(Chicago) - This is one hell of a Filipino dish that makes me want to eat 5 cups of rice in one meal. “Binagoongan” is a shrimp paste dish with lots of meat and usually made super spicy. Some people like it with lesser meat but more ...
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Bloody Good Dinuguan
Dinuguan is a popular stew dish in the Philippines made up of pork blood, pork meat, some offals (liver, intestines, etc) and vinegar.
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Hot and Spicy Bicol Express
(Chicago) – Pork belly and coconut milk? This combination is a no-brainer –one of my all-time favorite Pinoy dishes . The spiciness and creaminess of this dish make it perfect with rice. And any dish that makes me eat humongous amount of rice is an ultimate comfort food for me. This is one of them. Hope you like Bicol Express too! 🙂 Ingredients: 3 lbs Pork Belly (Liempo), cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons cooking oil 14 oz (400 ml) coconut milk 3 large poblano peppers, seeded and sliced thinly 1 jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced thinly 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 1 large onion, chopped 2 large tomatoes, chopped 1…
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Re-inventing Laing
(Chicago) – Many years ago, I participated in a mission trip, organized by my church in Manila, to a province in the Bicol region which is eastern part of the Philippines. I was so young then that I couldn’t remember the details of this trip but 2 things I can clearly recall still: the team was able to reach out effectively to the villagers so mission accomplished and the food served to us while we were there was stupendously good. All of the dishes from appetizer to dessert are coconut-based. Little did I know back then, Bicol is famously known for its coconut.
