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Overhead view of a bowl of beef kansi on a dark walnut table — beef shank, its marrow bone and shaved langka in a lemongrass broth — with lemongrass stalks, halved red onions, green chilies, a bowl of annatto seeds, garlic, sliced batuan and a bowl of shaved young jackfruit around it

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Weeknight Dinners 38

A skillet of chicken bibimbap with carrots, cucumber, spinach, and bean sprouts over rice

Chicken Bibimbap

A K-inspired weeknight bowl

  • Preparation time: Prep 1 hr
  • Cooking time: Cook 18 min
  • Yield: 4

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Classics & All-time Favorites 84

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

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Seafood 15

Seafood paella with shrimp, mussels, clams, and squid in a skillet, garnished with egg and lemon

Seafood Adlai Paella

A hearty meal to share on Christmas eve

  • Cooking time: Cook 50 min
  • Servings: Serves 5–6
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

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Overhead view of four grilled pork skewers on a banana leaf over a wooden board on dark stone, with a mound of atsara, a glass of atsara in its brine, a cruet of spiced vinegar, a bowl of green salad with tomato and red onion, garlic cloves, peppercorns and a tied lemongrass basting brush around them

Inihaw na Baboy

Pork skewers on a banana leaf, with atsara and a cruet of spiced vinegar.

Soups 10

A bowl of guava-broth sinigang with radish, tomato, and chili beside a Mama Sita's Sinigang sa Bayabas package

Sinigang sa Bayabas

Tropical Vegetables in Guava Broth

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Servings: Serves 4
Watermelon gazpacho in a glass garnished with mint, beside a bottle of Labuyo Hot Pepper Sauce

Watermelon Gazpacho

A cup of kindness, chilled

  • Cooking time: Cook 10 min
  • Servings: Serves 3
Thick egg noodles in broth with pork, carrot, and herbs in a blue-and-white bowl

Lomi

  • Cooking time: Cook 16 min
  • Yield: 2-4
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

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Salads & Sides 6

Steamed okra salad with sliced tomato and red onion on a white plate

Steamed Okra Salad

A folksy farm-table side

  • Cooking time: Cook 21 min
  • Servings: Serves 3–4
Bowl of chopsuey stir-fried vegetables with shrimp, chicken, carrots, and snow peas

Chopsuey

Stir-Fried Vegetables

  • Cooking time: Cook 9 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

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Party Food 46

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
Paella Filipina with crab, mussels, shrimp, and squid in a black pan

Paella Filipina

  • Cooking time: Cook 22 min
  • Yield: 8-10
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

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On a Budget 43

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

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Beef tapa in a woven bilao lined with banana leaf — garlic rice, a fried egg and atsara beside it — on a red woven runner, with a cruet of spiced vinegar, tomatoes and onions soft behind

Tapa

Beef tapa in a bilao, with garlic rice, a fried egg and atsara.

Breakfast 8

Chicken and pork adobo pieces over rice with a tomato and cilantro salad

Chicken Pork Adobo

  • Preparation time: Prep 30 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 1 hr 20 min
  • Yield: 6
  • Difficulty: Beginner
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
Fried spring rolls sliced open on a plate with cucumber and dipping sauce

Lumpiang Shanghai

Fried Spring Rolls

  • Cooking time: Cook 15 min
  • Yield: 11-14
  • Difficulty: Intermediate

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Merienda 21

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
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

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Lunch Meals 6

Chopped pork sisig with chili and calamansi halves on a black plate

Pork Sisig

  • Cooking time: Cook 20 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Pork menudo stew with carrots, bell pepper, and peas in a white bowl

Menudo

  • Cooking time: Cook 40 min
  • Yield: 5-7
  • 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

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Healthy & Delicious 35

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
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

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Adobo 14

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
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
Chicken and pork adobo pieces over rice with a tomato and cilantro salad

Chicken Pork Adobo

  • Preparation time: Prep 30 min
  • Cooking time: Cook 1 hr 20 min
  • Yield: 6
  • Difficulty: Beginner

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