Pancit Canton Recipe

Pancit Canton is originally a Chinese noodle dish but has now become a household favorite of Filipinos. Pancit Canton Recipes are very easy to follow because this Chinese-inspired dish is so simple and easy to prepare and cook. The ingredients are not hard to find and are readily available in grocery stores and supermarkets. The Pancit Canton Recipe that I have for you below is the one that I use most. Although, there are some few versions of this recipe, most of them are cooked similarly. Some Pancit Cantons are cooked dry and some prefer it to be a bit saucy. You can also add your own favorite ingredients, like instead of chicken meat you can replace it with pork. Or you can also use squid balls instead of fish balls.

Some time ago, the Pancit Canton was only considered a party dish. It was only served during birthdays, and other special occasions. But, today it has now become our second staple dish.

The Pancit Canton is best served with lemon or calamansi and soy sauce.

Here is my Pancit Canton Recipe. Have fun!

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp cooking oil 
• 4 cloves garlic, minced 
• 1 onion, chopped 
• 1 cup chicken breast, thinly sliced 
• 1 cup chicken liver 
• 1/2 cup kikiam 
• 1/2 cup fish ball or squid ball 
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce 
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 
• 1 chicken broth cube 
• 1/4 teaspoon msg 
• 1 cup snow pea 
• 1 medium carrots, sliced 
• 8-10 beans chopped 
• 3 cups water 
• 250 grams of dried canton noodles 
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped finely 
• 1/2 cup green and red bell peppers 
• medium cabbage, chopped 

Cooking Procedure:

• In a pan, heat oil then sauté garlic and onion 
• Add chicken breast, chicken liver, kikiam, fish ball and cook until the outer part turns light brown 
• Add the soy sauce, pepper, chicken broth cube, msg, and stir. 
• Put in snow peas, carrots, beans and stir. Add water then bring to boil. 
• Put in dried canton noodles, celery, green and red bell pepper, cabbage and cook until water has been absorbed by the noodles

Hot Tip:

• Try using pork instead of chicken.

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Tinolang Manok Recipe

Tinolang Manok or Chicken Tinola is one of the most popular Filipino Chicken Soup. It can be described as a stew with chicken as the main ingredient complemented with vegetables like the green papaya or chayote, and pepper leaves. My Tinolang Manok Recipe uses the free-range or native chicken and the Hubbard Dressed Chicken (45-day chicken). Tinolang Manok is cooked traditionally by simmering the chicken in low heat until its natural juicy flavor comes out, then topping it off with green papaya and pepper leaves. Some say the native chicken even tastes better than the usual 45-day chicken. The only draw back is that it takes a little longer to tender.

There are also some variations of the Tinolang Manok Recipe like, using chayote instead of green papaya and using “malunggay” instead of pepper leaves. However, the secret to a very delicious and satisfying Tinolang Manok is you should simmer the chicken very well and let its natural juice come out.

Here is my Tinolang Manok Recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs chicken (cut into pieces)
• 1 small size ginger root cut into strips
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 2 small to medium chayote or green papaya (cut into wedges)
• 1/2 cup pepper leaves
• 1 tbsp Fish Sauce (Patis)
• 3 cups of water
• 1 chicken cube
• 2 tbsp coking oil

Cooking Procedure:

• Saute the garlic, onion & ginger in cooking oil. 
• Add chicken and cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken colors lightly.
• Add fish sauce.
• Pour water and bring to a boil. Simmer until chicken is tender.
• Add the chicken cube and chayote. Continue simmering until chayote is tender.
• Add pepper leaves and salt to taste.
• Remove from heat.

 Hot Tip:

• Add "malunggay" leaves to your Tinolang Manok to make it super-nutritious!

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My Pochero Recipe

Pochero is one of the most popular and favorite stew of many Filipinos. There are actually three variations of the Pochero Recipe: the pork, the beef, and the chicken pochero recipe. They are mostly prepared and cooked the same way and use the same ingredients too, but to make things simple I will be sharing with you more about my Chicken Pochero Recipe.

