CRISPY LIEMPO

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Lbs pork belly
• 1/2 Cup minced garlic
• 1 Teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 Stalk lemon grass
• 2 Cups water
• Oil for deep frying

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pound lemon grass with the back of the knife, to infused the flavor.
2. In a small mixing bowl, combine water, vinegar, garlic, lemon grass, salt and pepper.
3. Stir until completely until completely dissolve and combine.
4. Arrange cut porks in a covered plastic container and pour the marinate.
5. Refrigerate for a couple of hour or overnight.
6. Place pork in a sieve to drain excess marinate.
7. Heat oil in a large pan, and fry pork until golden brown and crunchy on the edge.  

COOKING TIPS:

• For faster and convenient way of cooking, boil the pork with marinate mixture.
• Always cover the frying pan, while frying wet meat.

MENUDO

Pork meat stew, with liver, carrots, potatoes, green peas and raisins, cook and simmer in soya and tomato sauce. 







INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Lbs pork belly
• 1/2 Lbs pork liver
• 2 Cloves garlic
• 1 Onion
• 1/2 Cup soya sauce
• 1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 Cup tomato sauce
• 1 Cup water or vegetable stock
• 1 Cup potatoes
• 1 Cup carrots
• 1 Cup red bell pepper
• 1/2 Cup green peas
• 1/4 Cup raisins
• 1 Bay leaf
• Vegetable oil
• Salt 
• Pepper

DIRECTIONS:

1. Marinate pork in soy sauce and lemon juice, cover and refrigerate for an hour. Remove pork from marinade, reserving the liquid.
2. Heat oil in a deep sauce pan over medium heat. 
3. Fry cube potatoes and carrots until lightly brown, set aside.
4. In the same pan, stir-fry pork until lightly golden brown. Remove and set aside.
5. Sauté garlic and onions until wilt and fragrant. 
6. Add pork liver and stir-fry for 5 minutes 
7. Add pork and soya lemon marinade stir to combine.
8. Add tomato sauce, water, bay leaf and stir. 
9. Bring to boil then lower the heat to simmer until pork and liver are tender.
10. Add potatoes and carrots; stir and keep simmering until tender. 
11. Season with salt and pepper. 
12. Add diced red peppers, raisins, and green peas, simmer for another 2 minutes.

COOKING TIPS:

• Soaked raisin in water.
• Pork liver are just an option.
• You can substitute pork with chicken.

CHICKEN PONG TEH

Traditionally, Pong Teh is a special dish served to loved ones during special occasions like celebrations or family gatherings in Malaysia.










INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Whole chicken
• 1/2 Cup shallots
• 1/2 Cup garlic
• 2 Tablespoon preserved bean paste
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/4 Cup dried mushrooms, soaked to soften
• 2 Potatoes, cut into medium-sized chunks
• 3 Tbsp cooking oil
• 500ml water/chicken stock
• 1 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS:

1. Blend the onions and garlic together into a fine paste. 
2. Heat up the cooking oil in a deep sauce pan.
3. Sauté onion garlic paste and over medium fire, 
4. Keep stirring to prevent the paste from sticking to the pan. 
5. Sauté for about 3 minutes, add in the bean paste and continue to sauté. 
6. Lower the fire and sauté the mixture until the oil surfaces. 
7. Add in the mushrooms and potatoes, sauté for a few more minutes. 
8. Add in the chicken, mix evenly until the rest of the ingredients are completely combine. 
9. Simmer until the chicken is partially cooked. 
10. Pour water or stock, add in brown sugar and salt. 
11. Simmer for another 15-20 minutes or until gravy thickens and potatoes are tender. 

SINIGANG NA HIPON

A sour fish soup dish using tamarind extract, vegetables such as, string beans, radish and kangkong. Serve with hot rice and lemon chilli fish sauce for seasoning






INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Kilo shrimp
• 3 Large Tamarind
• 6 Pieces string beans
• 10 Stalks Kangkong
• 3 Long chilli
• 1 Onion
• 3 Tomatoes
• Fish sauce
• 4 Cups rice wash
• Salt to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil tamarind fruit in rice wash to soften.
2. Extract the juices from the tamarind.
3. In a deep pan or casserole, boil rice wash or water.
4. Add the tamarind juice, onion, tomatoes and radish. let it boil and season with salt.
5. Lower fire into medium heat and add the string beans, green long chilli, kangkong and shrimp
6. Simmer for 5-8 minutes or until the shrimps are done.

SWEET AND SOUR FISH

Deep fried fish sautéed in sweet & sour sauce. sauce is a blend of sautéed garlic, onions, ginger, pineapple juice, brown sugar, bell peppers, carrots and cornstarch which thickens the sauce.









INGREDIENTS: 

• 1 red snapper
• 1 can of pineapple chunks, separate juice.
• 1 thumb size ginger, cut into strips
• 2 carrots
• 1 green or red bell pepper
• 1 onion sliced
• 2-3 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 stalk celery
• 1/3 cup soya sauce
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 Cup water
• Salt
• Ground pepper
• Vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash fish & drain, season with salt.
2. Fry the fish in a large pan until golden brown and crispy.
3. Drain & set aside.
4. In a bowl mix water, sugar and cornstarch, for sauce thickener.
5. In a sauce pan, sauté ginger and onion.
6. Add soya sauce, pineapple juice & vinegar.
7. Don’t stir, let it boil.
8. Add carrots, celery, bell pepper and pineapple chunks.
9. Simmer for a few minutes or until vegetables are done.
10. Pour the cornstarch mixture, and season with ground pepper.
11. Keep stirring until the sauce becomes thick.
12. Arrange the fish in the platter and pour the sauce over fish.

TRIPE DIMSUM

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Lbs beef tripe
• 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 Onion
• 3 Cloves garlic
• 3 Tablespoon soya sauce
• 20 Grams ginger
• 1 Tablespoon fermented black beans
• 2 Red Chillies
• 1/2 Teaspoon sesame oil

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil tripe in a deep saucepan until tender.
2. Slice into 2 cm chunks and set asside.
3. Heat oil in a separate saucepan over medium heat.
4. Gently cook slice onion, garlic, julienned ginger and chilli for 3 minutes or until softened.
5. Add white wine and soya sauce and bring to a boil.
6. Add tripe chunks and simmer for about 15 minutes.
7. Add fermented blackbeans, sesame oil, stir until completely combined.

ADOBONG MANOK

An authentic Filipino dish, and one of the mostly known foods,
Chicken stewed in a mixture of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce.










INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Lb Chicken

1/3 Cup of Vinegar

1/3 Cup of Soy Sauce

1 head of crushed garlic

1 piece bay leaf

10 pcs peppercorns

4 Tablespoon Cooking Oil

1 Cup of water

Salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

• In medium heat, put the oil in a cooking pot.
• Stir fry the garlic until golden brown.
• Add the pork and chicken.
• Stir fry until golden brown.
• Add soy sauce water, vinegar, bay leaf and peppercorns.
• Let it simmer until the pork and chicken are tender
• Served with steamed or garlic rice, hard boiled egg and whole tomato.

COOKING TIPS:

• After putting vinegar, wait until the sauce get’s into boil before stirring. To avoid the taste of uncooked vinegar.