Igado

Filipino Style Recipe: Igado is another pork meat and innards dish. It is consist of pork meat, liver, heart or kidney sauteed and cooked in a blend of water, soy sauce, vinegar together with carrots, bell pepper and green peas.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 4-6 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams pork loin, sliced into strips
150 grams pork liver, sliced into strips
200 grams pork heart and kidney, sliced into strips(optional)
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
4 gloves garlic, crushed
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoon vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
1 medium-sized carrot, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1/2 cup green peas
2 tablespoons cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic and onion.
2. Add pork meat and simmer until color turns to golden brown.
3. Pour water, soy sauce, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Simmer until pork is tender.
4. Add pork liver, heart and kidney, pour vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Add carrots and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Add green peas and bell pepper. Simmer for another 3 minutes or until sauce thicken.
7. Transfer to serving plate and serve.

Pork and Mushroom Risotto

Filipino style recipe: pork and mushroom risotto is a rice meal. Normally the mushrooms and pork sauteed until brown then add rice. Add pork broth and cooked until rice become tender and mushy.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes.
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
100 grams pork, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons Shitake mushroom, soaked in warm water
200 grams rice
2 cups pork stock
3 cups water
1 onion, chopped
3 gloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons carrots, cut into small diced
2 tablespoons green peas
1/4 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup white wine or soda(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, melt butter and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add pork and mushrooms, cook until pork color turns to brown.
3. Add rice and mix well. Pour soda and simmer until mixture begins to dry.
3. Pour pork broth slowly, stirring often and allowing most stock to be absorbed before adding more.
4. Continue stirring and cooking until rice is tender and mixture is mushy.
5. Add carrots and peas. Season with salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving bowl and serve.

Bopis

Filipino Style Recipe: Bopis is another popular Filipino dish specially in Pampanga Region. It is consist of pork heart and lungs boiled and then chopped into small pieces. Sauteed and cooked in vinegar together with chopped bell pepper, carrots and red chili.

Estimated time of preparation: 15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20 minutes
Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork heart and lungs
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 cup water
1 tablespoon annatto seeds(dilute in 1/4 cup hot water)
3 pieces dried bay leaves(laurel)
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into small cubes
1 medium carrots, cut into small cubes
1/4 cup green peas
4 tablespoons vinegar
3 red chili(labuyo), chopped(optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water then add heart and lungs. Boil for 10 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain and let it cool. Chop into small pieces and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic and onions.
2. Add chopped heat and lungs.
3. Pour annatto water, bay leaves and add some water. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Pour vinegar and bring to boil.
5. Add vegetables and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender.
6. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Tips:
1. You may used catsup as alternative instead of annatto seeds.

Sauteed Sotanghon with Luffa and Ground Pork

Filipino Style Recipe: sauteed sotanghon with luffa and ground pork or ginisang patola with sotanghon is another soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. Normally the ground pork sauteed and cooked with luffa and sotanghon noodles.

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

Ingredients:
2 medium-sized luffa(patola), peeled and sliced
200 grams sotanghon noodles
250 grams ground pork, cut into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 pork broth cubes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, Cut the sotanghon to desired length and soak in hot water until soft.

Part 2
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic and onion
2. Add ground pork, saute until color turns to light brown.
3. Add water and pork broth cubes. Bring to boil.
4. Add luffa and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to taste.
6. Add sotanghon and simmer for 3 minutes.
7. Remove from heat then serve.

Pork Steak(Bistek)

Filipino style recipe: pork steak or pork bistek tagalog is pork dish. Normally the pork marinade and stir fried until tender and garnish with onion rings. This is similar to beef steak.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 50 minutes.
Good for 3-4 persons.

Ingredients:
3/4 kilo pork, sliced
1 tablespoon calamansi or lemon juice
5 tablespoons soy sauce
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 small piece ginger, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings
4 tablespoons cooking oil

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine pork, calamansi, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and pepper. Marinate for 30 minutes inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over medium heat. Lighty fry the onion rings. Remove from pan and drain. Set aside

Part 3.
3. In the same pan, Add the marinated pork, stir-fry meat until cooked and tender.
4. Transfer to a serving platter including the oil and sauce.
5. Garnish with onion rings.
6. Serve hot and enjoy!

