Pancit Palabok Recipe Estimated preparation for toppings: 1 1/2 hours Estimated cooking time for sauce &

noodles: 40 minutes Pansit Palabok Ingredients: Palabok Noodles / Sauce 1/2 kilo miki noodles 1/2 kilo small crabs 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 2 tablespoons of atchuete seeds or oil 2 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce) 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, dissolved in water 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG) 1 1/2 cups of water Palabok Toppings Tinapa flakes (smoked fish) Cooked shrimps, shelled Squid adobo, sliced into rings Pork chicharon, grounded Spring onions, chopped Hard boiled eggs, shelled, sliced Fried garlic, minced Fresh calamansi (lemon), sliced

Pansit Palabok Cooking Instructions: Extract fat and meat from clean crabs, set aside. Pound crab and extract juice on 1 1/2 cups of water On a pan, saut garlic and onions until golden brown then add crab fat, crab meat, 1 1/2 cups of crab wash, patis and MSG. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add corn starch and continue to simmer while constantly stirring until thick. Put miki noodles in a strainer and dip in boiling water for 5 minutes or until cooked. Lay drained noodles on a platter and pour the palabok sauce. Garnish with toppings and serve. Filipino Chicken Macaroni Salad Recipe Estimated preparation and cooking time: 1 hour Chicken Macaroni Salad Ingredients: 1/5 kilo macaroni noodles 2 to 3 pieces, medium sized carrots 1 big chicken breast 500 ml of mayonnaise 1 can (836 g) pineapple chunks or tidbits 1 big white onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish

3 hardboiled eggs, diced 1 cup diced cheddar cheese 1/2 cup raisins salt and pepper to taste Cook macaroni noodles according to package cooking instructions. In a pot, boil carrots in water for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked. Drain carrots and let cool. Peal skin then dice. Boil chicken breast in water with salt. Drain chicken breast, then shred in 1 inch lengths Drain pineapple chunks or tidbits. Combine all ingredients while adding salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate, then serve.

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Kare Kare Recipe Estimated cooking time: 2 hours Kare Kare Ingredients: 1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef) 1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long 3 cups of peanut butter 1/4 cup grounded toasted rice 1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies) 2 pieces onions, diced 2 heads of garlic, minced 4 tablespoons atsuete oil 4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick 1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces 1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long 1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water 1/2 cup oil 8 cups of water Salt to taste Kare Kare Cooking Instructions: In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock. In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil. Saut garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste. Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes Do not overcook the vegetables. Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice. Rellenong Bangus (Stuffed Milk Fish) Recipe Estimated cooking time: 1 hour

Rellenong Bangus Ingredients: 1 big bangus (milkfish) 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 onion chopped 2 tomatoes, diced 1 egg 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 small carrot, finely chopped 1/4 cup soy sauce 4 tablespoons of cooking oil ham, finely chopped raisins cooked peas salt and pepper to taste

Rellenong Bangus Cooking Instructions: Scale and remove the intestines of the bangus. With a very sharp knife, slowly remove the meat of the fish from the skin through the opening cavity below the head. Remove the spine by snapping off the bone at the base of the tail and head. Use a long spoon to scrape all the meat from the skin. Marinate the head and skin in lemon juice, soy sauce and pepper. Boil in 1/2 cup of water the bangus meat with some salt for 5 minutes. Saut the garlic and onions until slightly brown then add the tomatoes and carrots until tender. Add the chopped ham, cooked peas, raisins and the bangus meat to the mixture. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Add a beaten egg to the saut and mix well. Stuff the mixture inside the bangus skin and head. Sew the cavity if needed. Fry in oil until golden brown. slice slightly diagonal (1 1/2 inch thick) and serve. Pork Barbeque Recipe Estimated preparation: 20 minutes Marinating: 30 minutes to 3 hours Barbecue: 10 to 15 minutes each Pork Barbeque Ingredients: 1 kg. pork 20 bamboo skewers 1 cup soy sauce 1 head garlic, minced 1 onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup of calamansi juice or lemon juice 1/2 cup of 7up, sprite or beer (optional) 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 tablespoons of brown or white sugar 1/2 cup of banana or tomato catsup

Barbeque Cooking Instructions:

 Cut pork meat into thin and long slices - 1/4 inches thick and less than 2 inches wide. In a mixing bowl, marinate the cut pork with the soy sauce, minced garlic, chopped onions, calamansi juice, ground pepper, sugar, banana catsup and the soda or beer (this tenderizes and adds flavour to the pork barbeque) Mix well and keep in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (turning occasionally). Prepare the bamboo skewers by removing splinters and soaking in water to reduce burning during barbeque. String the pork on the skewers. Over live charcoals, barbeque the pork on skewers until each barbeque is cooked - turning every few minutes on each side and basting the leftover marinate on the barbeque. Kaldereta Recipe Estimated cooking time: 1 1/2 to 2 hours Beef Kaldereta Ingredients: 1 kilo beef, cut into chunks 1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver 5 onions, minced 5 cloves garlic, minced 6 tomatoes, sliced 1 cup tomato sauce 3 green peppers, diced 3 red peppers, diced 4 pieces hot chilli peppers, minced 3/4 cup grated cheese 2 cups beef stock or water 1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Kaldereta Cooking Instructions: In a casserole, saut: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chilli peppers. Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender. Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens. Serve with plain rice Cooking Tips: Instead of beef, goat's meat (kambing) can be used. If goat's meat is used, marinate the meat in vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper for at least 15 minutes. For a special kaldereta, do not use water or beef stock. Use an equivalent weight of onions to the beef (1 kg of onions : 1 kg of beef). The onions will serve as water to the dish.