Authentic Recipes from the Philippines Published by Periplus Editions, with editorial offices at 61 Tai Seng Avenue 2 12, Singapore Authentic recipes from the philippinesAuthentic recipes from the philippinesAuthentic recipes from the philippines
Published by Periplus Editions, with editorial offices at 61 Tai Seng Avenue #2-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330; fax: (65) 6280-6290 Email: inquiries@periplus.com.sg Website: www.periplus.com Copyright © 2005 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd All rights reserved ISBN: 978-1-4629-0533-1 (ebook) Printed in Singapore Distributed by North America, Latin America and Europe Tuttle Publishing, 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436, Tel: (802) 773-8930; fax: (802) 773-6993 Email: info@tuttlepublishing.com Japan and Korea Tuttle Publishing, Yaekari Building 3F, 5-4-12 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032 Tel: (03) 5437-0171; fax: (03) 5437-0755 Email: tuttle-sales@gol.com Asia Pacific Berkeley Books Pte Ltd 61 Tai Seng Avenue #2-12, Singapore 534167 Tel: (65) 6280-1330; fax: (65) 6280-6290 Email: inquiries@periplus.com.sg Website: www.periplus.com All recipes were tested in the Periplus Test Kitchen Photo credits: Food photography by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni Additional photos on pages 4, 6, 9, 13 from Photobank Singapore; pages 7, 8, 10-12 and 14 by Sonny Yabao Fiesta print on page reproduced courtesy of the Gallery of Prints in Manila Contents Food in the Philippines 5 Regional Dishes and Regional Identity 8 Fiesta Feasting 12 Dining and Cooking in the Philippines 15 Authentic Filipino Ingredients 18 Basic Recipes Sweet and Sour Sauce 25 Miso Tomato Sauce 25 Liver Sauce 28 Chicken Stock 28 Balayan Fish Sauce 28 Garlic Soy Vinegar Dip 29 Green Mango Relish 29 Lime Soy Chili Dip 29 Green Papaya Pickles 29 Annatto Water 29 Eggplant Sauce 29 Annatto Oil 29 Snacks and Appetizers Fish Ceviche 30 Shrimp and Tofu Fritters 30 Pork Cracklings 33 Shanghai-style Eggrolls 33 Soups and Stews Chicken Rice Soup with Ginger 35 Beef and Banana Heart Soup 37 Chicken Soup with Green Papaya and Ginger 37 Chicken Soup with Coconut 38 Ground Beef Stew 39 Corn and Clam Chowder 40 Hearty Wonton Soup 43 Rice and Noodles Cuban-style Rice with Meat Sauce and Plantains 44 One-pot Rice with Chicken, Pork and Shrimp in Coconut Milk 44 Philippine Fried Rice 47 Philippine Pork Sausages 47 Crispy Fried Fish 47 Paella 48 Canton-style Braised Noodles 51 Chicken Vermicelli 53 Vegetables and Salads Vegetable Stew with Tofu 54 Stir-fried Mung Beans 54 Stuffed Eggplants 57 Vegetable Medley with Pork and Bagoong 57 Fresh Coconut Noodles with Vegetables 58 Bitter Melon Salad 61 Green Mango Salad 61 Simmered Vegetables with Shrimp 62 Taro Leaves with Coconut Milk 62 Fresh Spring Rolls 65 Seafood Fish Poached in Vinegar and Ginger 67 Shrimp Adobo in Coconut Milk 67 UK pint = 20 fl oz US pint = 16 fl oz Solid Weight Conversions Imperial Metric ½ oz 15 g oz 28 g 1½ oz 45 g oz 60 g oz 85 g 3ẵ oz 100 g oz (ẳ lb) 125 g oz 150 g oz 175 g oz 200 g oz (½ lb) 225 g oz 260 g 10 oz 300 g 16 oz (1 lb) 450 g 32 oz (2 lbs) kg Oven Temperatures Heat Fahrenheit Centigrade/Celsius British