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Chicken Chop Suey

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken chopsuey is another Chinese recipe that is popular for many Filipinos and some other countries. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked with chicken broth, oyster sauce and cornstarch together with vegetables.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)
100 grams baby corn, sliced diagonally in half
100 grams snow peas(sitsaro)
1 medium-sized carrots, sliced thinly
4 tablespoons oyster sauce
1.5 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken cube(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken fillet, season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown.
3. Pour water, chicken cube and vegetables. Cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are half-done.
4. Pour dissolved cornstarch, sugar and oyster sauce. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Chicken Teriyaki

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Filipino Style Recipe: Chicken teriyaki is a popular in Japanese cuisine. Normally the chicken marinade then pan-fried with teriyaki sauce until tender.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 10-15 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Marinade:
3 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken and marinade then set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Add cornstarch then mix well. Drain.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and stir fry chicken over low heat until cooked.
2. Add teriyaki sauce and water then adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Simmer a few seconds then remove from heat.
4. Transfer the chicken to serving plate and pour thickened sauce over chicken.
5. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Serve hot with sauteed mung beans and steamed rice.

Fruit Salad

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Filipino Style Recipe: fruit salad is one of the easiest and popular appetizer or dessert of Filipinos in every occasion specially during Christmas and New Year. The typical fruit salad is consist of various fruits blend in condensed milk, heavy cream and cheese.

Estimated time of preparation: 20-40 minutes

Ingredients:
2 cans (29oz) fruit cocktail
1 can (29 oz) pineapple tidbits
1 jar (12 oz) Nata de coco
1 small bottle kaong
1 can condensed milk
1 pack Nestle cream
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
2 pieces apples, cubed

Procedures:
1. In the strainer, drain the fruits thoroughly for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a bowl, transfer the fruits all together.
3. Add condensed milk, cream and cheese. Mix till well blended.
4. Cover and freeze or refrigerate for 3 hours. Served cold.

Notes:
1. You may also add other fruits like kiwi, lychees, peaches..etc.

Sinigang na Bangus

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Filipino Style Recipe: sinigang na bangus or milkfish in tamarind is another simple and easy Filipino dish. This is similar to sinigang na hipon and sinigang na baboy that has a sour broth. Normally the milkfish cooked in a combination of rice washing, onions, tomatoes, vegetables and tamarind which gives a sour taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1 medium-sized milk fish(bangus), cut in about 4-5 slices
6 tamarind(sampaloc) or 1 pack(22grams) sampaloc mix
6 cups water or rice washing
3 pieces tomatoes, quartered
1 onion, chopped
1 bundle kangkong leaves or sweet potato leaves
1 cup string beans(sitaw), cut into 2 inches long
2 pieces green pepper(siling haba)
Salt or Fish Sauce(patis) to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water and add onion and tomatoes. Bring to boil.
2. Add milk fish, cook and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Add tamarind juice or sampaloc mix. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add green chili, string beans then kangkong leaves.
6. Season with salt or fish sauce according to taste.
7. Serve hot.

Notes:
If using tamarind instead of sinigang mix, here’s the procedure:
1. Boil tamarind until soften.
2. Pound and extract the juices.

Beef Pares

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Filipino Style Recipe: beef pares is a Filipino dish popular as street food. Pares means “pair” which is traditionally served with fried garlic rice and beef soup. Normally the beef boiled and cooked with soy sauce, sugar, star anise and cornstarch to thickens the sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 2 hours and 20 minutes

Good for 3-4 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams beef brisket, cut into cubes
1/4 cup soy sauce
4-5 cups water
2 pieces star anise
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ginger, minced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/4 cup water)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, pour water and bring to boil.
2. Add beef and boil in a medium heat for 1-2 hours or until meat is tender.
3. Remove from heat and let it cool. Reserve the stock.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, black pepper and sugar. Marinate beef for 30 minutes.
2. Drain meat and reserve the marinade.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil and saute garlic, garlic and onions.
2. Add marinated beef and saute for 3-5 minutes.
3. Pour 4 cups of beef stock and marinade, simmer for another 5 minutes.
4. Add star anise and simmer until meat is very tender.
5. Pour dissolved cornstarch and simmer for another 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Stir constantly.
6. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Serve with fried garlic rice and beef soup.

Tilapia Sisig

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Filipino Style Recipe: Tilapia sisig is a spicy and sour appetizer that usually served as finger food(pulutan). Normally the fish comes fried or steamed then debone and flake. Marinade with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir fried until the sauce is absorb then add green chili and transfer to sizzling plate with egg and calamansi.

Estimated time of preparation: 30-40 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo tilapia, cleaned
3 gloves garlic, chopped
3 red onions, chopped
4 tablespoons vinegar
4 pieces green chili(siling haba), chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil
calamansi
3 pieces red chili(siling labuyo), chopped(optional)
1 raw egg(optional)

Marinade:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Fry or steam the tilapia. Flake the fish and discard bones. Chop and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, salt and pepper.
2. Add the fish then mix well. Marinate for 30 minutes.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add marinated fish including the marinade then pour vinegar.
3. Add green and red chili and adjust seasoning according to taste.
3. Stir fry until the sauce is almost absorb.
3. Transfer to hot sizzling plate and add fresh egg on top. Serve immediately with calamansi.

Maruya(Banana Fritters)

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Filipino Style Recipe: maruya or banana fritters is another typical Filipino meryenda(mid-afternoon snack). Maruya is normally consists of cardava banana dipped in a combination of flour, baking powder, milk, eggs, salt and sugar then deep fried until golden brown.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
6 pieces ripe cardava bananas(saging na saba), cut into lengthwise
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 pieces eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
oil for frying

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs and milk. Mix well.
2. Dip bananas in batter.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and deep fry the bananas(dipped in batter) until golden brown.
2. Drain then serve with vanilla ice cream or sugar if desired.

Molo Soup

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Filipino Style Recipe: molo is another soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. It is made of ground pork wrapped in a wanton wrapper then cooked in chicken stock together with shredded chicken.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
Filling:
500 grams ground pork
1 pack wanton or siomai wrappers
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste

Broth:
1 chicken breast
4 cups water
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
spring onions, chopped(optional)
1 chicken cube(optional)
toasted garlic(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, boil water then add chicken and salt. Cook for 10 minutes. Reserve the broth.
2. Remove chicken and shred using fork. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, combine ground pork, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Mix until well combined.
2. Scoop about 1 tablespoon filling and place into the center of molo wrapper.
3. Seal the edges using water or egg white in triangular shapes. Repeat for the remaining mixture.

Part 3
1. In a bowl, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add shredded chicken, season with salt and pepper.
3. Add chicken cube and pour chicken broth and bring to boil.
4. Add molos and some wrappers and simmer for 5 minutes or until molos are cooked.
5. Sprinkle with spring onions.
6. Transfer to serving bowl, garnish with toasted garlic. Serve.

Tortang Talong

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Filipino Style Recipe: tortang talong or eggplant omelet recipe is an easy healthy breakfast recipe. It is consists of broiled eggplants then peel off the skin and dip in egg mixture before frying.

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

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

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.

Part 2
1. In a large plate, flatten the eggplant using fork.
2. In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Dip each eggplant one at a time into egg mixture.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and fry eggplant(dipped in egg mixture) until both sides are golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Serve.

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.