Pork belly buns
Filipino humba, an adaptation of Chinese red-braised pork belly, meets mantou and Vietnamese pickled carrot and radish in a magnificent fusion version of pork belly buns.
Recipes with pork
Fried rice with bacon, tomato, garlic and basil
The cooking technique is Asian; the flavors are Mediterranean. Garlic sauteed in rendered bacon fat forms the flavor base of this easy breakfast dish. The bacon topping is optional but who says no to bacon, right?
Air fried bacon-wrapped kani
Kani (Japanese imitation crab sticks made from fish paste) is wrapped with thinly sliced belly bacon and air fried at 190C for 12 minutes. Garnished with aonori and served with Japanese mayo, bacon-wrapped kani makes a lovely snack or appetizer.
Pork menudo
A stew of pork, liver, potatoes, raisins, carrots, bell peppers and peas, Filipino menudo is cooked in tomato sauce with lots of onion, garlic, oregano and bay leaves.
Crispy pork belly in coconut cream sauce
A spin on the Filipino dish Bicol Express, the meat is not simmered in spicy coconut cream sauce in this recipe. Sauce is ladled in serving bowls, cubes of crispy pork belly are dropped in, more sauce is drizzled over the pork and chili slices are sprinkled in to garnish.