Pinoy Apple Banana Shake

Ingredient:

• 1 piece banana
• 1/2 apple
• 2-1/2 tbsp of brown sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tbsp liquid coffee creamer (optional)
• Ice cubes

Procedure:

• Put all the ingredients in your blender.
• Blend.

Arroz Caldo

Ingredients:

• 1 whole head minced garlic
• 1 tbsp sliced ginger
• 2 tbsp sliced onion
• 2 pieces chicken breasts, chopped into cubes
• 2 cups uncooked rice OR 4 cups cooked rice
• 1 tsp annatto
• Boiled eggs, however much you want
• Chopped spring onion
• Fish sauce to taste
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 5 cups of water

Procedure:

• Boil the rice water and let it cook. Stir it constantly.
• Heat some vegetable oil in a saucepan.
• Sauté the garlic until golden brown.
• Set aside half of the sautéed garlic.
• Saute the ginger, followed by the onion.
• Then add the chicken breast.
• Season it with fish sauce and black pepper.
• Let it simmer until the chicken is cooked.
• Check if the rice is cooked. If it is cooked, you can now add the sautéed chicken breast to it.
• Use a strainer to color the mixture with annatto.
• You can now add the boiled eggs.
• Let it simmer on low for a few minutes while stirring it constantly.
• Add the chopped green onion and turn the heat off.
• Serve it hot and top it with some fried garlic.

Pinoy Chicken Barbecue

Ingredients for Rub:

• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Ingredients for Sauce:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium-sized chopped onion
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp mustard (optional)
• 1 tbsp Sambal hot sauce
• Fish sauce to taste (optional)

Note: You are going to need cut-up chicken pieces with skin.

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 450F.
• Combine all the rub ingredients.
• Roll the chicken over the rub.
• Put the chicken with rub inside the oven for 20 minutes.
• Heat some olive oil in a saucepan.
• Saute the garlic.
• Add the onion.
• Add the barbecue sauce or ketchup.
• Add the lemon juice.
• Add the brown sugar.
• Add a little bit of water if needed.
• Add the mustard but this is optional.
• Let it simmer on low heat until it has thickened.
• Add the hot sauce.
• Add fish sauce if you want.
• Dip the chicken into the sauce.
• Put it back inside the oven for another 10 minutes. Or you can also grill it for better flavor.

Beef Tapa

Ingredients:

• 1 lb beef sirloin, very thinly sliced, preferably with fats
• Sea salt or rock salt
• Freshly cracked ground black pepper
• 5 cloves crushed garlic (optional)
• 1/4 cup vinegar of your choice (optional)

Procedure:

• Clean the beef and dry it with paper towels.
• Combine the crushed garlic and vinegar. Set aside.
• Rub a lot of salt and ground black pepper on each side of the meat.
• Pour the vinegar and garlic mixture in a container.
• Put the meat together with the vinegar and garlic.
• Cure for 2 days inside the refrigerator.
• Then fry and serve with fried rice and fried eggs.

Note: For best result, after curing for 2 days, sun-dry until it has the consistency of a dried fish.

Bicol Express

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs cubed pork
• 3 tbsp minced ginger
• 3 pcs sliced chili peppers, or to taste
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 3/4 cup shrimp paste or bagoong
• 1 medium sized minced onion
• 32 oz coconut milk

Procedure:

• Mix all ingredients in a saucepan.
• Simmer for a very low heat for a very long time.
• Stir constantly.
• If you see that the sauce has thickened up, then it’s done. Cook it to the consistency that you like.

Pinoy Pork Chop with Bread

Ingredients:

• Pork Chops
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp bread crumb
• 1 tbsp parmesan
• 3 tbsp cooking oil

Procedure:

• Mix all the dry ingredients
• Coat the pork chops onto the powder mixture
• Heat some cooking oil into your skillet
• Fry the coated pork chops until golden brown
• Serve with your favorite side dish

Pinoy Beef Steak

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lbs sirloin beef strips
• 5 cloves chopped garlic
• 3/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil or cooking oil
• 1 medium sized onion sliced into rings

Procedure:

• Put the beef in a Ziploc bag or just a container with lid.
• Soak the beef with soy sauce.
• Add some lemon juice.
• Add some ground black pepper.
• Put the chopped garlic.
• Mix altogether and make sure that the meat is covered with the marinade.
• Marinate for at least 3 hours.
• Heat some butter in a pan.
• Then place your marinated beef and the marinade sauce.
• Simmer it in very low heat for a very long time.
• If it’s too salty, add some more water.
• As the sauce dries out, add some cooking oil or olive oil.
• Then finally, add your sliced onion rings.