The first time I tried cooking Chicken Pochero way back in High School was a memorable and learning experience. It was at my third try that I actually learned that my Pochero was missing something. My first Pochero Recipe consisted of just three simple ingredients: the chicken, bokchoy(pechay), and plantain banana(saba). The taste was good but not good enough for me. After several experimentations, I discovered a secret ingredient that made my Chicken Pochero very delicious.

Here is my Chicken Pochero Recipe. Try it and see for yourself!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs chicken cut into pieces (thigh part)
• 1/2 piece cabbage, quartered
• bunch of bokchoy (pechay)
• 1 medium sized potato, cubed
• 2 large plantain(saba) banana
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 medium sized onion, diced
• 2 tbsp whole pepper corn
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp garlic
• 1 small can tomato sauce
• 1 cup garbanzos

Cooking Procedure:

• Heat oil and fry the banana until color turns golden brown. Set aside when done.
• Sauté the garlic, onion, and tomato
• Add the Chicken and cook for 3-5 minutes
• Add the fish sauce, tomato sauce, and whole pepper corn and mix well
• Add the water and simmer until chicken is tender
• Put-in the fried banana, potato, and garbanzos and simmer for 7 minutes
• Add the cabbage and simmer for 5 minutes
• Add the bok choy and turn off the heat. Cover the pot for 5 minutes to cook the bokchoy

Hot Tip:

• Instead of regular potatoes, use sweet potato. (This is my secret ingredient)
• Try adding long green beans together with the cabbage.

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Filipino Menudo Recipe

If you are planning to cook Menudo for your family but don’t know how, then don’t worry because Filipino Menudo Recipes are not that hard to find nowadays. In fact, you can literally ask your friends, neighbors, and relatives and you will be surprised that most of them will give you the answer you are looking for and will probably be happy to help you. Menudo, just like the mechado and afritada, is easy and fun to cook. My own menudo recipe consists of hotdogs, green peas, potatoes, carrots, raisins, liver, and pork as the main ingredient.

There are some variations or versions too of the Filipino Menudo Recipe, like instead of pork you can also use chicken as your main ingredient. It is actually more of a personal choice whether you want to use pork or chicken. But, personally I would prefer pork for my Filipino Menudo Recipe.

Here is my Menudo Recipe. Happy cooking!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs pork
• 1/2 lb pig’s liver
• 1 cup diced potatoes
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 piece lemon or calamansi
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 4 pieces hotdogs, sliced diagonally or diced
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 to 3 pieces dried bay leaves
• salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure:

• Combine pork, soysauce, and lemon in a bowl.  Marinate for at least 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a pan and saute garlic and onion.
•  Add the marinated pork. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour in tomato sauce, water, and add the bay leaves. Let boil and simmer for 30 minutes to an hour until pork is tender. Add water as necessary.
• Add the liver and hot dogs. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add potatoes, carrots, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook for 8 to 12 minutes. 

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Siomai Recipe

Not long ago, I was searching for a Siomai Recipe because I wanted to surprise my dear wife with her favorite Chinese dumpling. It was my favorite too but searching for a Siomai Recipe ten years ago was like my biggest problem (like looking for a needle in a haystack). It's either you buy the latest cookbook or go to the local library and look for the recipe. Nowadays, it's just a click away! Thanks to the internet evolution! Thanks to Google!

There are quite a few variations of the Siomai Recipe but most of them are prepared and cooked the same way- through steaming. Its either you choose pork as the main ingredient, shrimp meat, or chicken meat, but the most common is pork. It is also the most delicious. Siomai is best served with soy sauce and calamansi, or chili sauce (my personal favorite).

Here is a simple and easy-to-follow Siomai Recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 kg ground pork with fat
• 1/3 cup turnips (singkamas)
• 1/3 cup carrots
• 2 medium onion
• bunch of spring onions
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 50 pcs or 100 pcs siomai wrapper
•  soy sauce, calamansi (lemon), sesame oil

Cooking Procedure:

• Combine all the ingredients except the water and siomai wrapper and mix thoroughly.
• Wrap the mixed ingredients with the siomai wrapper
• Use a steamer and steam the wrapped siomai for 15 to 25 minutes. The time depends on the size of each siomai (larger siomai means more time steaming).
• Serve hot with soy sauce and calamansi.

Hot Tip:

• Try serving siomai with chili sauce or sweet sauce.

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