Filipino Recipes

Throughout the centuries, Filipino cuisine has been a constantly evolving amalgamate of Oriental and Occidental influences. Chinese, Malay, Arab, Spanish, and American explorers and settlers have each contributed to the regions colorful culinary delights. One of Filipino cuisine's most dominant attributes comes from the Spaniards, whose cuisine is at the source of nearly 80% of all Filipino dishes.

Another, although less present influence is that of other South-East Asian countries who have contributed all but their love of hot spices to Filipino cooking. On this website, we have thought it best to add hot peppers to some of the sauces and dishes, simply because that is how we best enjoy them.

We have also tried to include alternate versions of popular dishes to suit a variety of tastes, including that of vegetarians, which aren't really catered to in most Filipino recipes. We did so without altering the original flavor of the dishes in question, and hope you will also be able to come up with substitutions on your own.

To round off our gallery of treats from the Philippines, we have included a glossary of terms that will help you figure out what it all means, and make your trip to the grocery store easier.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Pansit Canton Recipe


Estimated cooking & preparation time: 1 hour

Pansit Canton Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces pansit canton noodles

  • 1 chicken breast, cooked and shredded

  • 4 cups chicken broth (from boiled breast)

  • 1/2 pound pork, sliced in small pieces

  • 1/2 pound shrimps, shelled and deveined

  • 4 tablespoons cooking oil

  • 1/2 cup chopped onion

  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced

  • 1/2 cup Chinese sausages, sliced

  • cauliflower, cut to bit size

  • 2 cups snow peas (sitsaro)

  • 2 cups cabbage, sliced into strips

  • 1 cup celery, sliced

  • 1 carrot, diced

  • 1/4 cup scallions, diced

  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Pansit Canton Cooking Instructions:

  • In a big pan or wok, sauté in oil the garlic and onions. Then add sliced pork until cooked.

  • Add 2 cups of chicken broth and add the shredded chicken, sliced Chinese sausages, shrimps, snow peas, cabbage, celery and diced carrot. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until cooked.

  • Add the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth and the pansit canton noodles. Let simmer until noodles are soft.

  • Add the scallions, sesame oil then salt and pepper to taste.

  • Serve hot

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