Filipino Dishes
Sweet and Sour Fish
Sunday, June 15th, 2008This is nice with pineapple chunks, but I don’t have stock in my pantry, hence I just settle with what I had. Pureed carrot is added to thicken the sauce instead of cornstarch. It has that mild sweetness that balances sharpness of the vinegar and tomatoes. Ingredients: 2 Fish Fillets (cut in cubes) any fish with flesh 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped) 1 large white onion (cut in cubes
Tinolang Manok (Chicken Soup)
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Tinolang Manok (Chicken Soup)
We haven’t had soup for quite some time but with our growing kangkong in the terrace is growing so fast and are twining with the other herbs, I finally came to a moment like “you’ve got to cook something with kangkong tonight!” Checked the freezer what to get for dinner and yeah, something came up! Chicken soup (Nilat-ang Manok). What made this special is the
Leche Flan
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Leche Flan is one of the famous favorit Filipino desserts. It is made up of caramel and cooked custard. My neighbor Cristina is so kind to show up and cook me leche flan. I love leche flan but knowing its cholesterol content, I’ve been avoiding it, that’s why it has been ages, I haven’t made it myself, but sometimes, I do indulge myself with guilty pleasures in some shops if I find it. It’s
Inon - Onan
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Inon-unang Isda
Ingredients: 6 pcs. Fish (any kind of fish will do, less bony the better) ½ Cup oil ¼ Cup lemon juice 2 Tbsp. Oyster sauce 2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar 1 onion 3 cloves garlic bay leaves
salt to taste
How to:
Clean fishes, free of gills and intestines, season with salt, set aside. In a sauce pan, arrange bay leaves at the bottom, add onion and garlic. Add fish by arranging them
Stir-fried Pancit with pork ribs
Monday, January 29th, 2007pancit with pork ribsTo prepare pork ribs:
Boil the ribs with water for 30 minutes or until well done. Marinate with soy sauce for another 30 minutes. Brown the meat in a very hot pan with 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and straight to a very hot oven for 20 minutes. To prepare stir-fried pancit (egg noodles)1 onion1 garlic1 red pepper1 green pepper250 g egg noodlessalt and pepper to tasteCook egg