Filipino Recipes

Easy and Tasty Dishes from the Philippines

Slow Cooker Ground Pork or Beef Menudo

The classic Filipino stew, Menudo, is made with ground meat for a flavorful dish made easily in the slow cooker! Loaded with vegetables and simmered…

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Slow Cooker Beef Mechado

Your taste buds are treated to a savory, tangy, and sweet explosion of flavors with this yummy Beef Mechado cooked in the slow cooker! The meat comes out so tender and delicious!

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How to Make Filipino Beef Empanadas

This is the classic way of making delicious Filipino beef empanadas with a buttery flaky crust and tasty beef filling with potatoes, carrots, and raisins for that perfect sweet and savory flavor combination. May be baked or fried.

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Easy Air Fryer Crispy Pork Belly Recipe (Lechon Kawali)

Crispy deliciousness with every bite of this tender, juicy and tasty pork belly! NO NEED to deep-fry and soak up meat with a lot of…

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How to cook Pancit Canton (Easy Recipe)

A delicious and easy way to make the Philippines’ favorite noodle dish – Pancit Canton. Whether for dinner, snack or as party food, you can be sure this delicious Pancit Canton would always be a huge hit!

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Bananas Cooked in Sweet Syrup (Minatamis na Saging or Sinulbot)

Ripe bananas are simmered until tender in a simple sugar syrup giving them a deep amber color and adding another layer of sweet deliciousness to the fruit. It is great as a dessert or snack on its own but sometimes it’s mixed with crushed ice and a little evaporated milk (saba con hielo), making it a delightful summer treat!

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How to Make Garlic Butter Shrimp with Sprite

Super tasty! This Garlic and Butter Shrimp cooked in Sprite is crazy delicious and so easy you’ll make it over and over again. 

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Easy Instant Pot Ham and Macaroni Soup

Loaded with cubed ham, pasta and vegetables this Instant Pot Ham and Macaroni Soup is the perfect comfort food for winter. This Asian-style soup is so easy to make in the pressure cooker. Creamy and tasty soup done in no time!

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How to make Turon (Banana Lumpia or Banana Spring Rolls)

These Banana Spring Rolls or Lumpia – Turon – are the best way to use up all your ripe Bananas. Sliced bananas are dusted with sugar then wrapped in spring roll wrappers with slices of jackfruit or other fillings then fried until golden brown and crispy. Turon as it is called locally is a hugely popular snack or street food in the Philippines! These caramelized bananas are the best and maybe served with ice cream, too!

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Beef Salpicao

Tender chunks of rib-eye steak cooked to perfection and flavored with a delicious seasoning sauce and then smothered in butter. All done in less than…

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How to make Halo Halo (Filipino Shaved Ice Dessert with Mixed Fruits and Sweet Beans)

Halo-Halo is a popular and deliciously refreshing Filipino dessert made with mixed fruits, sweetened beans, milk, and shaved or crushed ice topped with either caramel flan, purple yam jam or ice cream! Simply mix everything in a bowl or glass before eating. The combination of all these ingredients makes Halo Halo a very yummy concoction! So popular during the hot season, this cold dessert can cool you down during summer’s scorching days!

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