Kinamatisang Giniling na Baka

Filipino Style Recipe: Kinamatisang Giniling na Baka or ground beef tomato stew is a another simple yet delicious tomato-based dish. This dish is consisting of ground beef cooked together with tomatoes and delicious spices.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams ground lean beef
4 large tomatoes, sliced or tomato sauce
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
1 beef bouillon (optional)
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation
1. In a pot, combine all the ingredients then mix and crush the tomatoes using hand.
2. Bring to boil for 20 minutes or until meat is tender. Add water as needed.
3. Adjust seasoning with salt and fish sauce according to taste.
4. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Garnish with parsley. Serve.

Pininyahang Pork Giniling

Filipino Style Recipe: pininyahang pork giniling or ground pork with pineapple is simple yet delicious dish. Ground pork sauteed and simmered in pineapple syrup together with pineapple tidbits and other vegetables. This is almost similar to ground pork menudo and ground pork adobo.

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

Ingredients:
450 grams ground pork(giniling)
1 can(227 grams) pineapple tidbits, reserve syrup
3 teaspoons soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 potato, peeled and diced
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1/4 cup water
sugar, salt and pepper to taste

2 teaspoons raisins(optional)
2 bay leaves(optional)
1/4 cup sweet peas(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground pork and soy sauce then simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add potatoes, carrots, raisins, sweet peas, bay leaves, water and pineapple syrup.
4. Season with sugar, salt and pepper then simmer for 8 minutes or until tender.
5. Add pineapple tidbits then cook for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.

(Photo credit to Blogie Robillo)

Pork Giniling with Liver Spread

Filipino Style Recipe: Pork giniling with liver spread or ground pork with liver spread is another easy and simple Pork dish. This dish is similar to adobong pork giniling but we will use liver spread for more flavorful taste. The procedure is simple and easy to follow, we will saute the giniling then cook in together with liver spread, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. We also include fried potatoes and bell pepper as our extenders.

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

Ingredients:
500 grams ground pork(giniling)
1 small can liver spread
2 pieces medium-sized potatoes, peeled and finely diced
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 pieces medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon grind pepper
salt and sugar to taste
5 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes(optional)
1 medium-sized red bell pepper, diced(optional)
3 pieces bay leaves(optional)

Procedures:
Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry the potatoes until slightly brown. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and tomatoes then add ground pork and cook until light brown.
2. Add liver spread, soy sauce, bay leaf, chili flakes and pepper then cook for 3 minutes.
3. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Stir occasionally.
4. Add fried potatoes then cook until almost dry and start to render oil.
4. Remove from heat then transfer to serving bowl then serve with steamed rice.

Baked Stuffed Bell Peppers

Filipino Style Recipe: Baked stuffed bell peppers is another special dish made of bell peppers filled with ground meat then topped with grated cheese. The stuffed bell peppers cooked in a oven until the cheese melts. You may also used leftover ground meat to lessen the time of preparation.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking and baking: 30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
5-6 pieces bell peppers, large sized
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten(optional)
1/3 cup grated Parmesan or cheddar cheese(optional)

Filling:
300 grams ground beef/pork with fat
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, minced
1 tomatoes, diced
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Cut each bell pepper in half, wash and remove seeds and membranes.
2. In a pan, boil water with salt then add bell peppers. Cook for 3 minutes then drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, cook beef until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic, onion and tomatoes then stir cook for 3-5 minutes or until soft.
3. Season with salt and pepper according to taste. Let it cool and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a bowl, beat egg then add beef mixture. Mix well.
2. Fill each bell peppers with beef mixture then sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
3. Arrange bell peppers in a baking pan then bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve while hot.

