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Main Courses (Ulam)

In Filipino cooking, main courses, collectively known as ulam (viand), are traditionally paired with rice.

Sayote at Hipon Guisado (Sautéed Chayote and Shrimps)

Sayote at Hipon Guisado (Sautéed Chayote and Shrimps)

Pork Ribs Tinola Recipe

Pork Ribs Tinola

Pinakbet with Lechon Kawali Recipe

Pinakbet with Lechon Kawali

Adobong Isda at Talong sa Gata (Fish and Eggplant Adobo with Coconut Milk) Recipe

Fish and Eggplant Adobo with Coconut Milk

How to Cook Kikiam (Que-kiam)

Kikiam (Que-kiam)

In Northern America where beef knee caps are fed to the dogs, people don't know what they're missing. The gelatinous meat around the knee caps is divine. Patience is required though to make it fork tender. It took three hours to cook this beef knee caps a la bistek.

Beef Knee Caps a la Bistek

Camaron Rebosado (Battered and Fried Shrimps) Recipe

Camaron Rebosado (Battered and Fried Shrimps)

When cooking pork and pineapple adobo, use fresh pineapple. Divide the pineapple into two portions, simmer half with the pork and use the rest to garnish the dish.

Pork and Pineapple Adobo

For rice-loving Filipino-Americans who like to pair their Thanksgiving turkey with non-traditional side dishes, here's an easy seafood paella recipe.

Easy Seafood Paella

Cooked Filipino adobo style, I served the string beans and mushrooms adobo with a simple quinoa salad. A meatless meal for my daughter, Sam.

Vegan String Beans and Mushrooms Adobo

There's white adobo and dark adobo. This chicken adobo with lemongrass is white adobo. No soy sauce: just vinegar, garlic, pepper, lemongrass and fish sauce.

Chicken Adobo With Lemongrass

Bringhe: Central Luzon's answer to the Visayas' Arroz a la Valencia

Bringhe

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Pork, mushrooms and green beans adobo in serving plate

Pork, Mushrooms and Green Beans Adobo

Pork, mushrooms and green beans soak up the salty-tangy-garlicky Filipino adobo sauce to perfection.

Baby portobello is used in this recipe but button mushrooms, shiitake and shimeji are good substitutes.

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