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- August 18th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Cream Dory with Black Beans
Cream dory with black beans. Cream dory fish fillets has now slowly becoming popular to Pinoys. This is now my second recipe for this fleshy white fish fillet, I used it also on my tokwa’t isda recipe. Base on my personal experience when frying thi
- August 17th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinisang Red Munggo Beans
Guinisang red munggo beans. While searching for kadyos beans at a supermarket the munggo beans caught my attention. I never thought that there are red mung beans in addition to the regular green colors that we normally use in Pinoy cooking, and the b
- August 15th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinataang Halaan
Guinataang halaan. This is the first time I have tried to cooked clams with coconut milk. I adopted the recipe from my previous post on guinataang kuhol about a couple months ago. It was not that perfect, the coconut milk curled as I forget to stir i
- August 13th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinataang Halo-Halo
Guinataang halo-halo is one Pinoys traditional dish that is almost forgotten by the younger generations especially in the Metropolis. This is because of the popularity of Western fast foods that have proliferated everywhere. When I was a kid I still
- August 1st, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Pork and Chicken Curry
Pork and chicken curry. I first had this dish during the time when I was working in Makati, Pasong Tamo area we used to take our lunch at neighborhood karinderias on the area. The best seller of one the karinderia was the curry dish of mixed pork and
- July 30th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Asparagus with Tofu
Asparagus with tofu. This dish was inspired by the same dish of Max’s Restaurant the moment I have seen in it their menu while looking for something different but healthy food I curiously ordered the dish. True enough I was not disappointed the dis
- July 28th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Tokwa at Isda
Tokwa’t isda is the healthy alternative for tokwa’t baboy which is loaded with cholesterol. For those who are on a low fats food, and of course pork is on the top “no-no” from the doctor but craving tokwa’t baboy for that lugaw or porridge
- July 27th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Vigan Bagnet
Vigan bagnet is the Ilocano version of lechon kawali. Large chunks of pork leimpo, belly or pork sides, deep fried for at least two times until crispy. It is serve with tamatis and lasuna with bagoong nga munamon. Just the thought of it makes every
- July 22nd, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Inihaw na Manok, Grilled Chicken
Inihaw na manok, grilled chicken is still loved by my children. It is an easy choice at any restaurants or at food courts when you are choosy and fed up with that fried chicken. They are served with java rice and even in sizzling plates. Here is a s
- July 20th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Paksiw na Asushos
Paksiw na asushos. Asuhos are always available at the fish market and most supermarkets of Abu Dhabi. If you’re lucky you could get them fresh. They are good also for kinilaw since they are bigger than dilis it is easier to prepare. But the ones I
- July 17th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Kentucky fried chicken. When I was a kid fried chicken means two things, fried chicken marinated with soy sauce and kalamansi or the savory fried chicken similar to the one served at Aristocrat or Max’s fried chicken. Today fried chicken means cris
- July 15th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Rellenong Alimasag, Stuffed Crabs
Rellenong alimasag, stuffed crabs dish is very difficult to prepare to some. Well the only difficult part is of course is collecting the meat from the crab shells and claws including meat from the legs. The collected meats are then sautéed and stuff
- July 12th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Kinilaw na Kambing
Kinilaw na kambing is another Ilocano favorite. It is made up of the goat’s skin, meat and some liver that is freshly grilled and chopped into thin slices, soak with Ilocos cane vinegar, chopped ginger, chopped onions, chopped red chilies and pe
- July 9th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Fish and Tofu with Tausi
Fish and tofu with tausi. A couple of weeks back I was in Manila for my leave, I was looking for a place to have a quick lunch at a mall. The fish and tofu with tausi meal at the menu sign board of Chowking caught my attention, every now and then a
- July 6th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Chicken Sisig
Chiken sisig is not new, these version of sisig is an alternative for those who are not eating pork and for those who have health concern but still want to enjoy sisig. It is basically the same with the original pork version but with out those fats.
