Share I have been receiving quite a few emails requesting for a Humba recipe. I remember Humba quite well as I grew up eating this tasty dish in my growing years in Cebu. The tausi or black beans created quite a distinct contrast to the sweetness of the pork. It’s been quite a while since I cooked Humba. It was actually the readers’ emails...

Share There are so many versions of adobo and each one of them tastes just as good. This adobo version uses buko juice that adds zest to the sauce. The origin of this recipe came from “The Adobo Book” contributed by Achie Diaz de Rivera) but I modified here and there to suit my taste. Of course you can modify this too. ingredients 1 kilo pork...

Share If you like to cook paella, you will love Kiam Pung. The Kiam Pung looks interesting to me because of its similarity to Paella which I love to prepare. The green mustard leaves adds color to the otherwise drab brown colors of the adobo-looking mixture. The Japanese rice is much better than the malagkit rice that some recipes call for in paella....

Share I love cooking with Lea Perrins worcestershire sauce and Heinz Catsup. I just discovered the greatness of Heinz Catsup recently when I was invited by Tess Laurente to Maya Kitchen. My love for Heinz Catsup came about when I got introduced to Pork Spareribs with Paprika Tomato Sauce. It was such a hit on the dinner table that it is a mainstay in...

Share Processed Ham these days are very expensive but you can surely prepare your very own Sweet Ham for Noche Buena. Here is a Sweet Ham recipe that has been tested many times in our kitchen. Though it is not free of preservatives, it uses very small doses of salitre. It tastes really good with the Pineapple Sauce, recipe is shown below the Sweet Ham...

Share There are many variations of Sweet and Sour Pork. Here is one that does not need a lot of ingredients than my previous recipe on Sweet and Sour Pork. Ingredients 1/2 kilo lean pork (boiled then cut into 1 inch cubes) 1/2 cup flour 2 eggs slightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup pineapple chunks 1 piece green bell pepper, diced 1...

Share I prepare Embutido (otherwise known as Filipino style meatloaf) in large quantities. It’s the perfect Holiday dish to prepare for unexpected guests. One can easily freeze the embutido, slice it , heat it in the oven and serve. The embutido that I know is wrapped in sinsal (an internal pork entrail) which is ideal for steaming. Mom only...

Share I am right now here at the Maya Kitchen for a cooking demonstration of Chef Patron Gen Capati of Cookbook Kitchen. He demonstrated some of his restaurant’s most popular dishes like CBK Stuffed Spring Chicken brimming with cheese, ham and basil; Boston Poached Fish is fish fillet poached in white wine and grapes along with crowd favorites Meaty...

Share Any batchoy lover knows it is a noodle soup that originated in the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines. Ingredients include various pork organs (liver, spleen, kidneys and heart) crushed pork cracklings, vegetables, shrimp, chicken breast or beef loin, shrimp broth, chicken stock and round noodles or miki. The noodles are similar...

Share Chef Jill Sandique shared this family recipe at a cooking demo over at the Maya Kitchen. My daughter attended this demo for me since I was at a seminar in Tagaytay. According to Chef Jill, she asked loyal family cook, Carmen “Menchie” Sanchez to teach her this recipe. This recipe, however, is a variation from the original which uses pork...