The Lucky Cook: Filipino recipes of a househusband

Pork Sisig

. Today I will share one of Filipino's most favorite dish, Pork Sisig. It is made from pig ears that was boiled and grilled with chicken liver. There are many varieties of Sisig in the Philippines, the most popular version is from Pampanga. This dish is a best seller among restaurant's around Manila. It is usually served on a sizzling plate together with fresh egg on top. When we dine out together with my family this is the one that I always pick from the menu. When we go out with our friends...

This time I will share a budget-friendly recipe that you can prepare for only 10 minutes. This is sauteed beans with longanisa from Lucban. Longanisa sausages are flavoured with indigenous spices, with each region having its own specialty. There are many varieties of longanisa in the Philippines, Lucban is known for its garlicky longanizas ; Guagua for its salty, almost sour longanizas; Vigan for its smoky and galicky longanizas; Baguio longanizas is known for its distinctive sweet...

In this post I will share the dish that most Filipino's love to eat. Pork Sinigang was a usual viand that was serve during lunch or dinner. If you read my previous post, sinigang has a sour soup base. Its base is usually made from tamarind, guava, etc. You can use most parts of the pig in cooking sinigang. For a creamy texture of the broth you may add smashed gabi (taro). For the vegetables, you may add okra, kangkong, radish (daikon), long green chilis, eggplant, etc. It is better to use...

Last week we travel to Bulan, Sorsogon for a 4 days vacation with my wife and in-laws. It was a 13 to 14 hours drive from manila. It is strategically located at the southwestern most tip of the island of Luzon and is a premier town in the Province of Sorsogon. Major export of this town are from its coastal waters, agricultural lands produce rice, copra, and abaca fiber. Most bicolano dishes are cooked with gata (coconut milk). We bought this fresh tuna from Bulan wet market and...

Pork belly or "Liempo" is a boneless cut of fatty meat from the belly of a pig. This pork cut is popular among Asian countries that is used in many different cuisines. Tofu or bean curd originated from China and may Filipino use this as an extender. Tofu is a great source of protein and has a low calorie content which is good specially for vegetarians. This tokwa't baboy recipe came from my mom's homecooked meals. I remember when this was our lunch or dinner, I assure you that leftovers...

You want an easy and tasty shrimp recipe? Yes, the dish was so easy and you can't go wrong in preparing this one. If you already read my previous recipe's, it is given that my wife love shrimp dishes. This was prepared during a weekend lunch together with my mother-in-law. Seafood taste better when cooked together with butter. "Buttered Garlic Shrimp" is a best seller in dampa style restaurants. In dampa style restaurants, you will be the one who will buy fresh seafood's from their mini...

My wife and I love eat-all-you-can or buffet style restaurant. Most of our friends and relatives also loves this kind of food feast. In recent years, buffet style dining are blooming here in Manila. One of our favorite buffet style restaurant is "Dad's Ultimate Buffet". It's a buffet that includes 3 restaurants namely Dad's, Kamayan and Saisaki. Dad's specializes in continental dishes, Kamayan for Filipino dishes and Saisaki for Japanese dishes. Dad's also offer "Dad's Merienda Buffet",...

One of Filipino's favorite comfort food "Papaitan". This dish is mainly compose with innards of beef or goat. It includes small intestines, ox tripe, cow's heart or liver and the bile. The bitter taste or flavor of this dish mainly comes from the bile. It is sometimes bitter-sour stew because other varieties includes tamarind (sampalok). Its a hit among beer drinkers here in our country and it's one of the most requested "pulutan". In manila if you want to eat "Papaitan" just visit the...

Last year when my wife and I unwrapped all the gifts for our wedding we are so excited and guessing what's on the big boxes and small boxes. Appliances are the most common gifts for wedding couples here in the Philippines. First, we opted to open small boxes which consist of a flat iron, kitchen utensils, plates and a lot of glasses. There are also a set of sleeping pillows and two cute small pillows that says "Mr. Right" and "Mrs. Always Right". When we are finished with the small ones, here...