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Ginataang Halo Halo

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Filipino Style Recipe: ginataang halo-halo or mixed fruits in sweet coconut milk is another popular Filipino snack, appetizer or dessert that usually served in special occasion. It is consist of plantain bananas, sweet potato, taro and tapioca balls cooked in sweetened coconut milk.

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

Ingredients:
200 grams tapioca pearls(sago)
200 grams sweet potato(camote), peeled and cut into cubed
200 grams taro(gabi), peeled and cut into cubed
6 pieces ripe plantain bananas(saging na saba), peeled and sliced
250 grams ripe jack fruit(langka)
3 cans(400 ml) coconut milk
1 can(400 ml) coconut cream
300 grams white sugar

Glutinous Rice Balls(bilo-bilo):
1 cup glutinous rice flour(malagkit)
1/2 cup water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, mix rice flour and water to make a dough-like consistency.
2. Get a small piece and form into small ball about 1/2 inch in diameter.
3. Repeat this step until all the dough are consumed. Set aside

Part 2
1. In a big pot, pour coconut milk and bring to boil.
2. Add tapioca pearls, sweet potatoes and taro. Simmer uncovered until the pearls are cooked.
3. Add banana, jack fruit and rice balls. Simmer until all the rice balls has floated in the surface.
4. Pour coconut milk and sugar to taste.
5. Transfer to serving bowl then serve.

Mixed Paella

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Filipino Style Recipe: mixed paella is another variety of complete meal dish that is usually served in any special occasion by Filipinos. It is consist of rice cooked in broth and tomato sauce with mixed seafood like squid, prawns, crabs, fish fillets or mussels, chicken meat and chorizo.

Estimated time of preparation: 15-20 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 50-60 minutes
Good for 5-8 persons

Ingredients:
5 cups sticky rice(malagkit)
1/2 kilo prawns
200 grams squid, sliced
1/2 kilo fish fillets(salmon, tuna, etc), cut into cubes
1/2 kilo mussels(tahong)
5 gloves garlic, sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 pieces bell pepper(red, green), sliced
1/2 kilo chicken fillet and pork, cut into cubes
2 cups chicken stock
1 pack(270 grams) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon saffron
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste

1 large chorizo, sliced diagonally(optional)
1 cup green peas(optional)
3 bay leaves(optional)
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped(optional)
4 pieces hard boiled eggs, quartered(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, place mussels then pour enough water. Bring to boil until the shells open. Drain and set aside.
2. In a pan, heat oil then fry prawns, squid and fish fillets for 2 minutes or until cooked. Drain and set aside.
3. In a same pan, fry chorizo until golden brown. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a paella pan, heat olive oil then saute garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken, pork, bay leaves and fish sauce then cook for 5 minutes.
3. Add sweet peas, paprika, saffron, tomato sauce and rice then stir until colored distribute evenly.
4. Pour chicken stock then simmer until rice is almost tender and mushy. Add more stock if needed.
5. Add parsley then season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Arrange bell peppers, seafood and other remaining ingredients on top.
7. Continue simmering until sauce is absorbed. Transfer to serving plate then serve.

Oyster Sisig

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Filipino Style Recipe: oyster sisig is another variety of popular Filipino sisig. This dish is spicy and sour appetizer that usually served as finger food(pulutan). Normally the oyster meat comes fried and sauteed in garlic, onions, liquid seasoning and red hot chili. Serve in sizzling plate with calamansi.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
1 kilo oyster, remove from the shell
5 gloves garlic, minced
3 onions, chopped
3-5 red hot chili(labuyo), chopped
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 raw egg, beaten
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons soy sauce or liquid seasoning
3 tablespoons mayonnaise(optional)
4-5 pieces calamansi

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine cornstarch, salt and pepper.
2. Dip oyster on beaten egg then dredge with cornstarch mixture.
3. In a pan, heat oil and fry coated oyster for 5 minutes or until colors turn to golden brown.
4. Drain on paper towel. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, melt butter then saute garlic and onions.
2. Add fried oyster, liquid seasoning, ground pepper, chili and mayonnaise. Mix well.
5. Transfer to sizzling plate, serve with calamansi. Done

Gising Gising

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Filipino Style Recipe: gising gising is an easy and simple Filipino dish. It is made up of chopped green beans cooked in shrimp paste and coconut milk. This dish is popular in Bicol region. Like bicol express, gising gising has a spicy and salty taste.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 4-5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams green beans, sliced into small pieces
300 grams ground pork or pork meat with fat, sliced into small pieces
2 tbsp sauteed shrimp paste(bagoong alamang)
1 cup coconut cream(1st extract)
2 cups coconut milk(2nd extract)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 pieces red hot chillies(labuyo), sliced into small pieces(optional)

Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic and onion then saute until translucent.
3. Add shrimp paste and continue sauteing for a minute or until it’s cooked.
4. Pour coconut milk, simmer for 15 minutes or until reduced and thick.
5. Pour coconut cream, green beans and chopped chili, cook for 3 minutes or until tender and crisp.
6. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper then transfer to serving plate then serve.

