Air Fried Peach Mango Pie

One of the first dishes people think of when Filipino fast food is brought up is likely fried chicken. But when it comes to dessert, there is no doubt that peach mango pie is up there as one of the most memorable and delicious dishes to have. It is perfectly sweet with the most irresistible…

Biko (Sticky Filipino Rice Cake)

Biko is a Filipino rice cake made from sticky rice (locally known as malagkit), coconut milk, and brown sugar. Like other rice cakes, this is referred to as kakanin (derived from the word “kanin” which means rice) and is often eaten as dessert or meryenda (mid-afternoon snack). Traditionally, this delicious rice cake is placed over…

Pork Adobo with Potato

Adobo is considered as a signature Filipino dish. This particular recipe is different from the original basic recipe because of an additional ingredient, the potatoes. During my childhood until the time that I reached adolescence, I never had pork adobo with something extra in it; I wanted it as basic as it can be –…

Pork Adobo

Basic Filipino Prok Adobo with Soy Sauce, Vinegar, and Garlic. This delicious dish is perfect when served over newly cooked white rice.   Prep: 10minutes minutes Cook: 1 hour hour Total: 1 hour hour 10minutes minutes Ingredients Instructions Combine the pork belly, soy sauce, and garlic then marinade for at least 1 hour Heat the pot and put-in the marinated pork belly then cook…

Chicken Adobo

One of our favorite dishes is Filipino chicken adobo. Dude especially likes the vinegar in it and if it was up to him, he’d want to double the amount I use. There are many versions of this recipe but the common ingredients in most recipes are soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorn and bay leaves. I’ve adapted…

Ube Cake

Top off your celebrations with this heavenly Ube Cake! Soft and fluffy cake blanketed with a velvety tangy, ube-flavored cream cheese frosting and covered with ube-flavored crumbs. Festivities would surely be livelier and more colorful with this on your table. Ingredients PAN RELEASE GREASE: CAKE BATTER: FROSTING: Instructions Make a pan release grease by combining…

Biko with Latkin Sauce

Get this easy Biko recipe, a Filipino rice cake made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and brown sugar topped with caramelized coconut milk. Prep Time: 5minutes mins Cook Time: 1hour hr  Total Time: 1hour hr 5minutes mins  Course : Dessert, Snack  Servings 9 squares TO COOK RICE LATIK SYRUP Instructions: Generously grease an 8×8-inch square baking pan and set aside. In a…

Filipino Pork BBQ

A simple and super easy Filipino bbq in skewers. Ingredients: Instructions: In a medium bowl or large cup, add soy sauce, sprite/7up, banana sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, ground pepper and garlic.  Stir well. Thinly slice and cut the meat into serving portions. Pour over the sauce. Marinate then place in the refrigerator for at least 4…

Filipino-Style Barbecue Chicken

I’m showing you how I make what is probably the best barbecue chicken you’ve never had, which I should’ve already done, but I’ve hesitated since one of the main ingredients is banana ketchup. But then I remembered that I teach people to cook things, so this includes a recipe for this special ingredient. Prep Time:…

Filipino Biko (Carmelized Sticky Rice)

Biko is my favorite. It’s a caramelized sticky rice that is irresistible to eat any time of the day. Biko is part of a series of Filipino desserts called “kakanin”, Filipino desserts that are made with sticky rice and coconut milk. I’ll be making more kakanin on this channel if you’d like – let me…