Mama Sita's

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Eighty-four recipes in this category.

Cubes of braised pork belly with garlic and peppercorns in dark adobo sauce, filling a red enamelled pot, photographed from directly above

Recipes

Fried marinated beef strips beside a mound of atsara pickled relish

Tapa

  • Preparation time: Prep 1 hr 10 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Grilled pork skewers on a banana leaf with mango salad and rice

Pork Barbecue

  • Preparation time: Prep 3 hr 10 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Pan-fried longanisa sausage links with steamed rice and tomato wedges on a banana leaf

Homemade Longanisa

A simple sausage to make at home

  • Preparation time: Prep 2 hr
  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Yield: 2-4
Chicken adobo drumsticks with fried garlic over rice in a banana leaf-lined bowl

Adobong Manok

Chicken Adobo

  • Preparation time: Prep 25 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Whole squid braised in dark adobo sauce in a blue-and-white bowl

Adobong Pusit

Squid Adobo

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Glazed tocino pork strips with steamed rice and tomato wedges on a banana leaf

Tocino

  • Preparation time: Prep 1 hr 15 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Six slabs of fried pork belly with crackled rind on a banana leaf in a round rattan basket, with pickled papaya relish and a small glass of brown sauce, on a cream cloth

Lechon Kawali

Lechon kawali on a banana leaf in a basket, with atchara and its sauce.

A bowl of chicken tinola with papaya and greens beside a Mama Sita's Tinola package

Tinolang Manok

  • Cooking time: Cook 30 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
A bowl of chicken arroz caldo porridge topped with chives and toasted garlic

Arroz Caldo

  • Cooking time: Cook 50 min
  • Yield: 4-5
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Oxtail and vegetables in peanut sauce in a black clay pot

Kare-Kare

Oxtail in Peanut Sauce

  • Cooking time: Cook 3 hr 40 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Beef mechado stew with carrots and potatoes in a white bowl

Mechado

  • Preparation time: Prep 4 hr 15 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 2 hr 15 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Beef caldereta stew with peas, carrots, and bell pepper in a bowl

Caldereta

Spicy Beef Stew

  • Cooking time: Cook 2 hr 13 min
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Chicken afritada with potato and bell pepper in tomato sauce on an oval plate

Chicken Afritada

Chicken Tomato Stew

  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
A glazed whole pork pata with bok choy and mushrooms on a plate

Pata tim

  • Cooking time: Cook 2 hr 55 min
  • Yield: 3-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Crispy fried pork belly chunks on a banana leaf with atsara and dipping sauce

Lechon Kawali

Fried Pork Belly

  • Cooking time: Cook 50 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Braised roast pork pieces with bay leaf in a thick brown sauce

Paksiw na Lechon

  • Cooking time: Cook 33 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Stir-fried egg noodles with mushroom, snow peas, and carrot in a bowl

Pancit Canton

  • Cooking time: Cook 11 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Stir-fried rice vermicelli with shrimp, carrot, and scallion on a banana leaf-lined tray

Bihon Guisado

Stir-Fried Vermicelli

  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Paella Filipina with crab, mussels, shrimp, and squid in a black pan

Paella Filipina

  • Cooking time: Cook 22 min
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Fresh spring rolls in soft crepes with peanut sauce, lettuce, and shredded vegetables

Lumpiang Sariwa

Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls

  • Cooking time: Cook 22 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Fried vegetable spring rolls stacked on a banana leaf with dipping sauce

Lumpiang Prito

Fried Vegetable Spring Rolls

  • Cooking time: Cook 17 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Bowl of tokwa't baboy: fried tofu cubes and pork in vinegar-soy sauce with red onion and sliced green chili

Tokwa’t Baboy

  • Cooking time: Cook 1 hr 21 min
  • Yield: 5
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Plate of golden fried calamares squid rings with Mama Sita's Palabok Mix and a dipping sauce alongside

Calamares

Fried Squid Rings

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Golden ukoy shrimp fritters with visible shrimp tails, served with a garlic vinegar dipping sauce

Ukoy

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Sliced rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish) patties on a plate with lettuce and pickled vegetables

Rellenong Bangus

  • Preparation time: Prep 55 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 43 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Advanced
Escabeche: fried fish strips in a sweet and sour sauce with bell pepper, carrot, and onion

Escabeche

Pan-Fried Fish in Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Ginataang hipon: shrimp in a coconut milk sauce with sliced green chili on a dark plate

Ginataang Hipon

Shrimps in Coconut Milk

  • Preparation time: Prep 25 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 9 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Whole roasted chicken with charred skin on a platter with arugula, tomato, and red onion salad

Adobo Spiced Roast Chicken

A Filipino Thanksgiving newsletter recipe

  • Preparation time: Prep 8 hr
  • Cooking time: Cook 1 hr 42 min
  • Servings: Serves 4–6
Braised pork adobo with fried garlic in a Mama Sita's branded bowl

Adobong Baboy

Pork Adobo

  • Cooking time: Cook 45 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Adobo rice with shredded leftover adobo on a white plate

Adobo Rice

  • Cooking time: Cook 11 min
  • Yield: 4
Balbacua: oxtail stew with green chili and spring onion in a savory brown sauce

Balbacua

  • Cooking time: Cook 4 hr 50 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Bangus sisig: flaked milkfish with onion and chili on a sizzling plate, with calamansi and Mama Sita's Sisig Mix

Bangus Sisig

  • Cooking time: Cook 16 min
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Barbecue satay-style chicken skewers with peanuts over rice, with cucumber and cilantro

Barbecue Satay Style

  • Preparation time: Prep 3 hr 15 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Difficulty: Beginner

Beef Basmati Fried Rice

  • Preparation time: Prep 30 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 5 min
  • Yield: 3
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Beef kulma: beef stew in a coconut curry sauce with green chili and lemongrass

Beef Kulma

  • Cooking time: Cook 3 hr 12 min
  • Yield: 3-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Beef mechado: beef stew with potatoes and carrots in a tomato sauce, served over rice

Beef Mechado

  • Cooking time: Cook 3 hr 30 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Glazed chicken barbecue pieces topped with sesame seeds and sliced chili

Chicken Korean Barbecue

  • Preparation time: Prep 50 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Chicken pastil rice topped with shredded chicken and toasted garlic, wrapped in banana leaf

Chicken Pastil

  • Cooking time: Cook 35 min
  • Yield: 5
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Paella rice topped with open clams in a red pan

Halaan Paella

  • Cooking time: Cook 35 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Goat caldereta with potatoes, carrots, and bell pepper in a savory sauce

Kalderetang kambing

  • Preparation time: Prep 1 hr 15 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 4 hr 50 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Seafood kare-kare with vegetables in a thick sauce

Seafood Kare-kare

Seafood and Vegetables in a Rich Peanut Sauce

  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Seafood paella with shrimp, mussels, clams, peas, and lemon

Seafood Paella

  • Cooking time: Cook 35 min
  • Yield: 8
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Sisig tacos with guacamole, red onion, and chili

Sisig Tacos

  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner