Ingredients: 1 lb. fresh green beans slivered or French cut ¼ cup bacon or salt pork cut in small pieces 2 cloves garlic smashed and minced ½ medium onion minced 1 large Roma tomatoes diced in small pieces A few small shrimp, shelled 1 cup shrimp broth or 1 cube shrimp bouillon with 1 cupContinue reading “Ginisang Green Beans”
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Green Beans With Ground Meat (Beef or Pork)
This is a dish eaten with rice or mixed with rice and seasoned with patis but it is not considered a side dish by Filipinos. It is usually eatien with rice or it can have a complimentary dish or two like fried fish or grilled pork chops or pork ribs, but still eaten with rice. Continue reading “Green Beans With Ground Meat (Beef or Pork)”
Burong Mustasa
Fermented Mustard Greens Here is another way to preserve your produce overflow. Ferment them and they will last for a long time. All you need are mustard greens bought or from your garden, Kosher salt or Pickling salt. Oh, and you will need jars with lid. You can open the lid to check it afterContinue reading “Burong Mustasa”
Kilawing Labanos (Daikon Radish)
My daughter Carie likes this dish and she used to ask her paternal grandmother to cook it for her instead of me because they use pork spleen that I don’t use or eat. I think it is called “lapay” in Filipino. Carie loves liver also, so that would explain why she likes it with spleen.Continue reading “Kilawing Labanos (Daikon Radish)”
Kilawing Puso Ng Saging
Banana Blossom Cooked in Vinegar I felt lucky this year because my banana trees finally made some fruits. I had forgotten that the banana blossom or “puso ng saging” is commonly used as a vegetable in the Philippines. Puso means heart, not blossoms. It is called heart because the banana blossoms is shaped like aContinue reading “Kilawing Puso Ng Saging”
Adobong Patatas
(Fried Potato Salad) This is another dish that doesn’t have a name. I learned this from my father when I was a kid. I never liked potatoes when I was growing up but this one was an exception. I think it is because it is sour. I loved this dish and I still like itContinue reading “Adobong Patatas”
Adobong Repolyo
Cabbage in Garlic and Vinegar I am not sure if adobong repolyo is what this dish is called because my family never gave it a name. I just named it adobo because it’s like making adobo. This has been my favorite vegetable side dish since I was a kid. I can even eat this plainlyContinue reading “Adobong Repolyo”
Ginisang Munggo (Mung Beans)
This is a popular bean dish in the Philippines and is one of our favorites here. But the dish in the picture is an Americanized version. That is, the ingredients I used here are not the original ingredients if it were cooked in the Philippines. My American husband accepts it and he even loves it. Continue reading “Ginisang Munggo (Mung Beans)”
Piniritong Lumpia
Fried Vegetable Lumpia Pinirito or Prito means fried. Like Pancit and Lugaw, there are varieties and kinds of Lumpia. Lumpia is very similar to Eggroll. The Filipinos also have Lumpiang Sariwa (Fresh Lumpia), which is comparable to Spring roll and the Malaysian Popiah. There is also a kind of Lumpia that is the most popularContinue reading “Piniritong Lumpia”
Labong (Bamboo Shoots)
With Ground Beef Bamboo shoots in Filipino is called “Labong”. They are available fresh at Asian markets but also available canned at regular grocery stores in the Asian section. If they are available fresh, they are kept in water, sliced or whole. It is quite bland with an earthy taste. You are actually eating aContinue reading “Labong (Bamboo Shoots)”
Kusina ni Norie 