Gelatin Dessert or Jello Dessert

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Filipino Style Recipe: gelatin dessert or jello dessert is one of the easiest and popular appetizer or dessert of Filipinos in every occasion specially during Christmas and New Year. The typical gelatin dessert is consist of various colorful gelatin blend in condensed milk and fridge until firm.

Estimated time of preparation: 20 minutes
Good for 15 servings.

Ingredients:
1 box strawberry flavored gelatin
1 box lime flavored gelatin
1 box orange flavored gelatin
2 boxes unflavored gelatin(colorless)
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
5 cups boiling water
1/2 cup cold water

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a square pan, dissolve each flavored gelatin in 1 cup boiling water then add 1/2 cup cold water. Mix well.
2. Repeat this step to other gelatin in a separate pan.
3. Place in fridge until firm.
4. Cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a bowl, dissolved unflavored gelatin in 1-1/2 cup boiling water, condensed milk. Mix well and let it cool.

Part 3
1. In a large pan, randomly place the cubed gelatin then pour milk mixture.
2. Stir gently to evenly distribute gelatin cubes.
3. Refrigerate for 5 hours or until firm. Slice then serve.

Chicken Tapa

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Filipino style recipe: chicken tapa or tapang manok is another variety of popular Filipino tapa. Normally we use beef but in this recipe we will use chicken. The chicken meat prepare in thin slices and marinated for an hour then fry until done. Often served with fried rice and egg, together with achara(picked papaya strips).

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
500 grams chicken fillet, cut into serving pieces
1/4 cup cooking oil

Marinade:
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper(optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine chicken and all ingredients except cooking oil. Mix well then marinate for at least an hour inside the fridge.

Part 2
2. In a pan, heat cooking oil over low heat. Fry marinated chicken for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
3. Drain and transfer to serving plate. Serve with fried rice.

Seafood Fried Rice Mixed

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Filipino Style Recipe: seafood fried rice mixed is another rice dish. It is mainly made up of leftover rice, stir fried with seafood and scrambled egg.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 10-12 minutes
Good for 4-6 servings

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice(preferably leftover)
400 grams prawns, peeled and deveined
200 grams squid, cut into bite sized pieces, boiled
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup carrot, thinly slice
3 stalks green onions, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pan, heat oil and pour egg mixture and scramble until slightly cooked.
2. Transfer to separate plate and set aside.

Part 2
1. In the same pan, melt butter and saute garlic, green onion and carrots.
2. Add shrimp and squid, saute in a minute.
3. Pour soy sauce and sesame oil. Add cooked rice and continue stirring.
4. Add scrambled egg, salt and ground pepper. Mix well until rice is well coated.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
6. Transfer to serving plate and garnish with chopped green onions.

Pork Sisig

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Filipino Style Recipe: pork sisig is a popular spicy and sour appetizer that usually served as finger food(pulutan). Normally the pork meat comes boiled and grilled then chop into small pieces. Mix well with onions, soy sauce, mayonnaise and pepper. Stir fried until the sauce is absorb then 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 pork meat(combination of cheek, ear and snout)
200 grams chicken liver
1 cup pineapple juice
3 cups water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup onion, minced
3 gloves garlic, crushed
3-4 chili hot peppers(siling labuyo), seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons soy sauce or liquid seasoning
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon ground pepper
4-5 pieces calamansi
1 raw egg(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, combine pork meat, garlic, bay leaves, salt and peppercorn.
2. Pour pineapple juice and water, simmer for 40 minutes or until tender. Drain.

Part 2
1. Grill over hot charcoal until crisp and browned.
2. Slice the pork cheeks and ears into small pieces. Set aside.

Part 3
1. In a pan, melt butter then saute ginger and onions.
2. Add chicken liver, crush the liver while cooking until tender.
3. Add chopped pork cheeks and ears and stir fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add chopped chili, soy sauce, ground pepper and mayonnaise. Mix well.
5. Transfer to sizzling plate, with raw egg on top. Serve with calamansi. Done

Igado

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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.

Batchoy

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Filipino Style Recipe: batchoy is another noodle soup dish that usually served specially during rainy season. Normally the miki noodles blanch in boiling water then drain and arrange in a bowl. Top with strips of pork meat and liver then pour with pork broth.Garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 5 servings

Ingredients:
500 grams fresh miki noodles

Toppings:
200 grams pork meat
200 grams pork liver
300 grams pork intestines(optional)

Broth:
1 onion, quartered
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon shrimp paste(bagoong)
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
8 cups water

Garnishing:
1 pack pork cracklings(chicharon), crushed
2 tablespoons spring onions, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, toasted

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, blanch miki noodles in boiling water. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pot, pour water and bring to boil.
2. Add onion, sugar, shrimp paste, salt and pepper. Stir and bring to boil.
3. Add all pork meat and innards and cook for about 20-30 minutes or until tender.
4. Remove the innards and meat from broth. Let it cool then slice int strips.
5. In a bowl, arrange miki noodles and put pork meat and innards on top.
6. Pour enough broth and garnish with crushed chicharon, spring onions and toasted garlic.
7. Serve hot