Honey Lemon Chicken Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Honey lemon chicken recipe is popular among Chinese restaurants. Normally the chicken comes fried in a crispy batter and the sauce is a blend of honey and lemon thickens with cornstarch. I can say that North Park’s version is the best boneless honey-lemon chicken that I’ve tried so far. I love the sweetness of honey jives with tangy taste of the lemon.

Estimated time of preparation: 30-40 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
4 chicken breast, cut into serving pieces

Coating:
1 egg
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
canola oil
cornstarch

Sauce:
2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch(dissolve in 1 tablespoon cold water)

Procedures:
Part 1(Marinating)
1. In a bowl, mix the egg, soy sauce and white pepper together.
2. Add the chicken breast and soak for 30 minutes.

Part 2(Frying)
1. Remove the chicken from mixture. Coat the chicken with cornstarch.
2. In a pan, heat canola oil and fry chicken for about 3-4 minutes or until the chicken is crisp and tender. Drain on paper towels and transfer on a serving plate. Set aside.

Part 3(Sauce)
1. In a sauce pan, mix sesame oil, water, ginger, honey, lemon juice and salt together.
2. Heat over low flame, cover and bring to boil for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant and all the mixtures are dissolved and mixed well. Discard the ginger.
3. Add the cornstarch mixture into a honey-lemon sauce and bring to boil in a medium heat. Simmer for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat. (If the sauce is too thick, add a small amount of water. )
4. Pour the honey-lemon sauce over chicken. Garnish with sliced lemon.
5. Serve and Enjoy!

Biko Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Biko recipe is a Filipino sweet rice delicacy that’s traditionally served on every occasion specially during New Year’s Eve. It consist of sticky rice(malagkit), coconut milk(gata) and brown sugar.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 70-80 minutes
Good for 8-10 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups sticky rice(malagkit)
4 cups coconut milk(gata)
2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a cooking pot, boil sticky rice and water and cook until the rice is done and almost dry. Set aside.
Part 2
1. In a big wok, boil the coconut milk in low heat, stir occasionally until most of the liquid evaporates and the oil separating from the milk. Continue stirring until brownish residues are formed. Drain the brownish residues and set aside. This will serve as toppings(latik) for biko.
Part 3
1. Then dilute brown sugar in the remaining oil, keep stirring until the texture becomes thick.
2. Add the cooked sticky rice in the mixture then mix well, continue cooking until all the liquid evaporates but do not overcook. Remove from heat.
3. Transfer the cooked biko in a serving plate then flatten the surface.
4. Spread the toppings over the surface and slice into serving pieces. Enjoy!

Lechon Paksiw Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: lechon paksiw is another simple and easy Filipino pork dish. This dish is a way to re-cook leftover roasted pork(lechon) in a blend of lechon sauce, vinegar, garlic and some spices.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo lechon meat, cut into serving pieces
1/4 cup lechon sauce
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon peppercorn
1 bay leaf(laurel)
2 tablespoon vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup liver spread(optional)
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon cooking oil
salt to taste

Procedures:
1. In a cooking pot, heat lechon meat until start to render oil then saute garlic and onions.
2. Pour water then add peppercorn and bay leaf then bring to boil.
3. Add the vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Add the sugar, liver spread and lechon sauce then simmer for another 5 minutes.
7. Adjust seasoning with salt then stir.
8. Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!

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!

Pancit Canton

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Filipino Style Recipe: pancit canton recipe is a noodle dish originate from Chinese that has become very popular in Filipino cuisine. Like other pancit dish, it consist of different vegetables and meat but we used flour stick noodles.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-60 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams pancit canton noodles
1 chicken breast, cooked and shredded
4 cups chicken broth from chicken breast
100 grams pork, sliced in small pieces
100 grams shrimps, shelled and deveined
1/4 kilo snow peas(sitsaro)
2 cups cabbage, sliced into strips
1 carrot, julienned
1 cup celery(kintsay), sliced
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
Salt and pepper to taste

100 grams chicken liver(optional)
100 grams kikiam or squid balls(optional)
100 grams mushrooms(taingang daga),(optional)
2 pieces tofu, cut into cubes(optional)
1/4 cup spring onions, diced(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a wok or frying pan, fry tofu until color turns to light brown. Drain and set aside.
Part 2
1. In the same pan, saute the garlic and onions.
2. Add pork and liver, then cooked until color turns to brown.
3. Add soy sauce and 2 cups of chicken broth and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add shredded chicken breast, kikiam or squid balls, shrimps, mushrooms, tofu, snow peas, cabbage, celery, carrots and oyster sauce then simmer for 10 minutes or until cooked.
5. Add the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth and then pancit canton noodles then simmer until the liquid has been absorbed by the noodles.
6. Add the spring onions, then salt and pepper to taste.
7. Remove from heat and serve with calamansi. Enjoy!

Dinakdakan Recipe

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!

Kinamatisang Baka Recipe

Filipino Style Recipe: Kinamatisang baka recipe or beef tomato recipe is a another simple tomato-based dish that’s common in northern part of Luzon. This dish consisting of lean beef in tomatoes with some spices.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo lean beef or any part with fat, cut into small-sized
4 large tomatoes, sliced or tomato sauce
1 small onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce(patis)
1 knorr beef cube(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 30 minutes or until beef is tender. Add water as needed.
3. Adjust seasoning with salt and fish sauce according to taste.
4. Remove from heat, serve and enjoy!

Chicken Afritada Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken afritada recipe is basic Filipino tomato-based stew consisting of chicken in tomato sauce with potato, carrots and bell pepper.

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

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
250 grams tomato sauce
1 large potato, quartered
1 large carrot, sliced
1 large bell pepper, sliced
1 cup green peas
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, diced
4 pieces hotdogs, sliced
1-1/4 cups chicken stock
2 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 lemon or calamansi juice

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, marinate the chicken in soy sauce and lemon juice for 30 minutes.
Part 2
1. In a saucepan, heat cooking oil and pan-fry the chicken until the color turns light brown. Set aside
2. Saute garlic and onions. Add the sliced hotdogs and chicken then cook for a minute.
3. Pour-in tomato sauce and chicken stock then add bay leaves. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add the potato and carrots then simmer for 7 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.
5. Add bell pepper and green peas. Adjust seasoning with salt, sugar and ground black pepper.
6. Simmer for another 3 minutes then remove from heat.
7. Serve with steamed rice. Enjoy!