Main Course

Salmon belly sinigang

A mixed vegetable soup with sour broth, sinigang encompasses an array of dishes that may contain meat or seafood. The souring agent may be tamarind extract, young kamias (bilimbi), green mango or guava. In this sinigang recipe, salmon belly is cooked with vegetables and kamias.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Pork bone and radish soup

Chunks of pork are boiled with salt, and cubed white radish (and, optionally, sweet corn) is added to make a deceptively simple soup that is warming and comforting.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 4 people

Lamb shank curry

Whole lamb shanks are plunged in hot oil to brown then slow cooked with spices in a mixture of coconut milk and cider. Coconut cream is added toward the end to create a thick and creamy sauce.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 4 people

Filipino pork adobo (slow cooker recipe)

Slow cooker Filipino pork adobo with rice, egg, tomato slices and fried saba bananas

Save yourself the trouble of waiting overnight while your adobo sits in the fridge to allow the flavors to blend and deepen. Cooking adobo in the slow cooker delivers the same results at a much shorter time.

Cook time: 4

Servings: 4 people

Pork rib chops braised in beer

Cooking meat in wine is nothing new nor unusual. But cooking in beer? Ah, you have to try pork ribs braised in beer to believe the delicious results. You can make this dish with beef or chicken too.

Cook time: 1 15

Servings: 4 people