Beef budbod
A rice bowl meal that’s been around for decades in the province of Rizal, beef budbod (literally, sprinkle) consists of garlic fried rice, chopped beef, scrambled egg, tomatoes and scallions.
Recipes with rice (or other grain)
Chicken and sausage rice (arroz con pollo y chorizo)
Cut-up chicken marinated in sour cream, slices of chorizo, vegetables, rice and broth simmer together to make a tasty one-bowl meal. Easy enough to cook on a weekday and, at the same time, fancy enough to serve for a not-so-ordinary occasions.
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?
Cheesy gyudon
A heap of shredded cheese on top of gyudon is torched until melted. It’s our home version of a beef rice bowl preparation popularized by Japanese gyudon chain Sukiya.
Arroz a la Cubana
A dish with four components: rice, fried egg, fried saba bananas and beef picadillo. It’s comfort food for my generation.