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Archive for August, 2007

Stir-Fried Beef & Broccoli

Stir-fried Beef & Broccoli is not a typical Filipino dish, but due to the Chinese influence this dish was quickly adapted in Philippines cuisine and became a very popular dish often found at family gatherings as well as special occasions.

Since this is originally a Chinese dish we’re going to prepare and cook it the Chinese [...]

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Tortang Talong

Tortang Talong (eggplant fritters or/ eggplant-omelette) is a very simple dish that does take a little bit of patience to prepare, but the result is very rewarding. You will find it at just about any restaurant in the Philippines and it is very popular at Turo-Turo eateries.
 
I remember when I was in high school Tortang [...]

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Ginisang Baguio Beans

When I was in the Philippines this was a dish that we often had on our dinner table. It is easy to make and delicious, but every time we had it we always had fried pork chops to go with it.
 
The way we usually cut the beans was French style, but that does take a [...]

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Fried Pork Chops

This is my favorite dish to go with the sautéed baguio beans. One thing you’ll notice is that the pork chops here in the U.S. have very little fat and the skin of them they automatically remove at the butcher shop when they process the meat.
 
In the Philippines they are sold as is with the [...]

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Pork Sinigang

Pork sinigang has got to be one of the most popular comfort foods in the Philippines. I remember when my mom would prepare this dish she would use fresh tamarind. She would boil it and squish out all the juice for the souring agent.
 
Thank god for the invention of the dry mix so we don’t [...]

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