Baked Stuffed Eggplant

Filipino Style Recipe: baked stuffed eggplant is a special dish made of eggplants filled with ground meat then topped with grated cheese. The stuffed eggplant cooked in a oven until brown and soft.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20 minutes
Estimated time of baking: 60 minutes

Good for 8 pieces

Ingredients:
4 small eggplants
1/4 kilo ground pork or beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, minced
2 tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
5 tablespoons olive oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Cut the eggplant in half then remove the crown and the stem.
2. Scoop out the center leaving the skin 1/8 inch thick.
3. Chopped the eggplant pulp into small pieces. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic, onion and tomatoes.
2. Add chopped eggplant and cook for 3 minutes or until soft.
3. Add ground meat and saute until starts to brown.
4. Season with salt and pepper then cooked until the liquid absorbed. Set aside.

Part 3
1. In a bowl, combine ground meat mixture, bread crumbs and egg. Mix until blended.

Part 4
1. Fill the eggplant with mixture then sprinkle with grated cheese.
2. Bake over 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1 hour or until brown and soft. Let it cool then serve.

(photo credit to motdakasha)

Tortang Talong with Pork Giniling

Filipino Style Recipe: tortang talong with pork giniling or eggplant omelet with ground pork is a simple yet delicious breakfast dish. It is consists of broiled eggplants and pork giniling soaked in egg mixture before frying. You may also used leftover adobong giniling to take less time for you to prepare this dish.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 2 servings

Ingredients:
2 large-sized eggplants(talong)
4 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil for frying

Pork Giniling:
1/2 cup ground pork(giniling)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 onion, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Broil eggplants until skin are charred and blister.
2. Let it cool then peel off the skin and retain the crown and the stem.
3. In a large plate, flatten the eggplant using fork.
4. In a bowl, combine 2 eggs and pepper then whisk well
5. Pour over eggplants then soak for awhile. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add pork giniling until brown then season with soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper according to taste.
3. In a separate bowl, beat the remaining eggs then add pork giniling. Mix well.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and place eggplant(soaked in eggs) then scoop and pour the pork giniling(mixed in eggs).
2. Fry until both sides are golden brown then drain on paper towels. Serve with ketchup.

Adobong Giniling

Filipino Style Recipe: Adobong giniling or ground pork adobo is another variety of Filipino adobo. This dish is simple and easy to prepare, the typical Filipino adobo is made of meat cooked in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste. I add fried potatoes cut into finely cubed and hard-boiled quail eggs to increase the content of our adobo.

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

Ingredients:
500 grams ground pork(giniling)
2 pieces medium-sized potatoes, peeled and finely diced
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 gloves garlic, minced
3 pieces bay leaves
1/2 tablespoon grind pepper
salt and sugar to taste
4 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon dried chili flakes(optional)
8-10 pieces quail eggs, hard-boiled(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry the potatoes until slightly brown. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a same pan, heat oil and saute garlic then add ground pork and cook until light brown.
2. Add soy sauce, vinegar, grind pepper, bay leaf and chili flakes.
3. Simmer for 10 minutes then adjust seasoning according to taste. Add water if necessary.
4. Add fried potatoes and hard-boiled quail eggs then cook until sauce is thickens to nearly dry.
5. Remove from heat then transfer to serving bowl then serve with steamed rice.

Tortang Giniling

Filipino Style Recipe: tortang giniling or ground meat omelette is another type of Filipino omelette that is usually served during breakfast. This dish is so easy to prepare wherein the ground meat stir cooked in potatoes and carrots. Mixed the mixture with beaten egg and then fry until done. I used longganisa meat to give the sweet taste and more flavorful in our dish.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes

Ingredients:
500 grams ground meat or longganisa meat
5 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 large potato, cut into cubes
1 medium carrots, cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper, cut into small cubes(optional)
2 tablespoons soy sauce
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup grated cheese(optional)
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup olive or cooking oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add ground meat, simmer until tender.
4. Add veggies, soy sauce, salt and pepper then stir cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine ground meat, beaten eggs and grated cheese. Mix well.
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil and pour about 1/4 cup of the mixture.
3. Fry each sides for about 1-2 minutes or until done. Drain on paper towels.
4. Repeat until the entire mixture is consumed.
5. Serve hot with rice and ketchup. Enjoy

Ground Pork Menudo

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.