Pork and mushrooms spring rolls
Called lumpiang Shanghai by Filipinos, it's one of those deceptively simple dishes that, when done right, can be an everyday dish or served on special occasions.
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Roasted pork belly with ginger, garlic and scallions
What porchetta is to the Italians is, today, lechon belly to Filipinos. It’s the same dish: rolled pork belly roasted until the pork skin is browned and crisp. This …
Pork hock stewed in balsamic-pineapple sauce
A spin on the Filipino dish called paksiw na pata ng baboy — sliced pork hock stewed in vinegar, brown sugar and soy sauce with bulaklak ng saging (banana blossoms) and …
Pork ribs and mushrooms teriyaki
A recipe from 2019, I cooked this dish just a week or two after the house renovation. I hadn’t figured out the best angles given the new lighting so I won’t …
Crispy air fried pork belly, rice and egg (lechonsilog)
Among the silog dishes served in the Philippines, lechonsilog is a latecomer. If I have to guess what gave birth to it, I’d say it’s competition. When the …
Stir fried pork, chayote, ginger and chilies
Salty, subtly sweet and mildly spicy, the rich umami flavor of this dish is derived largely from fish sauce. I do not recommend substituting salt.
Pork ribs and rice noodle soup
The flavors of Vietnam in one bowl. Simmering the pork ribs until the meat is so tender that it literally falls off the bone requires long and slow cooking, but patience …