Slow cooker

Filipino pork adobo (slow cooker recipe)

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

Beef stew rice bowl

Browned beef, bacon, chorizo, herbs, spices and vegetables go into the slow cooker where the magic happens. To serve, rice is scooped in a shallow bowl, topped with the beef stew and drizzled generously with the rice sauce.

Cook time: 8

Servings: 4 people

Chinese braised pork hock

A whole pork hock is browned until the skin blisters then slow cooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, shallots, peppercorns, bay leaves and star anise.

Cook time: 7

Servings: 4 people

Crispy beef tripe

Beef tripe cooked until tender is cooled, sliced, marinated in Vietnamese mixed fish sauce, tossed in starch, and deep fried until golden and crisp. Served with a tangy and spicy dipping sauce, crispy beef tripe may be enjoyed as an appetizer, snack or main course.

Cook time: 8 15

Servings: 3 people

Boiled beef shank, marrow and vegetable soup (bulalo)

In the Philippines, bulalo refers to (1) the bone marrow from the beef shank, (2) a cut of bone-in beef shank, or (3) a meat and vegetable soup cooked with beef shank with the marrow intact.

In this recipe, we cook the soup and vegetable dish in the slow cooker.

Cook time: 6

Servings: 4 people