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Pancit Palabok

Pancit Palabok

The Pancit Palabok dish is made with savory shrimp flavored sauce combined with ground pork and topped with various garnishes such as crushed pork cracklings, hard boiled egg, green onions, toasted or brown garlic and squeeze of calamansi or lemon to add sour taste. Pancit 

Stir Fried Beef Broccoli

Stir Fried Beef Broccoli

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Pancit Canton

Pancit Canton

Pancit Canton Recipe

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Pancit Canton, Filipino one pan stir fried noodle dish made with locally grown vegetables such as carrots, snow peas, cabbage or any other vegetables that use for stir fry can be add or substituted add with meat and could be mix of chicken, pork, shrimp and fish balls. Savory and tangy flavor seasoned with lemon or calamansi and soy sauce.

Pancit canton

Pancit Canton

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Very quick Pancit Canton and easy dish made from vegetables meat and fried noodles, vergetables such as carrots, cabbage, snow peas, onions, basically can add any type of vegies that cooks easily and mix of meat like chicken, pork and shrimp and sauce made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar and cook everything in one pan.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g Chicken leg ( Boiled and shredded )
  • 2 stalks Celery ( chopped into moon shape )
  • 1 medium Carrots ( Julienned or any style )
  • 1 medium Onion ( Small dicede or jullienned )
  • 1 bulb Garlic ( finely chopped or thinly sliced )
  • 300 g Cabbage ( Jullienned )
  • 5 tbsp Soy sauce ( silver swan )
  • 2 tbsp Oyster sauce ( Lee kum kee )
  • 1 tbsp Dark soy
  • 2 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 1.5 l Chicken stock from bolied chicken leg

Instructions
 

  • 1 bulb Garlic ( finely chopped or thinly sliced ) In a pan over medium low heat add the garlic and fry until golden brown ,mixing it frequently will result in an even golden brown color and set aside.
    Chopped gartlic and onions
  • 1 medium Onion ( Small dicede or jullienned ) Saute onions until translucent.
  • 400 g Chicken leg ( Boiled and shredded ) Add the shreded chicken and cook until browned
  • 1 medium Carrots ( Julienned or any style ),300 g Cabbage ( Jullienned ),, Add the vegestables and continue to stir fry until half cook.
    pANCIT CANTON VEGETABLES
  • Add the following ingridient's 5 tbsp Soy sauce ( silver swan ), 2 tbsp Oyster sauce ( Lee kum kee ), 1 tbsp Dark soy, 2 tbsp Brown sugar. continue to stir and mix.
  • Add the chicken stock 1.5 l Chicken stock from bolied chicken leg and let it boil.
  • Add the noodles to the pan, reduce the heat to simmer and continue until most of the liquid absorb by the noodle, be sure to mix the noodles properly for better result, if preppered saucy turn off heat before it dries out.
  • Adjust season according to your taste, can add soy soy sauce or brown sugar and finish with black pepper and squeeze of lemon. Serve hot.
    Pancit canton
Keyword Canton recipe, One pan noodles, Pancit canton, Pancit canton recip[e, Pncit canton recipe, stir fried noodles, Stir fried noodles recipe
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Beef Ampalaya/Beef and bitter gourd

Beef Ampalaya/Beef and bitter gourd

This content may contain affiliate link / Please read our disclosure /Beef Ampalaya / Beef bitter gourd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nZyGO2nA7g Beef Ampalaya /Beef bitter gourd is bitter in taste that create a unique combination of flavor and often served with rice. Bitter gourd also known for health 

Cheese Souffle

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Beef Kaldereta Recipe

Beef Kaldereta Recipe

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Beef Kaldereta

Beef Kaldereta recipe is a popular Filipino stew that is rich in flavour, typically made and cook with goat meat, tomatoes Vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and bell peppers added with liver spread and spices. Kaldereata is a Spanish word means stew made with beef or goat, beef is the most popular version in the Philippines. The dish that was inherited from the spanish and continue to evolved using local ingredients.

Liver spreadFor liver spread I would say there is no specific brand you can use any type of liver spread as long as you do not over power the recipe just put the necessary amount if the recipe asking for 2 tbsp you ccan use less but no more than that.

MarinateFor marinating meat it can be overnight or 2 to 3 hours is also ok but if your using a tough cut then marinate it over night would be the best to make sure the flavor penetrated to the meat .

