Main Course

Skewered pork belly teriyaki

Bacon-cut pork belly slices are rolled, skewered, seared and braised in teriyaki sauce. Enjoy with rice and cabbage salad.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 3 people

The pork version of a tomato-based beef stew that evolved in Filipino cuisine after over three centuries of Spanish colonization. Kaldereta is from the Spanish caldero or cauldron, the traditional pot for cooking stews.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 4 people

Chicken tinola

Bone-in chicken, wedges of green papaya and chili leaves in gingered broth. That’s chicken tinola, Filipino comfort food par excellence. Serve as a soup and or main dish.

Cook time: 1

Servings: 4 people

Chinese-style fish fillet with lemon sauce

Swordfish belly fillets are thinly sliced, seasoned, coated with batter, deep fried then tossed with a syrupy sauce made with fresh lemon juice, sugar, chili flakes, grated ginger, turmeric and kaffir lime leaves.

Cook time: 15

Servings: 3 people

Pork udon with chili peanut sauce

For fans of sate / satay peanut sauce, here's a delightful way to bring its flavors to the dinner table even if the weather does not permit grilling skewered meat. Udon and thin slices of pork are tossed with peanut sauce flavored with chili, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, soy sauce and sugar. Salty, sweet, spicy, nutty and creamy. You’ll be scraping any sauce left at the bottom of the bowl.

Cook time: 45

Servings: 3 people

Mushroom and rice curry

A one-pot and one-bowl meal for non-meat eaters, or a side dish for omnivores (it's especially good with grilled meat or chicken).

Cook time: 30

Servings: 6 people

Chicken, tomatoes and thyme in olive oil

Onion, garlic, tomatoes and thyme are sauteed in olive oil, chicken is stirred in, broth is added and everything cooks together for just ten minutes. A drizzle of lemon juice rounds up the flavors.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Beef and sausage stew

Garlicky sausages, cubed beef shank, the bone with the marrow, onion, bell pepper, carrot and long beans in a chunky tomato sauce. Perfect rainy night dinner.

Cook time: 2 30

Servings: 4 people