Mama Sita's

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Forty-three recipes in this category.

Whole and halved hard-boiled eggs in dark adobo sauce in a cream bowl, on a live-edge wooden round with bay leaves, garlic and green chilies

Recipes

Water spinach adobo glazed in oyster sauce with fried garlic on a white plate

Adobong Kangkong

Water Spinach Adobo

  • Cooking time: Cook 6 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
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
Pan-fried milkfish in citrus-soy sauce with seared onion rings, served with an arugula and tomato salad

Bistek na Bangus

Fried Milkfish in Citrus-Soy Marinade

  • Preparation time: Prep 35 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Bowl of paksiw na bangus: milkfish and eggplant simmered in vinegar broth

Paksiw na Bangus

  • Cooking time: Cook 13 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Bowl of ginisang munggo mung bean soup topped with boiled shrimp and flaked tinapa

Ginisang Munggo

  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Tortang talong: eggplant topped with a savory chicken and vegetable filling, pan-fried in banana leaf

Tortang Talong

  • Cooking time: Cook 16 min
  • Yield: 5
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Bowl of ginisang togue: stir-fried bean sprouts and fried tofu cubes, served with chopsticks

Ginisang Togue

  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Bangus salpicao: fried milkfish in a garlic sauce with green chili, served with rice

Bangus Salpicao

  • Preparation time: Prep 25 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 2-3
  • Difficulty: Beginner
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
Braised eggplant halves in a dark sauce with onion rings on a white plate

Bistek na Talong

  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 3
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Breaded fried eggplant slices stacked on a plate with a bowl of chili dipping sauce

Breaded Eggplant

  • Cooking time: Cook 6 min
  • Yield: 4-5
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Fried tofu cubes garnished with coriander and spring onion on a white plate

Ginger Tofu

  • Cooking time: Cook 9 min
  • Yield: 3
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Paksiw na gulay with banana blossom, eggplant, okra, and bitter gourd

Paksiw na Gulay

  • Cooking time: Cook 12 min
  • Yield: 3
  • Difficulty: Beginner
Sautéed long beans with shrimp and red onion on a yellow plate

Sitaw Guisado

  • Cooking time: Cook 8 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Beginner