups tomato sauce
2 onions, quartered
3 bay leaves(laurel)
3 medium potatoes, quartered
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 cup soy sauce
3 cups beef stock or beef cubes dissolved in water
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying
2 carrots, cut into cubes(optional)
1/4 cup vinegar(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a frying pan, heat oil then fry potatoes and carrots until light brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a casserole, combine the beef, onions, tomato sauce, soy sauce, bay leaves and beef stock.
2. Boil for at least 1 hour or until beef is tender, Add water as needed.
3. Add vinegar and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Do not stir.
4. Add bell pepper, potatoes and carrots then cook for 3 minutes or until tender.
5. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste. Add sugar if you prefer.
6. Remove from heat and transfer to serving plate then serve with steamed rice.