Pork belly kaldereta
The pork version of a tomato-based beef stew that evolved in Filipino cuisine after over three centuries of Spanish colonization. Kaldereta is from the Spanish caldero or cauldron, the traditional pot for cooking stews.
Recipes with pork
Pork udon with chili peanut sauce
For fans of sate / satay peanut sauce, here's a delightful way to bring its flavors to the dinner table even if the weather does not permit grilling skewered meat. Udon and thin slices of pork are tossed with peanut sauce flavored with chili, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, soy sauce and sugar. Salty, sweet, spicy, nutty and creamy. You’ll be scraping any sauce left at the bottom of the bowl.
Salt and pepper pork chops (Cantonese-style)
Velveting the pork makes the meat moist and tender. Frying twice, first over medium heat and a second time over high heat, gives the pork the crispiest crust.
Vietnamese-style lemongrass pork and noodle salad
Lemongrass pork belly, noodles and fresh vegetables are tossed with Vietnamese mixed fish sauce to make a delicious one bowl meal.
Vietnamese caramelized pork and eggs
Found in Cambodian and Vietnamese cuisines, this dish of pork cubes and hard-boiled eggs braised in a mixture of caramelized sugar, juice of young coconut and fish sauce is often served during tết, the Vietnamese lunar new year.