Soup

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

Boiled chicken and vegetable soup (Filipino nilagang manok)

Nilagang manok translates to boiled chicken. It’s the generic name for a wide array of rustic Filipino chicken and vegetable soups. What vegetable? Cabbage and potato combo is the most common. But, really, add whatever you like.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 4 people

Pork ribs sinigang

Chunky meat and all those vegetables in a flavorful broth… Don't think that it's a starter course. Sinigang is always served as a main course or a secondary course. And it's always paired with rice.

Cook time: 1 20

Servings: 4 people

Ginger beef, chayote and spinach soup

Cubes of beef short plate are browned, sauteed with ginger and onion, seasoned with fish sauce and simmered until tender. Wedges of chayote and spinach complete this soothing soup.

Cook time: 2 15

Servings: 4 people

3-mushroom miso soup

Store-bought mushroom balls, rehydrated shiitake and fresh shimeji are added to the classic Japanese miso soup in this chunky and filling dish that can be enjoyed as a starter course or an all-day snack.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people