Modern Filipino

Sopas (Filipino creamy chicken macaroni soup)

Browned bacon, ham, carrot, celery, cabbage, macaroni and chopped cooked chicken simmer together in a broth enriched with milk.

Cook time: 45

Servings: 10 people

Ham and macaroni salad

Boiled macaroni, cubes of salty ham and cheese, sweet crushed pineapple, pickle relish, sliced celery and chopped carrot are tossed with mayo to make this lovely pasta and meat salad.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 6 people

20-minute soy calamansi chicken

Inspired by the Filipino beef dish called bistek, skin-on chicken thigh fillets are lightly browned and braised in soy sauce with plenty of garlic. The cooking is concluded with the addition of onion rings and freshly-squeezed calamansi juice.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 2 people

Pork and mung bean stew with coconut cream

Dried mung beans are inexpensive but highly nutritious. Parboil and puree to create a creamy base for the stew. Drizzle in coconut cream before serving to add a delighful sweetness to the dish.

Cook time: 1 30

Servings: 6 people

Blanched Chinese broccoli with ground pork adobo

They are not traditional partners but boldly flavored Filipino adobo, made even richer with the addition of oyster sauce, is just so good with lightly seasoned greens.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 2 people

Beef (ox) tongue salpicao

Cooked and chilled ox tongue is cut into cubes, marinated in garlic, pepper and olive oil then floured, seared in butter, doused with sauce and tossed with fresh button mushrooms.

Cook time: 5

Servings: 4 people