From adobo to kangkanen: Fabulous Filipino recipes

This chocolate rice recipe, also known as champorado, or Filipino chocolate rice pudding, is a delicious sweet rice dish that is perfect for breakfast.

Sitaw is the Filipino word for long beans, but you can make this great dish with green beans, runner beans or French string beans. The word "adobo" signifies a cooking method that's been passed down through generations, marinating or cooking ingredients in a balanced blend of soy sauce, vinegar, and aromatics.

Arroz caldo is a comforting and delicious Filipino chicken and rice porridge made by cooking glutinous rice in homemade chicken stock until thick and creamy. Seasoned with fresh aromatics like garlic and ginger and garnished with toasted garlic, hard-boiled eggs, and scallions, Arroz Caldo is a classic comfort food promised to warm you from the inside out.

Made with simple, everyday ingredients and a bunch of different veggies, Filipino beef giniling is a hearty dish for the chilly weather that is both family and budget-friendly.

Ensaladang talong is a dish that sings with vibrant colors, textures, and flavors. Imagine a smoky and charred eggplant, its skin blackened and crackling as it yields to the touch, revealing a soft and creamy interior. The eggplant is then sliced into thick rounds and arranged on a plate, each slice glistening with the bright tang of vinegar and the sparkle of diced tomatoes, onions, and fresh herbs.

This hearty stew is packed with rich flavors and warmth, making it a favorite comfort food.

Filipino lumpia are a spring roll type dish filled with vegetables and a tiny bit of ground beef. The black pepper, garlic and vinegar lumpia sauce puts them over the top!

Pancit bihon is a beloved noodle dish in the Philippines, made primarily with rice vermicelli noodles stir-fried with a mix of meats, typically chicken, pork and shrimp, and a colorful mix of vegetables. Its flavors are enhanced with soy sauce, and it’s often served with a squeeze of lime or calamansi.

Tender, flavorful chunks of pork, simmered in a garlicky soy sauce and vinegar-based sauce served over rice - delicious!

Ginisang Munggo is sorta like the Philippine’s version of dal. Translating to "sautéed mung beans," this dish, sometimes known as Monggo Guisado, has a vibrant history deeply rooted in Filipino homes and bustling markets.

This lechon kawali is a guaranteed deliriously delicious Pinoy recipe for pork lovers.

These Filipino egg rolls are filled with smoky pulled pork, zesty BBQ coleslaw, and spicy Sriracha aioli before being fried up to crispy perfection.

Get warm and cozy with a heartwarming bowl of sinigang na baboy that feeds that soul. Create layers of rich flavor with this simple pork sinigang the fam will ask for over and over again!

A vegan take on the Philippines’ national dish, tofu adobo is savory, sweet, tangy, rich, and completely delicious.

As you take your first bite of this sizzling tofu sisig, you're greeted with the tangy notes of calamansi juice, the umami richness of soy sauce, the subtle sweetness of caramelized onions, and the fiery kick of red chili peppers.

Buko pandan is like the Philippines stepping up to the darned plate to answer the siren song of Vietnamese che ba mau and Malaysian bubur cha cha.

This delicious no-bake dessert makes every bite the perfect bite with layers of juicy mango, browned butter graham crackers, & the fluffiest whipped cream.

This Filipino Karioka recipe is ten steps ahead of the pack, dripping with an ube vanilla bean glaze. It makes crispy golden-brown rice balls that are fluffy and chewy inside and deliver perfection every time.

Mango float is a traditional Filipino dessert served cold and made of layers of fresh mango pieces, graham cookies, and whipped condensed milk cream. However, this version is slightly different because it’s made in individual vessels and uses coconut milk instead of condensed milk, making it a tad more tropical.

This recipe is inspired by the iconic Filipino fast food - Jollibee’s peach mango pie. Buttery, flaky, and fruity, this peach mango pie is a match made in heaven.

This Visayan-style suman malagkit is sometimes also called budbud. This soft and chewy banana leaf steamed sticky rice dessert with hints of ginger in a vanilla coconut milk caramel will become a firm favorite.

Taho is a Filipino dessert (though it’s also delicious for breakfast) that effortlessly marries the smooth embrace of silken tofu with the rich sweetness of arnibal syrup and the playful pop of sago pearls.

This recipe takes less than 20 minutes to make, and blows regular turon out of the water. Sweet saba bananas and juicy jackfruit slices are encased in a crispy, lightly spiced caramel-coated wrapper.

Tupig, which is also known as kangkanen and intemtem, is a Filipino sweet rice cake originating from northwestern Luzon, particularly the regions of Ilocos, Pangasinan, and Tarlac. Glutinous rice flour is mixed with brown sugar, or muscovado, and soft strands of young coconut meat (macapuno).

Homemade calamansi juice is a delicious and refreshing drink that is perfect for summer! Easy to make too in under 10 minutes.