[I:http://www.naturmeds.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/DrKevinJohnston41.jpg]Filipino dishes are very quick to cook and it’s always delight to serve and eat. The dishes are generally made with lots of vegetables, meat and dairy products as well as rice and seafood. They are very rich in flavor and color.
Filipino recipes are very much influenced by the recipes of other cuisines. For example, they have adapted the noddles from Chinese, rice and meat dishes from Spaniards, spaghetti from Italians and fast food from Americans. But the distinct quality of Filipino dishes lies in the fact that these dishes are presented with Filipino touch. In short, one can say the Filipino cuisines are the epitome of delicacy.
In this article, I have shared few Filipino dishes that you can try making in your own kitchen. The instructions given here will help you to understand the basics of Filipino cooking. Just experiment some new cooking experince to spend quality time with your family and friends.
Igado: a very popular North Philippines recipe, it is prepared from pork tenderloin as well as pig’s innards like liver or heart. In the preparation of igado, make sure to clean the ingredients like liver and heart properly. And if the kidney is used, then you should soak it in salt water for atleast 15 minutes after slicing them.This will reduce the odor.
Bulalo: it is light colored soup which is made by cooking beef shanks and beef marrow ones for hours. Seasoning is very important in the making bulalo. You can use patis, bay leaves or even garlic along with the salt and pepper. Bulalo is a simple cattleman’s stew, best made in a large cauldron with whatever vegetables are growing near by.
Dinengdeng: being a famous Ilocano dish, it mostly consists of vegetables like jute leaves, the leaves of the horseradish tree, fruits of the bitter melon, amaranth leaves, sweet potato tubers plus leaves, mushrooms like oyster mushrooms along with wild potatoes.
Insarabasab: it is an authentic pork Filipino recipe which has been originated from the Province of Ilocos. While preparing the dish, pork has to be roasted on open fire until the pink color of the meat gets removed.
Pinipig Crunch: it is very similar to puffed rice or rice krispies- something similar to what you get in a bar of Nestle Crunch. It is made from a special kind of rice.
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