10-minute shrimp and kimchi fried rice
Spicy, tangy and subtly sweet, you can whip up this fast and easy one bowl meal for a hearty breakfast, a quick lunch or fuss-free dinner. The level of heat is easily adjustable to suit your palate.
Recipes with seafood
Milkfish (bangus) belly bistek
Boneless bangus belly fillets are sprinkled with salt and pepper, dredged in flour, deep fried until golden, and served with garlicky soy-calamansi sauce and lightly fried onion rings.
Fried fish with Thai tamarind sauce (pla rad prik)
Traditionally an extremely spicy dish, you may tone down the heat by substituting bell pepper for half (or more) of the chilies in the sauce. For a fruitier version, I add mango cubes.
Seared salmon and mango salad
Seasoned salmon is seared in a pan, broken into chunks, and tossed with tomato, cucumber, onion, chilies, sweet ripe mango, cilantro and calamansi juice.
Tuna macaroni salad
Toss boiled pasta, pineapple, pickle relish, celery, carrot, Japanese mayo and cheese, chill, garnish and enjoy. We love it with buttered toast.
Spicy pasta tinapa with sweet mangoes
Salty and tangy with the inimitable smokiness of tinapa and the unrivaled sweetness of fully ripe mangoes harvested at the height of summer.
Smoked salmon and cream cheese pâté
A chunky spread that be served as a dip or slathered on bread or crackers. It can be made ahead, in bulk, and kept in the fridge for a day or two.
Spaghetti with gourmet tuyo
Fillets of salted dried fish soaked in spicy olive oil are flaked and sauteed with cherry tomatoes, roasted garlic, onion, Thai basil and mint before cooked spaghetti is tossed in.