Filipino Food: Chicken Adobo

What is Chicken Adobo?

"Chicken Adobo" (Spanish "adobo": marinade, sauce, or seasoning) is the immersion of raw chicken into a preparation, in the form of a stock (or sauce), of different components, including paprika (from red peppers), oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar — mixed according to the place of origin and the chicken with which it is intended to be used—primarily to preserve and enhance the flavor of the chicken.

How to cook Chicken Adobo?

Filipino Food: Beef Caldereta

What is Caldereta?

Caldereta is originally a goat stew made with tomato sauce, potatoes, spices, liver spread, olives, bell peppers and hot peppers. Originally adapted from the Spanish during their 300 year occupation of the Philippines.

Caldereta is a favorite Filipino meal served during parties, festivities and other special occasions in the Philippines. It is a Spanish-influenced dish (the Spanish word "caldera" means cauldron) that became to be Filipinos' favorite and made their own versions. Originally, the main ingredients of this dish includes goat meat, tomato sauce, liver, pepper and cheese.

How to cook Beef Caldereta?

Filipino Food: Laing

What is Laing?

Laing is a dish with a main ingredient is taro leaves, the origin this is attributed to the Bicol region where coconut milk figures prominently in the local cuisine.

How to cook Laing?

Filipino Food: Kare Kare

What is Kare Kare?

Kare-kare is a Philippine stew. It is made from peanut sauce with a variety of vegetables, stewed oxtail, beef, and occasionally offal or tripe. Meat variants may include goat meat or (rarely) chicken. It is often eaten with bagoong (shrimp paste), sometimes spiced with chili, and sprinkled with calamansi juice. Traditionally, any Filipino fiesta (particularly in Pampanga region) is not complete without kare-kare. In some Filipino-American versions of the dish, oxtail is exclusively used as the meat.

How to cook Kare Kare?

Filipino Food: Chicken Hamonado

Ingredients:

2 whole chicken breasts, deboned and rolled(secure with a string)or 6 chicken drumsticks
1 Tbsp. salt
1 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. black pepper ground
1/2 clove garlic, crushed
1 pc onion, chopped

How to cook chicken hamonado:

- Marinate chicken with the rest of the ingredients forat least an hour. Simmer mixture until chicken is tender.

- Transfer into a baking dish. Bake in preheated oven 300 deg F until sauce thickens. Cool and slice thinly. Serve as a delicious sandwich filling or as a main course. Serves 6.

Filipino Food: Puto Bumbong

One of the sought after delicacies during Christmas is the Puto Bumbong.

How to make Puto Bumbong???

Filipino Food: Bibingka

The Christmas is coming nearer. I really miss the Filipino food during this season, mainly if you are an OFW.

But there is always a solution to every problem, especially if the problem is in your stomach. The solution is to make your own...

Here is one of the recipe of Filipino food during Christmas, it is called Bibingka.

How to make Bibingka?