Gas Mark Very cool 230 110 ¼ Cool or slow 275-300 135-150 1-2 Moderate 350 175 Hot 425 220 Very hot 450 230 Index of recipes Achara 29 Adobong Hipon Sa Gata 67 Adobong Manok 93 Adobong Manok At Baboy 94 Agre Dulce 25 Annatto Oil 29 Annatto Water 29 Apritadang Manok 93 Arroz a la Cubana 44 Arroz Caldo Con Pollo 35 Bagoong Balayan Guisado 28 Balayan Fish Sauce 28 Beef and Banana Heart Soup 37 Beef and Vegetable Tamarind Stew 80 Beef Braised with Garlic and Olives 82 Beef Sinigang 80 Binagoongang Baboy 79 Binakol 38 Bistek 75 Bitter Melon Salad 61 Black Bean Sauce 71 Brazo De Mercedes 96 Bringhe 44 Brown Rice Flour Cakes 106 Buko Salad 105 Bulalo 37 Bulanglang 54 Caldereta 75 Callos 85 Canton-style Braised Noodles 51 Caramel-coated Egg Nuggets 100 Cassava Patties with Coconut 106 Chicharon Baboy 33 Chicken Adobo with Turmeric and Coconut Milk 93 Chicken and Pork Adobo 94 Chicken Rice Soup with Ginger 35 Chicken Simmered in Tomatoes and Pimentos 93 Chicken Soup with Coconut 38 Chicken Soup with Green Papaya and Ginger 37 Chicken Stock 28 Chicken Vermicelli 53 Corn and Clam Chowder 40 Crema De Ube 105 Crème Caramel 99 Crispy Fried Fish 47 Crispy Roast Pork 83 Cuban-style Rice with Meat Sauce and Plantains 44 Custard in Meringue 96 Diced Pork and Liver Stew with Potatoes and Pimentos 90 Egg Custard with Caramel Topping 100 Eggplant Sauce 29 Ensaladang Ampalaya 61 Escabeche 68 Exotic Fruit Mix 102 Filipino-style Beef Steak 75 Fish Ceviche 30 Fish Poached in Vinegar and Ginger 67 Fish Soup with Vegetables 72 Fresh Coconut Delight 105 Fresh Coconut Noodles with Vegetables 58 Fresh Mango Shake 109 Fresh Spring Rolls 65 Fried Fish with Black Bean Sauce 71 Garlic Soy Vinegar Dip 29 Ginger Tea 109 Green Mango Relish 29 Green Mango Salad 61 Green Mango Shake 109 Green Papaya Pickles 29 Grilled Garlic Vinegar Pork 90 Ground Beef Stew 39 Guinisang Monggo 54 Guisadong Gulay 62 Halo Halo Supreme 102 Hearty Meat Stew with Chickpeas and Plantains 86 Hearty Wonton Soup 43 Humba 89 Inihaw Na Baboy 90 Kare-Kare 79 Kinilaw Na Tanguigue 30 Kutsinta 106 Laing 62 Lapu Lapu Sa Tausi 71 Latik 99 Leche Flan 99 Lechon Kawali 83 Lechon Sauce 28 Lemongrass Pandanus Iced Tea 109 Lengua Estofado 82 Lime Soy Chili Dip 29 Liver Sauce 28 Longganisa 47 Lumpiang Shanghai 33 Lumpiang Ubod 65 Maja Blanca Maiz 99 Manggang Hilaw 61 Menudo 90 Miso Tomato Sauce 25 Morcon 76 One-pot Rice with Chicken, Pork and Shrimp in Coconut Milk 44 Oxtail and Vegetable Stew 79 Paella 48 Paksiw Na Isda 67 Paksiw Na Pata 89 Palitao 106 Pancit Buko 58 Pancit Canton 51 Pancit Molo 43 Pandanus syrup 102 Pandanus water 106 Pesang Dalag 72 Philippine Fried Rice 47 Philippine Pork Sausages 47 Picadillo 39 Pichi-Pichi 106 Pinakbet 57 Pochero 86 Pork Cracklings 33 Pork Stew with Tahure 89 Pork with Bagoong 79 Rellenato De Pato 95 Rellenong Talong 57 Rice Patties with Sweet Grated Coconut 106 Rich Beef Stew 75 Sago At Nata De Coco 105 Sago Pearls with Coconut Gelatin 105 Salabat 109 Salted eggs 61 Sarsang Miso 25 Sarsang Talong 29 Sawsawang Mangga 29 Sawsawang Suka 29 Shanghai-style Eggrolls 33 Shrimp Adobo in Coconut Milk 67 Shrimp and Tofu Fritters 30 Shrimp Sinigang 72 Simmered Vegetables with Shrimp 62 Sinangag 47 Sotanghon 53 Sour Shrimp