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Main Course

Grilled spicy pork belly skewers

Spicy grilled pork belly skewers
Cubed pork belly and thick slices of Japanese cucumber are tossed in chili sauce, skewered, grilled and brushed with more sauce until beautifully charred. Spicy, juicy, perfect.
Cook time: 2 hours hours
Servings: 4 people

Native chicken adobo with immature eggs

Native chicken adobo with immature eggs
It took four hours in the slow cooker to tenderize the lean and intensively flavorful meat, but the long wait was worth it. The eggs are a wonderful bonus!
Cook time: 4 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Seared salmon and mango salad

Salmon and mango salad: sweet, tangy, spicy
Seasoned salmon is seared in a pan, broken into chunks, and tossed with tomato, cucumber, onion, chilies, sweet ripe mango, cilantro and calamansi juice.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Hainanese chicken congee

Hainese chicken congee with ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy sauce and chili sauce
Inspired by Hainanese-style white chicken, the poached chicken is served on top of the congee with the traditional ginger-scallion sauce, sweet soy sauce and chili sauce.
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 bowl of congee

Spicy pasta tinapa with sweet mangoes

Spicy pasta tinapa with sweet mangoes
Salty and tangy with the inimitable smokiness of tinapa and the unrivaled sweetness of fully ripe mangoes harvested at the height of summer.
Cook time: 18 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Pork version of gyudon

Pork version of gyudon
Strips of thinly sliced pork belly take the place of beef in this salty-sweet Japanese meat and rice dish.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Pork adobo with kimchi and coconut cream

Pork adobo with kimchi and coconut cream
In this adobo variant, kimchi replaces vinegar to provide the acidic element. To balance the heat of the kimchi, coconut cream is added.
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Beef tendon shoyu ramen

Beef tendon shoyu ramen
Simple, tasty, indulgent. All you really need is a slow cooker to tenderize the tendon. Everything else is a matter of assembly.
Cook time: 6 hours hours
Servings: 3 people

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