Shrimps and broccoli with lemon butter garlic sauce
A variation of an older recipe. We use shelled shrimps this time and add parboiled broccoli florets for a more colorful and nutritious dish.
Main Courses
Our definition of a main course is a dish, usually protein-based, that provides the most bulk in a meal. It can be a stew, a chunky soup, a stir fry, roast meat, fried meat or grilled fish. This is Asia, so, rice is the default partner.
But there are instances — as in the case of one bowl meals — when the main course is the only course for lunch or dinner.
Coconut Sriracha soda can roast chicken
Naturally sweet coconut cream and the fiery heat of Sriracha blend to make the perfect marinade for this retro-style roast chicken dish.
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.
Whole shrimps with lemon garlic butter sauce
If there’s an annual award for the country with the longest Christmas season, the Philippines will win each and every year. As early as the first of September, …
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 …
Steamed tuna and tofu with soy chili sauce
A dish I cooked about a year ago. Easy to prep, simple to cook, tantalizing to smell and just lovely to eat. I didn’t publish a recipe earlier because I wanted to …
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 …