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