Kare kare Recipe

"Kare Kare" (oxtail and vegetable stew) is a traditional Filipino stew complimented with a thick savory peanut sauce. The commonly used meats for this dish are ox tail, tripe, and pork leg; on some occasions goat and chicken meat are also used. Besides the peanuts, this dish depends on the shrimp paste (on the side) in order to be fully enjoyed.

Historically, kare kare was most probably derived from the indian curry, which Filipinos called “kari”, and then adapted to local ingredients and later on evolved to “kare kare”. Traditionally, “palayok” (clay cooking pot) is used to cook this dish and it is also used as the serving pot. However it came about, this is a dish that all Filipinos have on their fiesta tables.

Pork Menudo Recipe

Pork Menudo  is a stew of pork meat and liver cubes with with potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce. This dish is delectable menu with distinct tastes of sweet and sour made from rich tomatoes and lemon or calamansi juice. One of the many Filipino recipes that always served during fiesta, holidays and special occasions.

Kalderetang Kambing (Goat kaldereta) Recipe

Kaldereta Kambing (Goat Kaldereta or goat meat in tomatoes sauce) is one of the meat dishes every Filipino has come to love. It is a specialty of  Central and Northern Luzon as favorite pulutan and is a requisite during fiestas and special occasions. You can always find it in the menus of authentic Filipino restaurant. 

Variations of this dish is with beef, chicken and or pork. Beef Kaldereta is a common dish in the Philippines made with stewing cuts of beef simmered until tender. Another is with chicken or pork because of the price and availability.

Pork Binagoongan with Gata (Coconut milk ) Recipe

Pork Binagoongan "Pork with shrimp paste" is an authentic Filipino recipe. This recipe is easy to prepare, tenderized pork is sauteed and cooked with the fermented shrimps. The shrimp paste has the most dominant flavor. In order to balance the salty taste, vinegar, along with sugar and coconut milk/cream are added.

Beef Mechado Recipe

Beef Mechado image from frommomachie Beef Mechado is a type of stew with tomato sauce. Mechado is one of the favorite dishes among Filipino home as part of weekly menu or on occasion and gatherings. Aside from beef, other meat like pork and chicken can be substituted for it, also they liver for more flavored taste. This dish is somewhat similar to other Filipino dishes such as the Kaldereta (caldereta), Estofada (or Estofado), and as well as the Afritada because of the base ingredient used (which is tomato sauce).

Bicol Express Recipe

Bicol Express Image from dessertcomesfirst  Bicol Express is a famous dish which originated in Bicol Region of the Philippines. It is pork strips and green finger peppers ("siling haba" or "siling pamaksiw" in tagalog) cooked in coconut milk. Bicol Express is very rich and very spicy.   Bicol express in the Philippines have different versions, some  include ginger, some include turmeric, some include bagoong or shrimp paste and other use sea food ( tuna, shrimp, mussel and squid) instead of pork.   In Thailand they have their own version of bicol express  and they called it "siamese"