Recipes

Filipino Food Recipes

Ginisang Mais

Photo & Recipe of Filipino-Style Sautéed Corn (Ginisang Mais) by Dharl Lozada Librea

Traditional Mechado

Today, the term mechado is used in the Philippines to refer to any stew (usually beef) with potatoes, tomatoes, bay leaf and soy sauce.

The traditional dish mechado uses a Spanish culinary practice of threading strips of pork back-fat through thick pieces of cheaper lean beef to render them more tender and less dry.

Laing

A quintessential Bicolano dish, LAING is dried taro leaves in coconut milk.

Pagi

This is the Tagalog word for stingray.

In the Philippines, pagi is usually cooked in coconut milk.

Ginisang Ampalaya

Featured photo of Ginisang Ampalaya by Mayette Garcia

Ampalaya is the Tagalog word for “bitter gourd” or “bitter melon.” Ginisa means “sautéed.” Here is a simple recipe for sautéed bitter gourd in Philippine cuisine.