From Our Kitchen to Yours

Try this recipe in your own home and bring a piece of Filipino heritage to your table.

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Adobo

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken or pork (or a combination)
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 whole head of garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
  • 3 pcs bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • Cooking oil
Adobo
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Saute the garlic in oil until golden brown.

  2. Add the meat and saute until slightly cooked.

  3. Pour in soy sauce, vinegar, water, pepper, and bay leaves.

  4. Simmer for 30-40 minutes or until tender.

  5. Stir and season to taste. Once the sauce thickens, it's ready to serve.
Sinigang
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Boil the pork in water with tomatoes and onions for 30-40 minutes or until tender.

  2. Add the tamarind extract or sinigang mix and stir.

  3. Add the radish, string beans, and chili peppers. Simmer for 5 minutes.

  4. Add the water spinach and season with salt and pepper.

  5. Serve hot.
Sinigang

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg chicken or pork (or a combination)
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 whole head of garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
  • 3 pcs bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
  • Cooking oil
Dinakdakan

Ingredients:

  • Meat
  • Lean cuts of pork
  • Sauce Mashed brain / Mayonnaise
  • Vegetables
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Lemongrass
  • Green or red chilies
  • Fish sauce
  • Black Peppercorn
  • Coarse salt
  • Vinegar
  • Knorr Liquid Seasoning.
Dinakdakan
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Gently drop the belly slices into a pot with water and boil for 30 to 35 minutes.

  2. Season with salt and pepper, and let it rest for at least 10 minutes.

  3. Pour in soy sauce, vinegar, water, pepper, and bay leaves.

  4. Grill it Simply grill each side for around 6 minutes total.
Lechon
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Clean and prepare the pig. Stuff the inside with garlic, lemongrass, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.

  2. Sew the belly closed and skewer the pig onto a long bamboo pole.

  3. Sew the belly closed and skewer the pig onto a long bamboo pole.

  4. Once the skin is crispy, carve and serve.
Lechon

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole pig (5-10 kg)
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1 cup pepper
  • 1 cup garlic, crushed
  • 5 stalks lemongrass
  • 3 pcs bay leaves
  • 1 cup soy sauce (for basting)
Sisig

Ingredients:

  • Jowl, ears, or belly of pork
  • Liver of chicken
  • Juice from calamansi
  • Onions
  • Chili peppers
  • Season with salt and pepper.
Sisig
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Combine pork belly, face, ears, vinegar, soy sauce in a stock pot. Fill with water until meat is covered. Add bay leaves, salt, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil then simmer for at least an hour or until meat is no longer tight and tough.

  2. Remove meat from pot and grill for 10 minutes.

  3. Chop pork belly and face meat into 1/4 - 1/2 inch cubes. Finely chop pig ear pieces.

  4. Mix chopped pork in a bowl and add Thai chilis, kalamansi juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder (or sisig seasoning packet)

  5. In a saute pan over medium heat, add 1 T oil and saute shallots for 1-2 minutes. Add chicken livers; mash and saute until cooked through.

  6. Add chopped pork (with liquids) to saute pan, saute until meat is hot. Add mayonnaise and combine.
Laing
Cooking Instructions:
  1. Sauté garlic and onion in a little oil.

  2. Add pork or shrimp and cook until done.

  3. Pour in the thin coconut milk and bring to a boil. Add the dried taro leaves but do not stir.

  4. Once it starts to dry up, add the thick coconut milk and chili peppers.

  5. Simmer until the sauce thickens and season to taste.
Laing

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups dried taro leaves
  • 1 cup thick coconut milk
  • 2 cups thin coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup shrimp or pork
  • 2 pcs chili peppers
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • Salt and pepper to taste