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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

Cooking Instructions:

Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes

1. 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).
2. Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.
3. Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.
4. Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock – set aside.
5. 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.
6. Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 kilo Pork, cut into chunks
• 3 tomatoes, sliced
• 2 onions, diced
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 100 grams Kangkong (river spinach)
• 100 grams String beans
• 2 pieces horse radishes, sliced
• 3 pieces gabi (taro), pealed
• 2 pieces sili pag sigang (green finger pepper)
• 200 grams sampalok (tamarind)
• 3 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
• 1 liter of rice wash or water

Cooking Instructions:

Estimated cooking and preparation time: 1 hour

1. Boil sampalok in water until the shell shows cracks. Let cool then peal off the shells and with a strainer, pour samplalok (including water) into a bowl. Gently massage the sampalok meat off the seeds, strain again.
2. In a pot, sauté garlic and onion then add the tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add pork and fish sauce then add the rice wash. Bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes then add the gabi. Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.
4. Add the horse radish and simmer for 10 minutes then add the string beans, kangkong and sili (for spice-optional). Let boil for 2 minutes.
5. Serve piping hot.

Pork Steak or Beef Steak(bistek) Filipino Style

Ingredients:

• 3/4 kilo tender pork or beef steaks, sliced
• 1 tablespoon kalamansi or lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 small piece ginger, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup onions, sliced in rings
• 4 tablespoons cooking oil

Cooking Instructions:

Estimated time to prepare and cook: 50 minutes

1. Marinate the pork or beef steak in kalamansi (lemon) juice, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and pepper for 30 minutes.
2. In a frying, add cooking oil. Add the marinated pork or beef steak and cook slow until done.
3. Increase heat for a minute or two to brown steaks.
4. Add the sliced onions and continue to cook for another minute.
5. Serve on a platter including the oil and sauce.
6. Best served with hot plain rice.

Nilaga is also know as Niiagang Baka or Beef Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo beef, cut into 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ cubes
• 8 potatoes cut the same size as the beef
• 1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
• 1 small cabbage, quartered
• 5 onions, diced
• 1 head garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce)
• 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
• 10 corns of black pepper
• 1 liter of water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:

Estimated Cooking time: 1 to 2 hours

1. In a big casserole, heat oil and sauté the garlic and onions.
2. Add water, the beef, black pepper and patis. Bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour or until the beef is tender.
3. Add the potatoes. Continue to simmer until potatoes are cooked.
4. Add the cabbage then the pechay. Do not over cook the vegetables.
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve steaming hot in a bowl and plain white rice.