Kalderetang Baka Recipe (Beef Kaldereta)

Estimated cooking time: 1 1/2 to 2 hours

• 1 kilo beef, cut into chunks

• 1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver

• 5 onions, minced

• 5 cloves garlic, minced

• 6 tomatoes, sliced

• 1 cup tomato sauce

• 3 green peppers, diced

• 3 red peppers, diced

• 4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced

• 3/4 cup grated cheese

• 2 cups beef stock or water

• 1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

• In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers.

• Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender.

• Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.

• Serve with plain rice

• Instead of beef, goat’s meat (kambing) can be used. If goat’s meat is used, marinate the meat in vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper for at least 15 minutes.

• For a special kaldereta, do not use water or beef stock. Use an equivalent weight of onions to the beef (1 kg of onions : 1 kg of beef). The onions will serve as water to the dish.

Embutido Recipe – Filipino style meatloaf

Embutido is a Filipino style meatloaf.  It is one of the most favorite filipino dish. Embutido can be served as cold cuts; lightly pan a sliced pieces or fried the whole then sliced. It is also best that you dip a slice of embutido with your favorite food sauce.

Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes

• 1 lb. ground pork

• 1/2 cup finely chopped carrots

• 1 cup (6 slices) finely chopped (sweet or cooked) ham

• 3 tbsp. minced green bell pepper

• 3 tbsp. minced red bell pepper

• 1/3 cup sweet pickle relish

• 1/4 cup raisins

• 3 whole eggs

• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese

• dash of liquid seasoning

• salt & pepper, to taste

• 1 tbsp. cornstarch

• slices (wedges) of hard-cooked eggs

• slices (wedges) of Vienna sausage

• aluminum foil, 10″ x 12″ sizes

• Prepare a steamer and set aside. Alternatively, prepare a baking pan and a wire rack and preheat oven to 350°F.

• In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix until well blended.

• Divide the mixture into 2 to 4 portions (depending on how many you want to make).

• Spread and flatten the mixture onto the center of each foil, divide the slices of hard cook eggs and Vienna sausages.

• Place each slices at the center of each mixture. Hold the foil onto your hand and roll until the ends of the mixture covers the eggs and sausages. Alternatively, by holding each ends of the foil, roll the mixture back and forth until it covers the slices of eggs and sausages in the center.

• Finally, roll the aluminum foil into a tightly packed log about 1″ to 2″ in diameter, sealing on both ends. Repeat with the remaining pork mixture.

• Place the embutido in a steamer and steam for an hour. Alternatively, place embutido in a wire rack on a baking pan, half filled with hot water.

• Cover with aluminum foil (Be sure the steam will not escape). Steam-bake in the center of the oven for an hour.

• Remove from the oven. Let it cool and slice into rings. Serve with your favorite catsup or sauces.

• Refrigerate unused embutido.

Pork Steak / Beef Steak Filipino Style Recipe (Bistek Tagalog)

Estimated time to prepare and cook: 50 minutes

• 3/4 kilo tender pork or beef steaks, sliced

• 1 tablespoon kalamansi or lemon juice

• 5 tablespoons soy sauce

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 1 small piece ginger, crushed

• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings

• 4 tablespoons cooking oil

• Marinate the pork or beef steak in kalamansi (lemon) juice, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and pepper for 30 minutes.
• In a frying, add cooking oil. Add the marinated pork or beef steak and cook slow until done.
• Increase heat for a minute or two to brown steaks.
• Add the sliced onions and continue to cook for another minute.
• Serve on a platter including the oil and sauce.
• Best served with hot plain rice.

Sinigang na Hipon Recipe (Pinoy Style Shrimp in Sour Soup)

Sinigang is a Philippine dish famous for the variety of ingredients. Sinigang often incorporates fish, pork, chicken, shrimp, or beef. This time we’ll use Shrimp for our recipe.Sinigang’s characteristic taste is attributed to the ingredient that gives its sour taste and most commonly use ingredient is Tamarind or Sampalok for its sour taste.

Estimated preparation and cooking time: 50 minutes

• 1 Kilo Shrimp
• 12 pcs Tamarind (Sampaloc) or 1 pack Sinigang Mix
• 1 big Onion (diced)
• 3 big tomatoes (quartered)
• 2 pieces Radish (sliced)
• 1 bundle Sitaw (Strringbeans)
• 1 bundle Kangkong (cut into 2″ long)
• 3 pieces long green pepper
• 5 cups ricewash or water
• Salt or Patis (fish sauce)

• Boil Tamarind in rice wash or water to soften.
• Pound and extract all juices and set aside.
• In a casserole, boil rice wash or water, Tamarind juice, onions, tomatoes and Radish.
• Lower fire, add in Shrimps, Kangkong, Sitaw and green long pepper.
• simmer for 5 minutes.
• Season with salt or patis.
• Serve hot.

Pork Menudo Recipe

Estimated preparation & cooking time: 50 minutes

• 1/2 kilo pork (cut into small chunks)

• 1/4 kilo pork liver (cut into small cubes)

• 5 pieces chorizo Bilbao (also cut in small pieces)

• 4 potatoes (peeled, cut in small cubes, fried)

• 1 green and 1 red bell pepper (diced)

• 1 cup chickpeas

• 1/4 cup raisins

• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

• 1 cup pork or chicken stock

• 2 teaspoons of patis (fish sauce)

• 3 tablespoons oil

• 1 tablespoon atsuete oil (optional)

• 3 tomatoes (diced)

• 1 small head of garlic (minced)

• 1 medium size onion (diced)

• In a pan or wok, heat cooking oil and atsuete oil.

• Saute garlic, onion. Then add the pork, liver, chorizo de Bilabo, tomatoes, bell pepper, paprika, patis and the stock.

• Cover and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the pork is tender.

• Add the chickpeas, potatoes and raisins. Boil of another 2 minutes.

• Salt and pepper to taste.

• Serve hot with white rice.

Igado Recipe

Igado Recipe is an authentic Filipino Ilocano dish.  Igado is like Menudo , ilocano style.  Different barrios cook their Igado in many ways. Some nearly looks like a menudo while some you can’t even connect to the original dish. Basically, It has small cuts of pork, beef or chicken, liver, bell pepper, garlic, etc.

• 500g. pork, thinly sliced (kasim or pigue)
• 150g. liver, thinly sliced
• 1/4 k. heart and kidney, slice thinly, if available
• 1 tbsp. vinegar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• ¼ cup crushed garlic
• 2 tbsp. cooking oil
• 2 tbsp. chopped garlic
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cubed
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cubed
• ½ cup green peas
• 2 8g. MAGGI MAGIC SARAP
• 1½ tsp. peppercorns

• Marinate pork, heart, kidney and liver slices in combined vinegar, soy sauce and garlic for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat oil and sauté chopped garlic, onion and tomatoes until wilted.
• Stir in marinated meat and bring to a boil without stirring.
• Lower the heat and continue simmering until pork is tender or about 20 minutes.
• Add bell peppers and green peas.
• Season with MAGGI MAGIC SARAP and peppercorns. Serve hot.