Umami Cooking

Meaty with a dash of veggies

Cooked with coconut

Gising-gising with crispy pork belly

Gising-gising with crispy pork belly
A spicy dish from the Philippines! Winged beans, finger chilies, okra, squash and shrimp paste are cooked in coconut milk, and chopped crispy pork belly is added toward the end.
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Chicken binakol

Chicken binakol
A rustic Filipino soup cooked by simmering chicken, ginger, shallots, garlic and lemongrass in coconut water seasoned with fish sauce. Tender coconut meat and spinach complete the dish.
Cook time: 1 hour
Servings: 6 people

Pandan crepes with coconut and palm sugar filling

Pandan crepes with coconut and palm sugar filling (dadar gulong / kuih dadar)
A Southeast Asian street food, it's dudur gulong in Indonesia, kuih dadar in Singapore, and kuih gulung in Malaysia and Brunei. The crepes are made with coconut milk and fresh pandan extract; the filling is a mixture of melted palm sugar and freshly grated coconut.
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Pork adobo with chili and coconut cream

Pork adobo with chili and coconut cream
Add heat and subtle sweetness to the traditional salty-sour flavor of Filipino adobo. Crushed bird's eye chilies and coconut cream are all you need.
Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people