Chicken Afritada (Braised Chicken in Tomato Sauce)

I love Humba Recipe. This Filipino recipe is a popular filipino dish in the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the Philippines, of course that’s based on my knowledge because I used to lived from these two areas. In Luzon region, I know they have a humba version too but don’t know how they call them. Humba is one of the Filipino dishes I prepared during our recent get-together with our friends here in our town. Everyon[...]

This lumpia shanghai recipe is one of the filipino recipes that my family love to cook specially during a party or get together with friends. Lumpia in Filipino are eggrolls wrapped stick of meat that are deep-fried. Lumpia meat is composed of ground or finely mince of pork, beef or vegetables. Then once the recipe of lumpia shanghai is cooked, its best served with sweet and sour sauce. During of our party, I was busy cooking ot[...]

Ingredients : 1 pork pata (pork leg), wash well 1 cup soda pop (Sprite or 7-up) water, for boiling coarse sea salt 1 tsp. peppercorns 5 cloves garlic, crushed 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tsp. baking soda oil, for frying Cooking Procedures : Clean pork pata. Slit skin (3-5 slits on each side) without cutting the bone. Place pork pata in a big pot. Add soda pop and water enough to cover the pork. Season with plenty of salt.[...]

Ingredients : 1 head repolyo (cabbage) 2 tbsp. oil 1/2 lb. pork, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, sliced 2 tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup shrimps, shelled and deveined (optional) 1 cup vegetable broth (or water) salt and pepper, to taste Cooking Procedures : Wash cabbage well. Drain and sliced. Set aside. In a pan, heat oil. Stir-fry pork for about 3-5 minutes or until the color is no longer pink. Add garlic, onions and tomato[...]

Ingredients : 1/2 lb. pork, thinly sliced (optional) 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, thinly strips 1 red bell pepper, thinly strips 1 green bell pepper, thinly strips 2 tbsp. soy sauce 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce (optional) salt and pepper, to taste 1/2 to 1 lb. togue (bean sprouts) 1/2 cup water (or broth) chopped green onions, for garnishing Cooking Procedures : In a pan, heat oil ove[...]