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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Monday, January 11, 2010

Sweet and Sour Pork


Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes

Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients:

  • 1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces

  • 1 small can pineapple chunks

  • 1 large onion, quartered

  • 1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips

  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

  • 3 tablespoons of peanut oil

  • 4 tablespoons of cornstarch

  • 3 tablespoons of ketchup

  • 1 tablespoon of sugar

  • 1 teaspoon of salt

  • 3 cloves of minced garlic

Sweet and Sour Pork Cooking Instructions:

  • In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).

  • Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.

  • Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.

  • Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock - set aside.

  • Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.

  • Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.

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