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Umami Days

Congee days and ramen nights

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  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Snacks
    • Beverages
  • Cooking tips
    • Kitchen how-tos
    • Cooking ingredients
    • Kitchen tools
  • Food stories
  • Umami Art Club

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.

Chicken cacciatore (Italian hunter's stew) recipe

Chicken Cacciatore

Adapted from a recipe by Giada de Laurentiis, this chicken cacciatore recipe uses white wine instead of red and includes a can of diced tomatoes.

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Eggplant garam masala with yellow rice

Eggplant garam masala

Sliced eggplants are dipped in batter spiced with garam masala and fried on both sides until a crispy crust forms on the surface.

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Chicken and green beans stir fry

Chicken and green beans stir fry

A simple tasty stir fry that cooks in 15 minutes, making this dish successfully requires reducing the sauce to a syrupy consistency.

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Pork braised in shrimp sauce (binagoongang baboy)

Pork braised in shrimp sauce (binagoongang baboy)

The secret to the tastiest binagoongang baboy is to add the shrimp paste much earlier than most cooks do to give the meat time to soak up all its umami goodness.

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Moo shu chicken rice bowl

Moo shu chicken

Marinated strips of chicken fillet are stir fried with garlic, scallions, sliced cucumber, rehydrated wood ears and scrambled eggs. A thickened sauce completes the dish.

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Filipino ground pork menudo with quail eggs

15-minute ground pork menudo and quail eggs rice bowl

A spin on Filipino menudo, ground pork menudo with quail eggs was inspired by a carinderia dish. Crumbled longganisa (sausage) is used for bolder flavors.The size of the …

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15-minute Mushroom and Vegetable Stir Fry

15-minute mushroom and vegetable stir fry

Thinly sliced shiitake, chayote, carrot, bok choy tips and egg are stir fried and seasoned with three soy sauces. Served with rice, this meatless dish makes a complete …

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