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Oysters with chili garlic lemongrass sauce

Oysters with chili garlic lemongrass sauce

Spicy, tangy and subtly sweet. Shucked oysters (blanching is optional) are tossed in a sauce made with calamansi juice, chili, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro stems, fish sauce and sugar.
Cook time: 1 minute minute
Servings: 3 people
Lemon honey chili garlic chicken

Lemon honey chili garlic chicken

Velveted strips of chicken fillet are tossed with julienned vegetables and cooked in a sauce made with lemon juice, honey, garlic, chilies and kaffir lime leaves.
Cook time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Blanched napa cabbage salad

Blanched napa cabbage salad

The bottom half of a head of napa cabbage is cut sliced thickly, blanched in salted water and tossed with a savory dressing made with sliced scallions, minced ginger, garlic and chilies.
Cook time: 3 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Sweet sour ground pork stew with tomatoes, chilies and sultanas

Sweet sour ground pork stew with tomatoes, chilies and sultanas

A spin on Filipino menudo, the addition of green chilies and bird’s eye chilies makes it a spicy dish. Sweet sultanas provide a counterbalance to the heat of the chilies.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Soy sesame scallion noodles

Soy sesame scallion noodles

A simple meatless noodle dish that you can enjoy for breakfast, as a snack or a side dish. Boiled Asian noodles are tossed with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and toasted sesame seeds, then topped with sliced scallions lightly fried in sesame seed oil.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
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