Laswa Recipe

Laswa, an Ilonggo food, is one of my favorite veggie soup dishes. This is what I eat when I need a break from pork and chicken. When eaten together with either fried fish or tuyo (bulad), it feels like heaven and brings back memories of home. Plus it is very easy to prepare, and most of all, healthy and cheap.  Try it and let me know what...

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Ensaladang Dilis (Balingon)

Ingredients: 1 cup dried dilis 4 mediums size tomatoes, sliced 2 medium size onions, diced 5 tbsp vinegar 1 pc lemon/lime or 5 pcs calamansi pinch of salt cooking oil Procedure: Fry the dilis until crispy. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine, tomatoes, onions, and fried dilis. Add the vinegar and lemon. Mix. Taste and add salt if needed...

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Sinigang na Isda

Ingredients: 1 kg Fish of your choice, sliced 2 big tomatoes. wedged 1 medium size onion, sliced 1 medium size ginger, sliced 5 pcs green chili 1 bunch kangkong 1-2 packs sinigang mix 1 tbsp fish sauce  6 cups water salt and pepper to taste Cooking Instructions: Heat the cooking pot, add in the sliced tomatoes, onion, and ginger. Mix...

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Pork Afritada

Ingredients: 1 kg pork, chopped 3 medium sized potatoes, sliced 1 carrot, sliced 1 bell pepper, sliced 200 g tomato sauce 3 pcs bay leaves 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium size onion, chopped 1 1/2 cup water salt & pepper to taste green peas & raisins (optional) Cooking Instructions: In a pan, brown pork and discard the excess fat....

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Lechon Manok

Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 1/4 cup fish sauce 10 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium size onion, chopped 2 tsp salt 2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cooking oil juice from 1 lemon or 5 calamansi 3 stalks lemon grass, tied into a knot Cooking Procedure: In a large bowl, mix fish sauce, garlic, onion, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black...

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Fried Chicken

Ingredients: 1 kg chicken, sliced 5 tbsp oyster sauce juice from 2 lemons 1 sachet of seasoning/ginisa mix 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 tbsp ground black pepper 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp salt 1 cup cooking oil Cooking Procedure: Marinate chicken in oyster sauce, lemon juice, and seasoning mix for 30 minutes. In a mixing bowl, mix  flour,...

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Binignit (Ginataang Bilo-Bilo)

Ingredients: 1 cup and 5 tbsp glutinous rice flour 2 cups coconut milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cup water 1 cup sweet potatoes, diced 1 cup saba bananas, diced 1 cup jackfruit, diced 1 cup cooked sago 3 tbsp ube halaya (optional) Cooking procedure: Mix 1/2 cup water to 1 cup glutinous rice flour and form into small balls. Set aside. In a pot,...

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