Igado (Filipino Pork Meat and Liver Stew) Recipe

Igado is a Ilocano dish (in the northern part of the Philippines) with fatty pork loin meat and pork liver cooked with red bell pepper and peas, in a salty-sour sauce. There are variations of igado that include ingredients like fried potatoes, carrots, and green peas. Some have little but thick sauce which gives a dry texture to the dish. Others are prepared like a soupy dish, which should be ideal for places where the weather is cold.

Humba (Braised Pork Belly) Recipe

Humba is a sweet pork dish is popular in the southern parts of the Philippines and is considered as one of the delicacies of the region somewhere in Visayas and Mindanao. Pork belly, pork hocks, and pork ham are the 3 most common pig parts used to make this delightful masterpiece. In this Filipino pork dish, the traditional way of cooking humba is to slowly simmer of pork belly in a mixture of pineapple juice, tausi (salted black beans), vinegar, dark brown sugar, garlic, onions, peppercorns, dried banana blossoms and oregano.

Lechon Paksiw Recipe

Lechon Paksiw is a Filipino pork dish made from leftover roast pig which is known as “Lechon”. Can make this recipe with any leftover lechon or just buy 1.5 to 2 kilos of cooked lechon from your favorite lechon stand, even leftover Lechon kawali used as main ingredient and use either the sauce provided or any of the bottled lechon sauces available in the supermarket.  A delicious Lechon paksiw lies on the sauce used in this recipe. I included in my blog on how to prepare Lechon sauce.

Chicken Lollipop Recipe (Filipino style) Recipe

Chicken lollipop is an hors d'œuvre or appetizer dish but in the Philippines, it considered as main dish  that is made from the middle (and sometimes inner) segments of chicken wings. The middle segment has one of the two bones removed, and the flesh on the segments is pushed to one end of the bone. These are then coated in a batter and deep fried.

Rellenong Bangus (Stuffed Milkfish) Recipe

Rellenong bangus or relyenong bangus (Stuffed Milkfish) is a very special Filipino dish and considered a party dish of sorts. Not because any of the ingredients are prohibitively expensive but because of the amount of work involved in cooking it. Like preparing the vegetables and fish, removing the fish meat leaving the fish skin intact, steaming, de-boning, flaking, marinating, stuffing and frying. In the end, you will satisfied in the yummy taste of milkfish.

Sarciadong Isda Recipe

Sarciadong isda or fish sarciado recipe means “Fish with sauce” is another simple and easy to prepare healthy Filipino dish. Fried fish is simmered in a sauce that is usually composed of tomatoes, onions and eggs; some seasonings are also added like cheese to enhance the flavor. This recipe is a way to re-cooked any left over fried fish to a very tasty and hearty dish. But in my demonstration I used tilapia. There are no specific types of fish required for this recipe so feel free to use whatever suits you best.