Searing the meatsearing the meat by batches on high heat, meaning to sear it but not all at the same time this is to avoid meat to render water, and if water comes out, the meat will be boiled and it will become tougher, searing atleast 5 to 7 pcs at a time to mentain the temperature of the pan to create a crust on the surface of the meat and produce complex and savory rich flavor.

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Beef kaldereta

A dish that was inherited from the Spanish during the colonization, this dish is typically known for it's savoury taste cook with beef or goat til tender and continues to evolve using local ingrdients and spices. Can be sustituted with pork, chicken and other meat.
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: Beef kaldereta, Beef kaldereta recepi, Beef stew
Yield: 6

Materials

  • 1.2 kg Beef Top round/ribs or sirloin curt into cubes.
  • 2 pcs Medium size green and red bell pepper. cored seeded and cut.
  • 2 tbsp Liver spread
  • 1 cup green olives
  • 2 pcs Medium potatoes Diced and soak with water to eliminate the starch.
  • 2 pcs Medium size carrots Diced.
  • 1 cup Tomato sauce
  • 1 whole Garlic Finely chopped.
  • 1 whole Red onion Finely chopped.
  • 7 tbsp Soy sauce Silver swan
  • 3 tbsp Oyster sauce Lee kum kee
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce Lea and perrins
  • ½ tsp Sea salt
  • ½ tsp Frehsly cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • 1.2 kg Beef Best alternative cut for this dish are top round, ribs or sirloin, Top round is the cheapest alternative But requires more time to cook and no fats or marbling, so I decided to use rib eye to save time and I want the fats or marbling in it,
    Trim the excess fats, fats contribute a big factor for flavour but too much is not good. Wash the beef and cut into cube.
  • 2 pcs Medium size carrots Peel the carrots and cut into bite size.
    2 pcs Medium size carrots
  • 2 pcs Medium size green and red bell pepper. Core and seed the bell peppers.
  • 2 pcs Medium potatoes Cut the potatoes and soak in water to wsah out the starch.
  • 1 whole Garlic Finely chop the garlic and onion
  • Measure the rest of the ingredients 2 tbsp Liver spread/1 cup green olives/7 tbsp Soy sauce/3 tbsp Oyster sauce/1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce/½ tsp Sea salt/½ tsp Frehsly cracked black pepper
  • Marinate the beef with the follwing ingredients 4 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp oyster sauce, Garlic and onion add half cup of water and mix altogether.
    Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • In a wok or skillet saute the potatoes carrots and bell pepper
    Saute the potatoes first as it is the toughest, half way of cooking when potatoes are a little tender add the carrots and continue to saute until cookm then add the bell pepper for another minute and set aside.
  • Sear the beef by batches do not overcrowd this is to avoid extracting water from the meat.
  • Once the searing process is done put all the meat in the pan and increase the heat. add the extra onion and pour in the tomato sauce then add a cup of water and stir.
    If using a tough cut of beef, add water as needed and continue to boil until tender then reduce the sauce to desired consistency and proceed to the next step.
  • Add tbsp of worsestershire sauce and the liver spread, Let simmer and blend by stirring for a minute or two.
  • Add all the vegies and correct the seasoning by adding salt and pepper preppered chili can be added at this point.
  • Serve with Plain hot rice.

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Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

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Pepper steak

Pepper steak

A savory and classic dish with thinly cut or strip from sirloin or flank stir fried with bell peppers with differnt colors and onoins, marinatd in mixture of oyster sauce, soy sauce and quickly stir fried in very high heat together with garlic, ginger and bell peppers. The sweet and crunchy texture of the colorful bell peppers add contrast to the savory flavour of the meat, a very popular dish for many western and asian cuisines and often sserve with steamed rice.

