| Ask any Filipino what his favorite viand is and you'll get | | | | 2 ½ tsp salt |
| a fairly small range of answers: adobo, sinigang, | | | | Procedure: Boil pork chops in the rice washing for |
| barbecue, roast beef. Filipinos are born meat lovers, | | | | about 40 minutes or until very tender. Add the gabi and |
| and Filipino cuisine is naturally heavy in meat and | | | | salt, then let cook for about 5 minutes. Stir in the |
| meat-based dishes. Part of it is because livestock is | | | | tomatoes, herbs, and onions and let stand for another |
| one of our top industries. Sure, we have our vegetable | | | | 3 minutes. Serve hot. |
| soups and salads, but an everyday meal is rarely | | | | Oxtail Menudo |
| complete without a serving of meat. | | | | This one puts a unique twist in one of the most popular |
| But once in a while, we get tired of the same old meat | | | | Filipino cooking recipes. The original recipe stays pretty |
| dishes. Even the world's most passionate meat lover | | | | much the same except for the oxtail. The oxtail adds |
| can't eat the same adobo recipe for a week. But | | | | a lot of flavor, creating a hearty dish perfect for |
| that's the best thing about Filipino food: no two Filipino | | | | parties and everyday dinners. |
| recipes are alike. Whether it's an extra pinch of salt or | | | | Ingredients: |
| a whole new set of spices, you can always add your | | | | 1 kg oxtail |
| own personal touch to the old recipes and come up | | | | 1 c tomato sauce |
| with something new. If your meat dishes could use a | | | | 1 pc each red and green bell pepper, diced |
| little boost, try these unique Filipino cooking recipes. | | | | 1 c garbanzos, cooked |
| Tondo-Tondo | | | | 1 garlic head, chopped |
| This dish is sort of a cross between steak and street | | | | 1 onion, chopped |
| food. It's perfect for street food lovers who like a little | | | | 1 c chorizo bilbao, diced |
| spin on their old favorites. You can eat it as a snack | | | | 2 tbsp butter |
| with a vinegar dip, or with rice for lunch or dinner. | | | | Procedure: Pressure-cook the oxtail for about 25 |
| Ingredients: | | | | minutes, or simmer until tender. Take off the bone and |
| ½ kg deboned chicken thighs, cubed | | | | chop into bite-size cubes. Set aside. In a saucepan or |
| ½ kg lean pork, cubed | | | | casserole, melt the butter and sauté the garlic |
| ¼ kg chicken liver, cubed | | | | until golden brown. Add the onions and stir-fry until |
| ¼ kg chicken gizzards, cubed | | | | transparent. Stir in the bell peppers and fry for about 2 |
| ½ c soy sauce | | | | minutes. Add the oxtail, chorizo, and tomato sauce; mix |
| 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce | | | | well. Lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes. |
| ½ c calamansi juice | | | | Stir in the garbanzos and season to taste with salt and |
| 1 head crushed garlic | | | | pepper. |
| 1 tsp pepper | | | | Duck Wine Stew |
| Procedure: Mix together the soy sauce, | | | | Who says stews are only for Sunday lunch? This |
| Worcestershire, calamansi juice, garlic, and pepper. | | | | unusual duck recipe is festive enough to serve at |
| Add the chicken, pork, liver and gizzards and marinate | | | | parties, but still has the homey feel of native Filipino |
| overnight. Skewer onto barbecue sticks. Grill or broil | | | | recipes. The sweetness of the wine complements the |
| until the meats are cooked. | | | | rich, meaty flavor of the duck. If you're not a big fan of |
| Linat-An | | | | duck, you can also use chicken, turkey, or pork. |
| If you think you've tried every pork chop recipe in the | | | | Ingredients: |
| book, wait till you try this one. Linat-an is native to | | | | 1 whole duck, dressed and cut into serving pieces |
| northern Mindanao and uses gabi (taro root) and a | | | | 2-3 c tuba or nipa wine |
| variety of other vegetables. The main difference is | | | | ½ c soy sauce |
| that it's not fried, but boiled and stewed like other | | | | 1 c pineapple juice |
| Filipino food recipes. | | | | 1 c pineapple tidbits |
| Ingredients: | | | | 1 c carrots, diced |
| 6 lean pork chops | | | | MSG and peppercorns to taste |
| 3 pcs taro root, quartered | | | | Procedure: Combine the duck, wine, and juice in a |
| ¼ c tomatoes, sliced | | | | casserole. Bring the liquids to a boil, then cover and |
| 2 c string beans, chopped into 2-inch pieces | | | | lower the heat. Keep cooking until the duck meat |
| ¼ c green onions | | | | becomes soft. Remove the cover and let it boil down |
| 1 tbsp sweet pepper, sliced | | | | until the sauce is thick. Add the soy sauce, pineapple, |
| 1 pc tanglad (lemon grass) | | | | carrots, MSG, and peppercorn. Cook for another 5 |
| 1 pc yerba buena | | | | minutes before serving. |
| 6 c rice washing | | | | |