Pork Sinigang

1. Pork Sinigang • 2 lbs pork belly • 1 bunch spinach • 3 tbsp fish sauce • 1 bunch string beans, cut in 2 inch length • 2 pieces medium sized tomato, quartered • 3 pieces chili • 1 tbsp cooking oil • 2 liters water • 1 large onion, sliced • 2 pieces gabi, quartered • 1 pack sinigang mix 1. Heat the pot and put-in the cooking oil 2. Sauté the onion until layers separate 3. Add the pork belly and cook until outer part turns light brown 4. Put-in the fish sauce and mix with the ingredients 5. Pour the water and bring to a boil 6. Add the taro and tomatoes then simmer for 40 minutes or until pork is tender 7. Put-in the sinigang mix and chili 8. Add the string beans (and other vegetables if there are any) and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes 9. Put-in the spinach, turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the spinach cook using the remaining heat in the pot. 10. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!

2. Chicken Tinola • 1 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces • 36 ounces rice washing • 1/2 pc small green papaya, cut into wedges • 1 tbsp garlic, minced • 1 medium sized onion, chopped • 1 thumb ginger, cut into strips • 2 tbsp fish sauce • Hot pepper leaves 1. Sauté the garlic, onion, and ginger 2. Put-in the chicken and cook until color turns light brown 3. Add the fish sauce and mix well 4. Pour-in the rice washing and put to a boil. Simmer for 45 minutes. 5. Add the green papaya wedges and simmer for 5 minutes 6. Add the hot pepper leaves 7. Add salt and pepper to taste 8. Serve hot. Share and enjoy!

3. Beef Nilaga • 2 lbs beef brisket, cubed • 1 big potato, cubed • 1 pechay • 1 large onion, chopped • 2 medium sized carrots, chopped crosswise (w/ length of about 2 inches) • 1 tbsp whole pepper corn • 3 tbsp fish sauce 1. Sauté the onion until texture becomes soft 2. Add-in the beef brisket and cook for about 5 minutes 3. Add the fish sauce and whole pepper corn then mix well 4. Pour-in the water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1 to 2 hours (or 30 minutes if using pressure cooker) 5. Put-in the vegetables starting with the potato and the carrots. Simmer for 5 to 7 minutes 6. Add the bokchoy (Pechay). Cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let it stay for 5 minutes. 7. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!

4. Adobo • 1 1/2 lbs pork belly, chopped • 1 1/2 lbs chicken, cut into serving pieces • 3 to 4 pieces dried bay leaves • 2 teaspoons whole peppercorn • 1 head garlic, slightly crushed • 6 tablespoons vinegar (white or sugar cane) • 3/4 to 1 cup soy sauce • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce • 3 tablespoons brown sugar • 1 cup water • Salt to taste • 3 tablespoons cooking oil 1. Heat oil in a pan. 2. Once the oil becomes hot, add the garlic. Cook until the color turns golden brown. 3. Remove the garlic and set aside. Add pork and chicken. Cook for 5 minutes or until the color turns light brown. 4. Add whole peppercorn, bay leaves, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and water. Let boil and simmer until the meats are tender. 5. Add the sugar and stir. 6. Pour-in vinegar and let boil.Simmer until most of the liquid evaporates. 7. Add salt to taste. Put-in the fried garlic, stir, and cook for 2 minutes. 8. Serve. Share and enjoy!

5. Kaldereta • 2 lbs beef, cubed • 3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped • 1 onion, finely chopped • 4 cups water • 1 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips • 1 cup tomato sauce • 1/2 cup liver spread or liver paste (processed using blender) • 1 tsp. crushed chili • 3 large bay leaves • 2 cups potatoes, sliced • 2 cups carrots, sliced • 1 cup cooking oil • 2/3 cup green olives • salt and pepper 1. Heat the cooking oil in the pan and fry the carrots and potatoes until color turns light brown 2. Remove the fried carrots and potatoes from the pan and set aside 3. In the same pan where the vegetables were fried, sauté the garlic and onions 4. Add the beef and simmer for 5 minutes 5. Add water and let the beef boil until tender (about 30 mins if using pressure cooker or 1 to 2 hours if using an ordinary pot) 6. Add the tomato sauce and liver spread and simmer for 10 minutes 7. Add green olives, carrots, bay leaves, bell pepper,crushedchili,and potatoes and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes 8. Add salt and pepper to taste 9. Serve Hot. Enjoy!

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