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Pepper Steak

Savory dish typically with thinly sliced beef stir fried with bell peppers and onions, this dish is bold and peppery taste, Can also add other ingredients such as spicy pepper, ginger, garlic etc. to enhance the flavour.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Asian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 600 gm sirloin beef ( slice thinly )

For sauce

  • 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Corn starch
  • cup Water

Beef marinade

  • ½ tsp Baking soda ( optional )
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Instructions
 

  • Thinly slice the beef against the grain for tender result.
  • Marinate and mix the beef with oyster sauce, oil, cornstarch, sugar and baking soda.
    Leave it atleast 30 minutes
  • Cut, core and seeded the bell pepper
  • Chop the garlic into thin pcs
  • Chop the ginger finely
  • Slice onion's into julienne
  • Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, water and cornstarch and mix well.
  • Heat the in medium high heat and add oil, ensure it's hot enough before adding the beef.
  • Sear the beef by batches for better result and set aside.
  • on same skillet add oil and heat to mediuim high heat add the ginger, onion and garlic, stir fry until onions become translucent and garlic start to release aroma.
  • Add the pepper and mix altogether.
  • Add the beef.
  • Stir the sauce and pour in to the pan.
  • Stir quickly to spread the sauce.
  • Once the sauce thicken turn off the heat and continue to stir.
  • Season with salt and pepper as desired.
  • Serve with hot plain rice.
Keyword Pepper Steak, Pepper Steak Recepi, Stir fried beef
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Pork Spare Ribs Sinigang/Sinigang na baboy

Pork Spare Ribs Sinigang/Sinigang na baboy

A traditional filipino dish soup popualarly known for it’s savory and sour flavor typically tendered chunk of pork and loaded with variety of vegetable like eggplant, radish, taro root, tomatoes, string beans and swamp cabbage simmered and infused with tamarind, additional ingridient, to enhance flavor 

Chicken Inasal

Chicken Inasal

A dish that from the southern part or visayas region of the Philippines.marinated with coconut vinegar, calamansi or lemon, lemon grass, pepper, soy sauce and annatto seed or powder that provides red color. The marinade also tenderize the chicken to a juicy flavorful meat. This 

Chicken Tinola

Chicken Tinola

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The Chicken Tinola is a comforting dish soup made from chicken ginger, garlic and papaya or chayote leaves of pepper or spinach. The Chicken Tinola meat it could be any part of chicken cut into pcs or bite size cube is then sateed simmered with ginger, garlic and onions until tender, the ginger and garlic combination gives a flavorful and distinctive taste and aroma Chicken Tinola can be serve with plain rice or can be eaten by itself.

Chicken Meat-I used diffrent part of chicken just cut the meat into bite size and if preppered to use breast it’ s ok too because it doesnt require a longer time to cook chicken breast can be added on early stage of cooking or later because it’s tender.

Proper Thawing of meat- Pull the chicken meat 2 days ahead of time and thaw it to the very bottom shelf of the fridge.

What vegetable-I used chayote or raw papaya as these both vegetables are healthy and available most of the time additional vegetable is the pepper leaves or spinach whichever is available.

Proper storage-Left over can be stored in the fridge up to 3 days and please make sure to cool down before chilling it, best result is too cook what ever is needed to avoid left over as the chicken quality degrade once reheated.

Chicken Tinola

Sear the Chicken Tinola meat until brown by batches and set aside saute ginger garlic and onions add the seared chicken and sautee for 2 minutes pour in water let it simmer and skim the scum, continue to simmer the chicken until tender then add the chopped papaya or chayote and continue to cook for another 5 minutes until vegetables tender add the leaves and adjust taste with salt and pepper and serve.
Prep Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • kg Chicken
  • 1 bulb Garlic
  • 1 pc White onion
  • 2 pcs Chayote Peeled and cut bite size
  • 5 tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp Oil
  • ½ tsp Black pepper
  • 2 L Water
  • 100 gm Pepper leaves / Spinach leaves
  • 1 pc Small ginger

Instructions
 

  • Wash the chicken properly and cut into pcs, separate the skin and discard, skin produce lots of oil and chicken oil is not good for our health.
  • Chop the garlic, onion and ginger, Measure the rest of the ingredients.
  • Heat up deep skillet and add 2 tbsp of oil, sauté garlic until fragrant then add onions sauté until translucent.
  • Add the chayote and sauté until half cook then set aside
  • Heat up the same skillet and add 2 tbsp of oil.
  • Begin searing the chicken pcs by batches, avoid over crowding the skillet for perfect searing.
  • Once all the chicken pcs seared, add the water and let boil.
  • Turn the heat low to simmer and skim all the bubble until cleared.
  • Let it simmer for 7 minutes then add the sauteed chayote
  • Finish cooking until chayote are cooked add the leaves and season with fish sauce, salt and pepper.
  • Served hot with rice
Keyword Chicken Tinola, Chicken Tinola Recipe, Tinola
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