Beef Asado Recipe

Ingredients 3 lbs. beef brisket or chuck, thinly sliced 1 cup uncooked thick potato fries 1 large yellow onion, minced 1 (6 oz.) can tomato sauce 3 pieces dried bay leaves 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 tablespoons lemon juice 3 tablespoons salted butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup water Salt and pepper to taste Cooking Procedure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Melt the butter in a pan and add the olive oil. Saut the onion until it becomes soft. Add the beef. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Put-in the garlic powder soy sauce, lemon juice, tomato sauce, and water. Stir and let boil. Add the bay leaves and simmer for 40 to 60 minutes (add water as necessary). Add the potato fries. Cook for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve! Share and enjoy!

Pata Pochero Recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs. Pigs leg (pata), cut in 2 inches length 1 bunch bok choy 3 pieces ripe saba banana, sliced 2 medium potatoes, cubed 1 cup cubed calabaza squash (kalabasa) 1/2 cup tomato sauce 6 to 8 cups water 1 piece beef broth or 2 teaspoons beef powder 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 small onion, minced 3 tablespoons cooking oil 2 tablespoons fish sauce

 Ground black pepper to taste Cooking Procedure

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Heat the cooking oil in a cooking pot. Saute the garlic and onion. Add the pata and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until all sides are light to medium brown. Pour-in the fish sauce, tomato sauce, and water. Add the beef cube (or powder). Let boil. Cover and then simmer for 50 to 70 minutes. Add the potato, banana, and calabaza squash. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes. Put-in the bok choy (or pechay) and then sprinkle some ground black pepper. Cover. Turn the heat off. Let the cover stay for 5 minutes until the residual heat cooks the bok choy. 9. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve. 10. Share and enjoy!

Pata Kare-kare Recipe

Ingredients 2 lbs. Pork shank (pata), cut into 2 inch thick pieces 1 1/2 cups crushed peanuts 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 medium Chinese eggplant, sliced 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 bunch bok choy, cleaned 1 1/2 cups string beans, cut in 3 inches length 1 medium onion, diced 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon annatto powder 3 tablespoons cooking oil 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cups water or beef broth salt 1/4 cup shrimp paste (bagoong) Watch the cooking video:

Cooking Procedure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pour 2 quarts of water in a cooking pot. Let boil. Add about 3 teaspoons of salt, and the put in the pork shank. Simmer for 1 hour. Remove the pork from the cooking pot. Set aside. In a clean cooking pot, heat oil. Saute the garlic and onion. Add the ground black pepper. Stir. Add the pork. Cook for 2 minutes. Put-in the fish sauce, crushed peanut, peanut butter, and annato powder. Stir. Pour-in the beef broth (or water). Bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes while stirring once in a while. Add water as necessary.

9. When the texture thickens, add the eggplant. Cook for 5 minutes. 10. Put-in the string beans. Cook for 3 minutes. 11. Add the bok choy. Cover and then turn the heat off. Let the veggies cook using the residual heat for 5 to 7 minutes (do not remove the cover). 12. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with shrimp paste. 13. Share and enjoy!

Teriyaki Bistek Recipe

Ingredients 2 lbs. skirt steak, sliced 1 piece lemon 3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar 1 medium white onion, sliced crosswise 1 cup water 1 tablespoon cornstarch diluted in 2 tablespoons cold water 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1/4 cup cooking oil Salt and pepper to taste Cooking Procedure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Combine soy sauce, sugar and juice from 1 lemon. Mix well. Marinate the skirt steak in the soy sauce mixture for 30 minutes. Segregate the beef with the marinade. Heat the cooking oil and then sear the marinated beef for 3 minutes. Pour-in the remaining marinade, water, and sesame oil. Stir and then let boil. Simmer for 30 minutes Add water as necessary. 6. Let the liquid reduce to half. Pour-in cornstarch diluted in water. Stir until the sauce thickens. 7. Add salt and pepper. 8. Add the onion. Cover and cook for 2 minutes. 9. Transfer to a serving plate. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. 10. Serve. Share and enjoy!

Pork with Zuchini in Oyster Sauce Recipe

Ingredients 1 lb. pork, slice into thin pieces 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and then sliced 1/4 cup AP flour 1/2 cup beef broth Salt and pepper to taste 3 tablespoons cooking oil Cooking Procedure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on the pork slices. Let stand for 10 minutes. Heat the cooking oil in a pan. Dredge the pork slices in flour. Pan-Fry the pork for 1 minute per side. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and beef broth. Stir and then cook covered for 5 to 10 minutes (add water as necessary). 6. Put-in the zucchini, salt, and pepper. Stir, and then cook for 5 minutes until most of the liquid evaporates. 7. Transfer to a serving plate. 8. Serve. Share and enjoy!

Spicy Pork Adobo Recipe

Ingredients 1 lb. pork butt, diced 1/4 cup light soy sauce 3 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons whole peppercorn 3 pieces dried bay leaves 3 tablespoons white vinegar 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar 6 pieces dry red chili 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1 cup water 3 tablespoons cooking oil Salt to taste Cooking Procedure

1. Heat the oil in a pan.

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Brown the garlic. Add-in the pork and then cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until light brown. Pour-in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water. Stir and then let boil. Add the dry red chili, whole peppercorn, and bay leaves. Cover and the simmer for 40 to 45 minutes Pour-in vinegar and allow to re-boil Add sugar and salt. Stir and then cook for 3 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve. Share and enjoy!