Filipino recipes
25 free Filipino recipes you can cook, share and keep, including Arroz Caldo, Beef Tapa and Bistek Tagalog. Every recipe shows where it came from and its license. Save one to Yoribang to get your own copy: change the servings and the amounts follow, add your own notes, and build a shopping list.
Arroz Caldo
A warming chicken and rice porridge with a lot of ginger, topped with fried garlic, egg, and calamansi.
Soup1 hr
Beef Tapa
Thin beef strips cured in soy sauce, garlic, and sugar, then pan-fried. Serve as tapsilog with egg and garlic rice.
Breakfast30 min
Bistek Tagalog
Thin beef steak marinated in soy sauce and calamansi, pan-seared and smothered in sweet onion rings.
Dinner50 min
Champorado
Sweet chocolate rice porridge with a drizzle of milk. Traditionally eaten with salty dried fish.
Breakfast35 min
Chicken Adobo
Chicken braised in soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and bay leaves until tender and glossy. The national dish of the Philippines.
Dinner55 min
Chicken Afritada
A tomato-based chicken stew with potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers.
Dinner1 hr
Ensaladang Mangga
A tart, crunchy salad of green mango, tomato, and onion with a salty-sweet bagoong dressing.
Salad15 min
Ginisang Monggo
A savory mung bean stew with garlic, tomato, and spinach. A Friday staple.
Soup1 hr
Halo-Halo
A shaved ice dessert layered with sweet beans, fruit, jelly, ice cream, and milk. The name means mix-mix.
Dessert20 min
Kare-Kare
Oxtail or beef stew in a thick peanut sauce with vegetables, served with shrimp paste on the side.
Dinner3 hr 30 min
Leche Flan
A rich, dense caramel custard made with egg yolks and condensed milk.
Dessert1 hr 20 min
Lechon Kawali
Pork belly simmered until tender and deep-fried until the skin blisters and crackles.
Dinner2 hr 20 min
Lumpia Shanghai
Thin, crispy fried rolls filled with seasoned ground pork. Party food served with sweet chili sauce.
Appetizer1 hr 5 min
Pancit Bihon
Thin rice noodles stir-fried with pork, vegetables, and soy sauce. A birthday dish for long life.
Dinner40 min
Pancit Canton
Stir-fried egg noodles with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables in a soy-garlic sauce.
Dinner40 min
Pandesal
Soft, slightly sweet bread rolls coated in breadcrumbs. A Filipino breakfast staple.
Baking2 hr 50 min
Pinakbet
A northern Filipino vegetable stew of squash, eggplant, okra, and long beans with shrimp paste.
Side dish45 min
Pork Adobo
Pork belly or shoulder simmered in vinegar and soy sauce with garlic and pepper.
Dinner1 hr 25 min
Pork Menudo
A Filipino pork and liver stew with tomato, potatoes, carrots, and raisins.
Dinner1 hr 20 min
Pork Sisig
Chopped, crispy grilled pork sizzled with onion, chili, and calamansi. A favorite pulutan.
Appetizer50 min
Sinangag (Garlic Fried Rice)
Fried rice with a lot of golden garlic. The classic partner to fried eggs and tapa.
Breakfast15 min
Sinigang na Baboy
A sour tamarind soup with pork ribs, tomato, radish, and greens. The Philippines' comfort soup.
Soup1 hr 30 min
Tinola
A light, gingery chicken soup with green papaya and chili leaves or spinach.
Soup50 min
Tortang Talong
A smoky roasted eggplant, flattened, dipped in egg, and pan-fried into an omelet.
Dinner30 min
Turon
Banana and jackfruit wrapped in spring roll wrappers and fried with caramelized brown sugar.
Dessert35 min
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