- July 5th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Pinoy Black Paella, Arroz Negra
Arroz negra, black paella. I have several requests for this dish several months back. This is my first attempt to cook black paella. I have cooked paella on countless occasions, it is a regular dish on our Noche Buena every Christmas I even cooked th
- July 4th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Lumpiang Gulay, Lumpiang Togue
Lumpia, lumpiang gulay, lumpiang togue is another accompaniment for lugaw or goto. It is a Pinoy vegetable roll that is serve with a vinegar and garlic dip. There are no ingredient mixture ratios on the filling which is a sautéed vegetable being mun
- July 1st, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Pancit Malabon
Pancit Malabon and pancit palabok or pancit luglug are to my knowledge two different but related pancit. Pancit palabok ingredients consist of four parts. The luglug which is the noodle itself, it is the regular bihon noodles soaked in water then bla
- June 30th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Tinolang Tahong
Tinolang tahong is a simple Pinoy way of cooking tahong or mussels. The broth of tinolang tahong is very refreshing. The best way to cook is first boil the water with the aromatics before adding the mussels. Should you prefer more broth then you have
- June 26th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinataang Kuhol
Guinataang kuhol. When I was working in Makati we used to frequently drink after office hours on a foodcourt near our office. Our favorite pulutan was guinataang kuhol that was about 25 years ago. At that time we were not worried where the snails ca
- June 25th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Inihaw na Pusit
Inihaw na pusit is one of the most ordered food in any grilled seafood restaurants and fassfoods or foodcourts. I myself have been ordering inihaw na pusit before until I was feed up on the quality of restaurant's inihaw na pusit. Most of the time t
- June 23rd, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Batso nga Tabungao
Batso nga tabungao is one of my favorite Ilocano vegetable dish. It is a guinisang upo flavored and colored with annatto. The only difference from the regular guinisang upo is the way it is cut up, the upo is diced into small pieces instead of slices
- June 19th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinataang Hipon Tabang at Bulaklak ng Kalabasa
Fresh water shrimp and squash flower in coconut milk. This recipe is another one of my original base on guinataang hipon tabang which is one of the favorites of folks from Laguna. These small freshwater shrimp are found in Laguna Lake and adjacent ri
- June 16th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Sinanglao, Beef Innards Bile and Kamias Flavored Soup
Sinanglao is a beef innards and skin soup, flavored with bile and kamias specialty of Vigan. When you’re at Vigan sinanglao are served at street side eateries in the morning. Version defends on family preferences, some substitute kamias with tamari
- June 15th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Lechon Manok, Turbo Broiled Chicken
Lechon manok, turbo broiled chicken. Here is a fathers day special lechon manok. I love Andok’s lechon manok, it is just roast right to tenderness. The aroma of lemon grass, the sour, salty and succulent chicken meat dip in sweet lechon sauce. Here
- June 13th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Tinuno nga Buksit ti Baboy, Grilled Pork Belly
Tinuno nga buksit ti baboy, grilled pork belly. Tinuno or inihaw is a popular way of cooking fresh meat and fish in Ilocos. Using the basic or simple marinade only or just season with salt in this way the true flavors of the meat or fish is not maske
- June 10th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Inihaw na Bangus, Grilled Milkfish
Inihaw na bangus, grilled milkfish. I once live along a coastal barangay along the Laguna bay. When in season or when the fish pens over flows due to typhoon bangus are a bargain. The best way of cooking fresh bangus would of course grilling and my p
- June 9th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Saba Macapuno Halo Halo
Razon’s halo halo has now become a craze. There are several queries for Razon’s halo halo recipe. Their halo halo is simply made up of three ingredients, sweetened banana/saba pieces, some shreded sweetened macapuno and two or three slivers of da
- June 8th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Braised Chicken Feet
Braised chicken feet. Adidas is the Pinoy coined name for chicken feet. It is a street food cooked as adobo and barbecued in sticks. It is as popular as the other chicken parts like isaw, tails, head ect. I like my chicken feet cooked dim sum style.
- June 7th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Sinigang na Isda sa Miso (Ulo ng Talakitok)
Sinigang na isda sa miso is another popular dish in Laguna. Miso is used in sinigang na kanduli with mustasa and labanos. How ever any other white meat fish can be cook with sinigang sa miso especially the head of big fish which are best for sinigan
- June 5th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Rellenong Manok, Chicken Relleno
Rellenong manok, chicken relleno is a special dish that is prepared on special occasion. Preparation and cooking is a little bit tricky specially on de-boning the chicken. There are several ways of de-boning a whole chicken. I have searched the net f
- June 4th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Jumping Salad, Fresh Water Shrimp Salad
Jumping salad, fresh water shrimp salad. Live shrimp are eaten alive and literally still jumping with only a dip or drizzled with kalamansi and salt to taste. This kinalaw version of shrimp is very popular in Ilocandia and some other part in the Phil
- June 1st, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Pinangat na Tulingan, Sinaing na Tulingan
Pinangat na tulingan, sinaing na tulingan. Here is another popular way of cooking tulingan aside from paksiw sa gata. Small to medium size tulingan are best cooked in kamias until dry, in Laguna it is called pinangat, in Batangas its sinaing. It is s
- May 31st, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Sinigang na Bangus sa Santol
Sinigang na bangus sa santol is traditionally cooked in Laguna, they use santol or bayabas fruits as an alternative to sampalok. See my previous post on sinigang na bangus sa bayabas. The sourness of santol goes well with bangus. The meat of the cook
- May 28th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Guinataang Langka, Jackfruit in Coconut Milk
Guinataang langka, jackfruit in coconut milk. I have been craving for this dish for quite sometime now. With the availability of already sliced unripe langka in Metro Manila vegetable markets or on most supermarkets sourcing your langka is now very c
- May 26th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Laing, Taro Leaves in Coconut Milk
Laing or taro leaves in coconut milk is another Bicol dish. This is a very popular dish along side the equally famous Bicol express or gulay na lada. Most of you would probably though that cooking laing is complicated. I am sharing to you a simple wa
- May 24th, 2008
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utman has posted a new entry on: Overseas Pinoy Cooking
Sinampalokang Manok
Sinampalokang manok, chicken in tamarind flowers and young leaves. Compared to chicken sinigang that is soured with tamarind fruit, this dish has a milder sourness which is just perfect with the chicken. It gives also a distinct milky broth that is s