Soup 72 Stewed Pork Knuckle 89 Stir-fried Mung Beans 54 Stuffed Beef Roll 76 Stuffed Duck with Napa Cabbage 95 Stuffed Eggplants 57 Suam Na Tulya 40 Sweet and Sour Fish 68 Sweet and Sour Sauce 25 Sweet Coconut Corn Cake 99 Taro Leaves with Coconut Milk 62 Tinolang Manok 37 Tocino Del Cielo 100 Toyo't Kalamansi 29 Tripe, Pork and Sausage with Chickpeas in Gravy 85 Ukoy 30 Vegetable Medley with Pork and Bagoong 57 Vegetable Stew with Tofu 54 Wonton Wrappers 43 Yam Pudding with Coconut Cream Topping 105 Yema 100 Mail-order/online sources The ingredients used in this book can all be found in markets featuring the foods of Southeast Asia Many of them can also be found in any well-stocked supermarket Ingredients not found locally may be available from the mailorder/online addresses listed below Asiana Market www.asianamarket.com Asian Grocer 33 East Main Street Buckhannon West Virginia 26201 Tel: 304-473-1444 Bangkok-Manila Grocery 30-81 31 Astoria New York Tel: (718) 956-9811 Central Market 4001 N Lamar Blvd Austin, Texas Tel: 512-206-1000 www.centralmarket.com Mabuhay Asian Groceries and Gifts 901-B Pine Tree Rd Longview TX 75604 Tel: (903) 291-8899 www.mabuhaygrocery.com Manila Mart 6051 Martin Luther King, Jr Way Seattle WA 98118-3141 Tel: (206) 723-8656 Manila Supermarket 3901 W Fm 196 Rd Houston Texas Tel: (713) 397-8747 Nipa Hut Oriental Market 5447 S Rainbow Blvd Suite E-2 Las Vegas, NV 89118 Tel: 702 248 NIPA (6472) www.nipahutorientalmarket.com Pacific Filipino Oriental Store 2254 Pacific Ave Long Beach California 90806-4312 Tel: (562) 591-7599 Philippine Grocery 5750 N California Ave Chicago Illinois 60659-4726 Tel: (312) 334-4628 Philippine Asian Supermarket 5430 North Tryon St Ste Charlotte North Carolina 28213 Tel: 704-921-0703 Amelia12668@aol.com Philippine Oriental Foods 3611 NE 82nd Ave Portland Oregon 97220-5121 Tel: (503) 331-6950 Phil Thai Grocers 29-24 36 Ave Long Island New York 11106-3108 Tel: (718) 392-5512 PilipinoMart 2422 W Temple St Los Angeles, CA 90026 Fax: (703) 995-4582 (Virginia) (213) 947-1314 (California) info@pilipinomart.com Pinoy Store 28 Little Mary Street Dublin Ireland Phone: 87-801167 Owner: Siony Alteza Thai Philippine Oriental Foods 523 Gorsuch Ave Baltimore Maryland 21218-3550 Tel: (410) 243-6193 The Philippine Market 5751 Old Hickory Blvd Suite 108 Hermitage Tennesse 37076 Tel: 615-874-0067 philmarket@aol.com Perlas Limited 3-5 Stanhope Road South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE 33 4BA UK Tel: (44) 0191-454-2000 www.orientalfoodsupplies.co.uk Philipines Asian Grocery Floristan Road (shop 6) Boronia, Melbourne Australia ... short trip around the part of the lake bordering the town The priest blesses the lake, the people and the fish traps Many of the marching participants march, undeterred, right into the lake, musical... sometimes stayed on Their foodways accompanied them and also stayed Perhaps they cooked the noodles of home; certainly they used local condiments; surely they taught their Filipino wives their dishes,... When the Spaniards arrived, the food influences they brought were from both Spain and Mexico, as it was through the vice royalty of Mexico that the Philippines were governed This meant the production