Pork Belly Sisig

  4.0 – 1 reviews  • Pork This Filipino dish, usually made with pig face and ears, embodies the culture’s no-waste philosophy. It’s also a labor of love. After the pork is braised and grilled, it’s chopped and sautéed until crisp. Chopped grilled chicken livers and aromatics are added and everything is tossed with a mixture of … Read more

Filipino Adobo Chicken Wings

  3.7 – 3 reviews  • Chicken Wing Chicken wings taste great when cooked adobo style ¿ braised in a marinade of vinegar, soy sauce and spices. The banana ketchup, a homemade version of the traditional Filipino store-bought condiment, complements the savory wings with its chutney-like sour-and-sweet flavor. Level: Intermediate Total: 3 hr 40 min Active: 1 … Read more

Mango Float

  4.5 – 10 reviews  • Fruit You’ll want the ripest and juiciest mangoes to really do justice to this popular Filipino dessert. Made of layered whipped sweetened cream, graham cracker crumbs and fruit that’s chilled overnight (think icebox cake), it’s an easy no-bake dessert you can learn by heart. Level: Easy Total: 8 hr 20 min … Read more

Arroz Caldo

  4.2 – 6 reviews  • Soup This aromatic Filipino-style rice porridge gets much of its flavor from ginger and fried garlic. Saffron, a Spanish influence on Filipino cooking, adds a golden hue. If you can’t find calamansi — tart, fragrant Filipino citrus — substitute them for the limes. Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 10 min Active: … Read more

Instant Pot Chicken Adobo

  4.7 – 511 reviews  • Chicken Recipes This streamlined version of a Filipino comfort favorite is speedy in your Instant Pot® multi-cooker, and there’s only one pot to clean. Adobo in the Philippines has its origins in the Malay practice of preserving meat in vinegar and/or salt and differs from the Mexican sauce or Caribbean seasoning … Read more

Lechon Special

  4.2 – 5 reviews  • Pork Level: Easy Total: 3 hr 45 min Active: 1 hr Yield: 2 servings Ingredients 2 pounds pork belly, cut into 6-inch squares 1 gallon vegetable oil, for frying 1/2 cup diced onions 1/2 cup diced tomatoes 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Hawaiian salt 2 tablespoons chopped green onions, for … Read more

Filipino Grilled Pork Chops

  4.6 – 9 reviews  • Pork Chop Fire up the grill to make these juicy charred pork chops infused with a bright citrusy marinade that pulls inspiration from the flavors of Filipino Inihaw Na baboy. Serve with jasmine rice and grilled scallions for a complete meal with big flavor. Level: Easy Total: 40 min Active: 30 … Read more

Filipino-Style Banana Ketchup

  4.0 – 4 reviews  • Banana Sweet floral bananas stand in for tomatoes in this spicy condiment that is unique to the Philippines, where a tomato shortage and concurrent banana surplus during World War II led to the invention of ketchup made with the tropical fruit. Use the ketchup like you would a chutney: as a … Read more