pork knuckles w/ monggo beans

Ingredients

1 kilo of pork knuckles (boiled until tender)
2 cups of monggo beans (boiled until tender)
3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
1 medium onion (chopped)
1 medium tomato (chopped)
3 thumb size of ginger (chopped and crushed)
20 pcs of spinach leaves
2 Tbsp of Oil
6 cups of water or pork broth.
2 pcs of green chili pepper (cut into two)
salt & pepper to taste.

Procedure

Heat oil in a casserole and saute onion, garlic.
Add tomato and ginger and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the pork knuckles, water and monggo beans then stir.
Cover and boil for 5 minutes.
Simmer for 10 more minutes.
Add spinach, stir and serve.

PPT (pork, potato and tomato)

Ingredients

1/2 cup of pork belly (cut into strips)
1/4 cup of minced pork
1 large tomato (chopped)
2 medium potato (diced)
1 medium onion (chopped)
3 cloves garlic (crushed)
salt and pepper
2 Tbsp of soy sauce
1 red hot chili pepper (optional)
2 Tbsp Oil
1 cup of water or broth.

Procedure

Heat wok in the stove.
Toss the pork belly strips and fry for 3 minutes.
Add the oil and minced meat and fry till almost brown.
Set aside the meat in corner of the wok.
Add the garlic and onion and saute.
Add tomato and mix all the ingredients in the wok.
Add potato and stir for 1 minute.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Add soy sauce and chili pepper.
Add water and simmer for 5 minutes.

sinigang na baboy (pork w/ sour soup)

Ingredients

1 kilo of pork ribs
10 pcs okra
1 cup of kangkong leaves
1/2 cup string beans
1 medium size radish (cut into slices)
1 big onion (quartered)
4 medium tomatoes (quartered)
4 pcs of green chili pepper
3-4 Tbsp of fish sauce
1/2 pack of tamarind powder
Water

Procedure

Boil pork ribs with salt until tender and remove from water.
Prepare a new casserole and add new water until pork is covered.
Bring to a boil.
Add onion and tomotoes and keep boiling for 5 more minutes.
Add the tamarind powder and stir.
Add the fish sauce.
Add all the vegetables and cover for 2 minutes.
Ready to serve.

ginisang atay (liver w/ tomato)

Ingredients

1 whole piece of pork liver (cut into small slices)
1 big tomato (sliced)
1 big red onion (chopped)
3 gloves of garlic
2 Tbsp oil
salt & pepper to taste
chili pepper (optional)

Procedure

Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic and onion.
Add the slices of tomato and stir for 2 minutes
Add the pork liver and stir for 2 mins.
Add salt & pepper.
Add 1/4 cup of water and cover for 5 more minutes
Stir and add chili pepper.
Ready to serve w/ steamed vegetables.

lumpiang shanghai (spring rolls)

Ingredients

1/4 kilo ground meat (pork or chicken)
1 small carrot (minced)
1 stalk of celery (minced)
1 medium onion (minced)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 small capsicum (minced)
1 Tbsp of spring onion
1 small egg
handful of dried raisins
salt & pepper to taste
3-4 Tbsp of soy sauce
1 small lime (squeezed)
50 pcs of spring roll sheets (1/4 size)
Oil for frying

Procedure

Mixed all ingredients in a bowl. Blend well with a laddle or clean hands.
Scoop a teaspoon of mixture, put it in spring roll sheet. Fold the side or tuck the mixture and roll it.
You can try frying 1 for a sample to taste.
Ready for frying when all the mixture are rolled and prepared.