Chunky meat and all those vegetables in a flavorful broth… Don't think that it's a starter course. Sinigang is always served as a main course or a secondary course. And it's always paired with rice.
Pork strips browned with paprika, salt, pepper, chipotle and cayenne, and slices of Spanish chorizo are simmered in broth before a can of baked beans is added to make a delicious stew.
Fish fillets are cut into cubes, seasoned, tossed in starch, deep fried and tossed in sweet sour sauce with ginger, garlic, scallions, bell pepper and fresh pineapple.
Cubes of beef short plate are browned, sauteed with ginger and onion, seasoned with fish sauce and simmered until tender. Wedges of chayote and spinach complete this soothing soup.
Do you like Japanese miso soup? We do! It is great in its simplest form — with just tofu and wakame — but did you know that wonton and shiitake are great additions to basic miso soup?
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?
Thin slices of chicken are velveted and stir fried with shiitake, snow peas and carrot. A simple sauce made with chicken stock, oyster sauce and starch completes the dish.
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.