Filipino Recipe Tilapia in Soya Lime Sauce

Ingredients:

4 pcs tilapia fillet
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 cup corn flour

Sauce:

6 tbsp calamansi juice
6 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 pcs red chilli, sliced and seeded
1 tsp ginger, minced
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp flour
3 tbsp water

How to cook:

1. Season tilapia fillet with fish sauce and dip in corn flour.
2. Deep fry and set aside.
3. To prepare the sauce, mix calamansi juice, soy sauce and sugar.
4. Saute ginger, garlic and onion until fragrant.
5. Pour the calamansi mixture and simmer for about 3 minutes.
6. Dissolve flour in 3 tbsp water and add to the calamansi mixture.
7. When the sauce becomes a bit sticky, add in red chilli. Leave for about 30 seconds.
8. Serve hot with the fried tilapia fillet.

Filipino Recipe Spaghetti (Pinoy Spaghetti)

Ingredients:

500g pasta noodles
2 liters water
3 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil

Sauce:

200g ground beef
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
5 pcs Purefoods Tender Juicy hotdog, sliced
85g Del Monte tomato paste
227g Del Monte tomato sauce
760g Del Monte mushroom pasta sauce
600g UFC banana catsup
250g grated cheese
6 tbsp soy sauce
6 tbsp water
5 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp melted butter
a dash of ground pepper

How to cook:

1. In a casserole, put 2 liters of water, 1 tsp salt and 3 tbsp melted butter and let it boil.
2. Once the water is boiling, add in pasta noodles. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
3. Put 2 tbsp olive oil and mix well.
4. To prepare the sauce, put 3 tbsp melted butter in a saucepan. Saute garlic and onion until fragrant.
5. Add in ground beef and saute for 10 minutes.
6. Add in soy sauce and water and let simmer for another 10 minutes or until the ground beef is tender.
7. Add in hotdog, red bell pepper and tomato paste and mix well. Leave for about 5 minutes.
8. Pour in the tomato sauce, pasta sauce and banana catsup. Let simmer for about 10 minutes.
9. Add in sugar, grated cheese and a dash of pepper. You may add more sugar and cheese depending on the sweetness that you want.
10. Serve hot with grated cheese on top. You may want to add garlic bread or lumpiang shanghai on the side.

Filipino Recipe Embutido (Pinoy Embutido)

Ingredients:

300g ground pork
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
2 cups grated cheese
2 eggs
2 tbsp flour
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup soy sauce
a dash of pepper

How to cook:

1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix until well-blended.
2. Put 6 tbsp of the mixture onto the center of each foil and roll.
3. Steam for about 30 minutes.
4. Serve with catsup.

Filipino Recipe Menudo

Ingredients:

300g lean pork, cubed
150g pork liver, cubed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, finely sliced
1 medium carrots, cubed
1 large potato, cubed
1 small red bell pepper, cubed
4pcs hotdog, sliced
850g raisins
227g tomato sauce
85g liver spread
6 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp calamansi juice
1/2 cup water

How to cook:

1. Combine 3 tbsp calamansi juice and 3 tbsp soy sauce. Marinate pork liver in the mixtue.
2. In a separate pan, fry carrots and potatoes. Set aside.
3. Saute garlic and onion until fragrant.
4. Add in pork and saute for about 10 minutes.
5. Add in 3 tbsp soy sauce and 1/2 cup water. Let simmer for about 10 minutes or until the pork is tender.
6. Add in hotdog. Leave for about 5 minutes.
7. Add in carrots and potatoes.
8. Pour in the tomato sauce. Let simmer for about 5 minutes.
9. Add liver spread and raisins and leave for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
10. Serve while it’s hot.

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Filipino Recipe Tortang Talong

Ingredients:

2 to 4 talong (eggplants), average size
2 to 3 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper, to taste
oil for frying

How to cook:

1. Broil eggplants until tender (the skins are charred and blister appears).

2. Once cool, peel off the skins of the eggplant and retain the crown and the stem. Gently flatten its meat by using the back of a fork. Set aside.

3. In a bowl, beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.

4. In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip each eggplant, one at a time into the egg mixture.

5. Fry until golden brown on one side, then turn and brown the other. Keep warm and serve.

Filipino Recipe Crispy Pork Belly (Pinoy Lechon Kawali)

Ingredients:

300g pork belly
3 cups water
1/2 cup vinegar
3 tsp salt

How to cook:

1. Boil 3 cups of water.
2. Add in 3 tbsp vinegar and 1 tsp salt.
3. Add in the pork belly and boil for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain.
4. Brush well with vinegar and salt.
5. Deep fry over medium heat until golden brown and crispy.
6. Serve with Mang Tomas.

Filipino Recipe Sweet & Spicy Prawn

Ingredients:

250g large prawn, peeled and deveined

Sauce:

3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp water
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 red chilli, sliced

How to cook:

1. Deep fry prawn then set aside.
2. Saute garlic and onion until fragrant.
3. Add in the rest of the sauce ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add in the fried prawn and simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Filipino Recipe Chicken Afritada (Apritadang Manok)

Ingredients:

300g chicken thigh and legs
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 medium potato, sliced
1 medium carrot, sliced
1 small red bell pepper, sliced
150g tomato sauce
1 cup of water
salt and pepper

How to cook:

1. Fry carrots and potatoes. Set aside.
2. Saute garlic, onion and tomatoes until cooked.
3. Add in chicken and saute for 10 minutes.
4. Add in the red bell pepper and cook for 3 minutes.
5. Pour tomato sauce and one cup of water and simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Add in carrots and potatoes.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Filipino Recipe Ginisang Ampalaya (Sauteed Bitter Melon)

Ingredients:

1 small ampalaya, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, sliced
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
100g ground pork
1 egg
a dash of salt

How to cook:

1. Saute garlic, onion and tomatoes until cooked.
2. Add in the ground pork and simmer for about 5 minutes or until the pork is tender.
3. Add in the ampalaya and simmer for 3 minutes.
4. Add in one cup of water and simmer for about 2 minutes.
5. Add egg and season with salt.
6. Serve hot.