Creamy Braised Pork

Filipino Style Recipe: creamy braised pork is another low carbohydrate dish. The pork comes out very tender and juicy while the milk reduces down to create a savory brown sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
4 slices boneless pork chops or pork loin
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
1 & 1/2 cup non-fat milk
250 grams grated Parmesan cheese(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper.
2. Trim fat from pork chops then add to flour mixture, stir to coat evenly. Set aside.
3. Add 1/2 cup milk to flour mixture and stir until well blended.

Part 2
1. In a pan, melt butter and fry pork chops about 3 minutes each side or until brown.
2. Pour milk mixture, cover and simmer in a low heat until meat is tender, stir occasionally.
3. Pour the remaining milk and cook until the liquid reduced and thicken. stir occasionally.
4. Transfer to serving plate, sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese. Serve.

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.

Pork Spareribs with Black Beans

Filipino Style Recipe: Pork spareribs with black beans is a popular among Chinese restaurant. Normally the spareribs marinade and steamed until the meat is tender.

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

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork spareribs, cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup black beans, sauteed
1/2 cup cornstarch
4 teaspoons garlic, chopped and fried
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
3 pieces green pepper, cut into strips
4 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoons white pepper
1 piece raw egg, beaten(optional)
spring onions for garnishing(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients except green pepper.
2. Marinate spareribs, covered in the fridge for at least 2-3 hours.

Part 2
1. Using steam boiler, transfer spareribs in a deep steaming plate then top with green pepper.
2. Steam over high heat for about 25 minutes or until spareribs are cooked and tender.
3. Remove and garnish with spring onions. Serve hot.

Tips:
1. You may also fry the spareribs instead of steaming.

Tokwa’t Baboy

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Filipino Style Recipe: tokwa’t baboy or fried tofu and pork is a popular appetizer among Filipinos. Normally tofu comes fried and the pork boiled until tender then served with sauce mixture.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes.
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork(belly, ears, cheeks), cut into cubes
4-5 pieces tofu(tokwa)
3 gloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper
cooking oil for frying
3 pieces red pepper(siling labuyo), chopped(optional)
1 onion for garnishing(diced or rings)(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water then add salt and pork.
2. Bring to boil over lower heat until pork is tender. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In frying pan, heat oil and deep fry tofu until golden brown.
2. Drain on paper towel then cut into cubes. Set aside.

Part 3
In a bowl, mix vinegar, soy sauce, salt, sugar, red pepper, ground pepper, onions and garlic.

Part 4
1. In a serving bowl, combine pork and fried tofu. Pour sauce mixture and garnish with onions.

Pork Sarciado

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Filipino Style Recipe: pork sarciado is another tomato-based dish. Normally the pork comes fried and then cooked in chopped tomatoes and tomato sauce.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
4 pieces pork chops
1 tablespoon of calamansi or lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup flour
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, sliced
1 cup tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
cooking oil for frying
salt and pepper to taste

2 bay leaves(laurel)(optional)
2 pieces potatoes, diced(optional)
1/2 cup green peas(optional)
1 green bell pepper, diced(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1(Optional)
1. In a bowl, arrange pork and add calamansi juice, salt and pepper. Marinate for 15 minutes.
2. Dip in beaten egg and dredge the meat in flour and shake off to remove excess flour.

Part 2(Optional)
1. In a frying pan, heat cooking oil and fry potatoes until brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a same pan, deep fry the pork until colors turn to golden brown and tender.
2. Drain on paper towels and cut into bite-size strips. Set aside.

Part 4
1. In a pan, heat vegetable oil and saute garlic, onion, bay leaves and tomatoes. Let the tomatoes simmer gently.
2. Pour tomato sauce, water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
3. Add fried pork. Cover and simmer for another 3-5 minutes.
4. Add fried potatoes, green bell pepper and green peas.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Remove from heat then serve.