Easy Filipino Recipes
Start with approachable Filipino dishes that fit into a busy day. These recipes use straightforward techniques while keeping the savoury, sour and sweet flavours that make Filipino home cooking distinctive.
Pinais na Hipon
Shrimp and young coconut tucked into banana-leaf parcels and gently cooked in coconut water, in our Quezon-style home version.
Sinugno
Grilled tilapia finished in a mild coconut sauce with ginger, pechay and a whole green chilli.
Pancit Chami
Lucena-style fresh miki noodles with pork, shrimp and vegetables in a glossy sweet-spicy sauce.
Suam na Mais
A comforting Kapampangan soup of grated white corn, shrimp and leafy greens, with a practical sweet-corn option for cooks abroad.
Pancit Habhab
Lucban-style wheat noodles with pork, shrimp and vegetables, served on banana leaves with a little cane vinegar at the table.
Sinanglay na Tilapia
Whole tilapia stuffed with tomato and aromatics, wrapped in pechay and gently simmered in coconut milk.
Pancit Cabagan
Saucy Isabela miki noodles with pork, vegetables, crisp pork-belly topping and boiled quail eggs.
Calamares
Crisp flour-coated squid rings with a Filipino spiced-vinegar dip.
Kamote Cue
Fried sweet-potato slices with a caramelised brown-sugar coating, a classic merienda.
Sarciadong Isda
Fried fish finished in a soft tomato, onion and egg sauce for a familiar Filipino rice meal.
Ginisang Sayote with Shrimp
Tender-crisp chayote sautéed with shrimp, tomato and garlic in a light savoury sauce.
Kwek-Kwek
Orange-battered quail eggs fried crisp and served with a sharp vinegar dip.
Fish Balls with Manong Sauce
An easy street-food snack using ready-made fish balls and a sweet, savoury homemade dipping sauce.
Banana Cue
Saba bananas with a crisp caramelised brown-sugar coating, a classic Filipino merienda.
Taho
Warm silken tofu, chewy sago and brown-sugar arnibal in a comforting street-vendor classic.
Pesang Isda
Fish, ginger and leafy vegetables in a light Filipino broth.
Pork Salpicao
Quick-seared pork tenderloin with toasted garlic and a savoury butter glaze.
Chicken Pastel
Creamy Filipino chicken stew with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and chorizo.
Fish Escabeche
Golden fried fish with ginger, peppers and a bright sweet-and-sour vinegar sauce.
Ginisang Ampalaya with Eggs
Bitter melon sautéed with tomatoes, onion and soft scrambled eggs.
Chicken Adobo
Chicken braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and bay.
Tinolang Manok
Gingery chicken soup with green papaya.
Bistek Tagalog
Beef and onions in a calamansi-soy glaze.
Chicken Inasal
Bacolod-style grilled chicken with annatto.
Pancit Bihon
Rice noodles tossed with chicken and vegetables.
Pancit Canton
Springy wheat noodles with pork, prawns and crisp vegetables.
Pancit Sotanghon Guisado
Silky glass noodles stir-fried with chicken, mushrooms and vegetables.
Lumpiang Shanghai
Crisp spring rolls packed with seasoned pork.
Lumpiang Sariwa
Fresh Filipino spring rolls with tender vegetables and garlic-peanut sauce.
Pinakbet
Ilocano vegetables gently cooked with bagoong.
Pancit Bato
Bicol’s wavy sun-dried noodles tossed with pork, prawns and vegetables.
Daing na Bangus
Garlic-vinegar milkfish fried crisp.
Bibingka
Soft coconut rice cake baked in banana leaves.
Turon
Caramel-crisp saba banana spring rolls.
Halo-Halo
Shaved ice layered with fruit, jellies and ube.
Filipino Spaghetti
Sweet-style Filipino spaghetti with hotdogs, rich meat sauce and plenty of cheese.
Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw
Squash, long beans and shrimp gently simmered in creamy, savoury coconut milk.
Champorado
Creamy Filipino chocolate rice porridge finished with milk and a pinch of salt.
Maja Blanca
Silky coconut milk pudding with sweet corn and crisp golden latik.
Ginataang Langka Bicolano
Young jackfruit, pork and chillies slowly simmered in savoury coconut milk.
Gising-Gising
Green beans and pork cooked in creamy coconut milk with an awakening chilli heat.
Tortang Talong
Smoky whole eggplant pressed into a crisp-edged Filipino omelette.
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo
Chewy rice balls, fruit and root crops in warm coconut cream.
Ukoy
Crisp prawn and vegetable fritters served with sharp chilli vinegar.
Palitaw
Soft glutinous rice cakes coated with coconut, sesame and sugar.
Dinengdeng
Light Ilocano vegetable broth seasoned with bagoong and finished with grilled fish.
Poqui-Poqui
Smoky roasted eggplant folded with tomatoes, onions and softly scrambled eggs.
Creamy Chicken Sopas
Creamy Filipino macaroni soup with chicken, vegetables and sliced hotdog.
Pork Giniling with Quail Eggs
Everyday tomato pork mince with potatoes, vegetables and quail eggs.
Filipino Pork Barbecue
Sweet, savoury Filipino pork skewers glazed over a smoky grill.
Beef Tapa (Tapsilog)
Garlicky citrus-marinated beef served with sinangag and fried egg.
Buko Pandan
Chilled young coconut dessert with pandan jelly and cream.
Pork Tocino (Tocilog)
Sweet-garlicky Filipino cured-style pork served with garlic rice and fried egg.
Skinless Longganisa (Longsilog)
Homemade sweet-garlicky Filipino pork sausages with sinangag and fried egg.
Sinigang na Hipon
Fresh prawns and vegetables in a bright, savoury tamarind broth.
Chicken Sotanghon Soup
A fragrant Filipino chicken soup with glass noodles, mushrooms and crisp vegetables.
Pancit Lomi
Batangas-style thick egg noodles in a glossy broth with pork, liver and vegetables.
Ginataang Manok
Ginger-scented chicken simmered gently in coconut milk with green chilli and leaves.
Adobong Pusit
Tender squid cooked quickly in a glossy vinegar, garlic and natural ink sauce.
Misua with Patola and Meatballs
Delicate misua noodles, tender pork meatballs and patola in a light home-style broth.
Bam-i
Cebuano celebration pancit combining springy canton and translucent sotanghon noodles.
Linarang na Isda
Cebuano fish simmered gently in a sour-spicy tomato broth with ginger, tausi and kamias.
Tuslob Buwa
Cebu's bubbling pork-brain and liver dip, served communally with puso or rice.
Sinabawang Tahong
Fresh mussels, ginger and leafy greens in a clean, comforting Filipino broth.
Galunggong Bistek
Golden mackerel scad with onion rings in a bright calamansi-soy bistek sauce.
Tortang Alamang
Crisp-edged Filipino tiny-shrimp fritters served with sharp chilli vinegar.