https://thequirinokitchen.com/tag/asian-home-cooking/ Asian cooking, culture and stories of recipes Sun, 29 Oct 2023 21:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thequirinokitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png https://thequirinokitchen.com/tag/asian-home-cooking/ 32 32 https://thequirinokitchen.com/pinaupong-manok-sitting-chicken-on-a-bed-of-salt/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/pinaupong-manok-sitting-chicken-on-a-bed-of-salt/#respond Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:40:58 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=84920 Pinaupong Manok in Tagalog means the sitting chicken. This is a classic Filipino dish which is a flavorful, fragrant, tender and fabulous-looking whole chicken roasted on a deep bed of rock salt. It is an easy recipe to cook, with basic pantry ingredients.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/pinaupong-manok-sitting-chicken-on-a-bed-of-salt/feed/ 0 84920 https://thequirinokitchen.com/lemon-squares/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/lemon-squares/#respond Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:09:04 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=84675 Lemon Squares are classic, bite-sized dessert bars made of fresh lemon juice and zest, sugar, flour and other baking ingredients. The silky, citrus, custard-like filling is encased in a buttery crust. This makes a wholesome family sweet treat for any occasion, all year round. ]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/lemon-squares/feed/ 0 84675 https://thequirinokitchen.com/pancit-palabok-with-coconut-milk/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/pancit-palabok-with-coconut-milk/#comments Sun, 28 May 2023 21:43:50 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=84507 Pancit Palabok with Coconut Milk is a classic bihon noodle dish, topped with layers of orange-colored shrimp sauce, sauted shrimps and bite-sized pork pieces, scallions, garlic, crumbled chicharon, and hard-boiled egg slices. A side dipping sauce of patis (fish sauce) and calamansi juice completes this all-time party favorite Filipino pancit noodle dish. Compared to other palabok recipes, I added the rich flavor of coconut milk to the savory shrimp sauce, a tradition handed down by my Kapampangan family.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/pancit-palabok-with-coconut-milk/feed/ 1 84507 https://thequirinokitchen.com/pastillas-de-ube-purple-yam-milk-candy/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/pastillas-de-ube-purple-yam-milk-candy/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 23:21:40 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=84287 Pastillas de Ube are rich, thick, chewy dessert treats, and a popular Filipino milk candy made with ube, a sweet purple-colored yam. Ube (purple yam) grows in the Philippines and is in season there in the late months of the year. For these pastillas, I used frozen boiled ube, rice flour, flavorings, and ube-flavored sweetened condensed milk. These delightful, soft ube milk candies are wonderful for desserts or snacks.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/pastillas-de-ube-purple-yam-milk-candy/feed/ 0 84287 https://thequirinokitchen.com/pork-chops-adobo/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/pork-chops-adobo/#comments Thu, 16 Mar 2023 21:03:51 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=83749 Pork Chops Adobo are simmered in the same ingredients as the classic Filipino comfort food of adobo -- garlic, vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaves, salt and pepper. The meaty pork chop is tender, and packed with the familiar flavors of garlic-vinegar which makes this easy entree hard to resist.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/pork-chops-adobo/feed/ 1 83749 https://thequirinokitchen.com/sinigang-na-baboy-sa-bayabas-and-sampalok/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/sinigang-na-baboy-sa-bayabas-and-sampalok/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:42:59 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=83794 Sinigang is the classic Philippine soup meal that is flavored with souring ingredients, in this case, bayabas (guavas) and sampalok (tamarind). This makes the clear soup broth taste tart, sour and savory all at once. This all-one-soup meal used pork ribs, pork neck bones, guavas, tamarind, assorted vegetables, seasoned with patis (fish sauce). ]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/sinigang-na-baboy-sa-bayabas-and-sampalok/feed/ 0 83794 https://thequirinokitchen.com/shrimps-with-walnuts/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/shrimps-with-walnuts/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:02:33 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=83647 Shrimps with Walnuts is a stir-fry of savory shrimps, crisp snow peas, with the addition of sweet, candied walnuts. The walnuts were cooked in syrup separately, for a few quick minutes. Then, while the shrimps and vegetables were nearly done cooking, the sweet walnuts were added to make the entree more special.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/shrimps-with-walnuts/feed/ 0 83647 https://thequirinokitchen.com/pasta-with-sardines/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/pasta-with-sardines/#respond Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:15:35 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=83650 Pasta with Sardines is an easy entree any one can prepare quickly with pantry staples of pasta and bottled (or tin) sardines. These are ingredients which are often in most homes. Saute the sardines with garlic, shallots and tomatoes, plus a spritz of lemon and a splash of wine. This combination with the addition of leafy greens plus the pasta makes for a wholesome, scrumptious meal. This is a recipe from The Quirino Kitchen by Constante G. Quirino.]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/pasta-with-sardines/feed/ 0 83650 https://thequirinokitchen.com/chinese-barbecue-pork-char-siu/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/chinese-barbecue-pork-char-siu/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:47:55 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=83500 This is a homecooked, easy recipe of the Chinese Barbecue Pork - Char Siu, those delectable, rich, salty-sweet pork slices popular at restaurants. Now you can recreate this easily at home by simply marinating the pork belly in a medley of sweet, smoky and savory seasonings, then roasting it in the oven. ]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/chinese-barbecue-pork-char-siu/feed/ 0 83500 https://thequirinokitchen.com/salmon-bulgogi/ https://thequirinokitchen.com/salmon-bulgogi/#respond Sun, 08 Jan 2023 22:15:19 +0000 https://thequirinokitchen640.e.wpstage.net/?p=82719 Salmon Bulgogi is an easy dish of salmon fillets with a sweet-savory Korean-style Bulgogi sauce grazing the fish. The fillets are pan-fried separately for a few minutes. Then the sauce is simmered till the flavors blend. The combination of the meaty, flavorful salmon with the spinach and tomato slices makes for a pleasantly simple dish for any day of the week. ]]> https://thequirinokitchen.com/salmon-bulgogi/feed/ 0 82719