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In the Philippines, Tortang itlog simply translates to omelet or fried eggs with ground meat and some diced potatoes. It is one of those quick and easy, yet delicious, foods. This dish is usually eaten with rice and banana ketchup as a condiment. The original and simple version of tortang itlog is small portion ground [...]

Adobong Sitaw or String Beans Adobo or Long Beans Adobo is a very simple dish to cook. It is usually done in a traditional way of cooking the meat — adobo style, then just cook it again with the string Beans AKA Sitaw. Here in the States, string beans are readily available in most Asian [...]

This recipe was inspired by the popular Vietnamese Food Truck – Nom Nom where ingredients are the fusion of Asian and South American origin. It’s a great backyard party kind of food especially with ice-cold lemonade (check out our recipe for Basil-Mint lemonade) or cold-foam-dripping beer. The only thing about this dish is you gotta [...]

This a technique that I like using when making butter mixture for dish like steak, garlic bread or even baked mussels. For steak, I like mixing fresh garlic, chives, salt, and pepper but of course you can use own favorite herbs and spices. ENJOY! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Rouxbe Online Cooking School & Video Recipes

I dug up this recipe from one of my collections of cookbooks and it’s from one of my favorite Chinese chefs – Martin Yan. He said “Braising is one of the most popular cooking techniques in many parts of China” and after cooking this dish, you’ll see that Mr. Yan is absolutely right. In my [...]

Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year, we will always have this main dish leftover that we don’t know what to do with. It can be Chicken, Turkey, or Ham. If you have this dilemma every year, why not make a Filipino style macaroni soup out of it. In this recipe we will use Ham [...]

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Bulgogi is a dish that we always order every time we visit our favorite Korean restaurants. It is best eaten right after grilling while it is still sizzling hot and served with hot steamed rice and side dishes like Kim Chee or pickled veggies like carrots, and cucumbers. The main thing about this dish is [...]

I adapted this recipe (with some variation) from one of my favorite Chinese chef and uncle – Martin Yan. Okay he’s not my uncle; he’s actually my auntie hahaha! Just kidding. I just wish he is my uncle but I’m sure he doesn’t share the same wish. Hey wait a minute!!! Let’s just imagine if [...]

Popularly known in Spanish language as Albondigas, meaning “meatballs;” In the Philippines it is called Almondigas. My question is . . . where are the almonds? Okay just kidding. It also means meatballs or in Tagalog, it means bola bola. Almondigas is a soup dish that has meatballs and noodles. Some cooks use misua AKA [...]

Flavor of many Filipino dishes get better as they are kept in the fridge safely for few days and Paksiw na Pata is one of them. I remember my dad making this dish then stored it in the fridge for days before serving. I was just a little boy back then and I thought it [...]

I got introduced into eating tofu, especially Tokwa Baboy (Braised Tofu with Pork), during my teenage years when my parents used to take me to see movies in Manila.  I remember always having dinner in this hole-in-a-wall Chinese restaurant called Cho Nam near Quiapo Church. This dish is one of their specialties along with Pata [...]

Rellenong Talong is basically an eggplant that is stuffed with sautéed ground meat, vegetables, spices, and herbs then wrapped with eggs.  This dish is usually served with steamed rice, and banana ketchup as condiments.  First thing that needs to be done is the preparation of eggplants. Preparing the Eggplants: Eggplants have to be grilled and [...]