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Fond of when I was a little kid. The strong sour taste was off putting to my immature tastebuds. However, my mom still made me eat it and for some odd reason, I now love it as an adult!

It’s one of the most easiest Filipino dish you’ll ever make. It’s layers of ingredients in one pot. You can’t mess it up!

PAKSIW NA BANGUS

Sautéing

A staple from households because it’s affordable and easy to cook. It has bone-in chicken that’s been slowly simmered water, garlic, onion and ginger then seasoned with fish sauce . Sayote (chatoye) or green papaya and greens like chili leaves or spinach are added at the end to complete the dish. Served with steamed white rice and spicy fish sauce for dipping. So comforting and delicious!

TINOLANG MANOK

Sinigang or Filipino Sour Soup was once voted “The Best Soup in the World” by Taste Atlas. A staple dish in Filipino households. It typically uses meat or seafood stewed with tomatoes, tamarind or tamarind packet mix, garlic and onions. It’s sour, savory, comforting, delicious and one of my favorite soups.

For this recipe, we are going to use thick cuts of pork belly but you can also use pork or beef ribs, whole shrimp with shell on, sliced of salmon, salmon belly or any types of firm fish. Also, feel free to add as much or less vegetables as you want.

SINIGANG with PORK BELLY (Filipino Sour Soup)

Here’s a “lutong-bahay” or homestyle dish that you’ll never find in any Filipino restaurants. A staple dish in Filipino house-holds, KINAMATISANG MANOK or Chicken Tomato Stew is bone-in chicken cooked in aromatics like onion, garlic and ginger, fish sauce and a lot of tomatoes until soft and tender. Leafy greens like long bokchoy is added in the end for texture and added nutrition. It’s aromatic, comforting and delicious.

I have fond memories of my mom cooking this dish when I was a little kid. It’s easy to prepare and cook and quite affordable too. She sometimes used Malunggay or moringa leaves from our own Malunggay tree in our backyard instead of long bokchoy. I remember the aroma of garlic, onions and ginger sauteing in the kitchen as I watch TV in the living room.

KINAMATISANG MANOK

Filipino ALMONDIGAS or "bola-bola" with MISUA and PATOLA (Pork Meatballs with Chinese Vermicelli and Sponge Gourd) is a hearty meatball soup that has tender meatballs, thin misua noodles, sliced patola in a flavorful broth. It's a staple dish in a lot of Filipino households because it's affordable, filling and delicious.

ALMONDIGAS with MISUA

BEEF NILAGA of Filipino Beef soup is a classic and popular Filipino dish that's a staple in many Filipino households. The word "Nilaga" means "to boil" in English. It’s consists of soft and tender chunks of beef in a light, clear yet savory broth with vegetables like potatoes, cabbage and bokchoy. Hearty, comforting, so good and easy to make. And as always, enjoy with steamed white rice and spicy fish sauce for dipping! 

BEEF NILAGA

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