Philippines
Beef Banana Stew
Pochero
A Spanish-influenced beef stew with tomato sauce, saba bananas, and vegetables, sweet and savory.
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Beef Stew
Mechado
A beef stew with tomato sauce, potatoes, and carrots, traditionally larded with pork fat (mecha).
Manila, Philippines
Beef Stew
Pares
A beef stew with star anise and soy sauce, served with a clear soup and garlic fried rice, a Manila street classic.
Philippines
Blood Stew
Dinuguan
Pork meat and offal stewed in pig's blood with vinegar and garlic, also known as 'chocolate meat'.
Philippines
Braised Pork Hock
Pata Tim
A pork hock braised in soy sauce, star anise, and sugar until tender, Chinese-Filipino in origin.
Philippines
Filipino Adobo
Adobo
Filipino adobo braises meat or seafood in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaf, and pepper until the sauce is savoury, sharp, and deeply aromatic.
Philippines
Ginisang munggo
Ginisang munggo, the mung-bean stew eaten on Fridays across the Philippines, is a named dish with a fixed weekly place on the table.
Pampanga, Philippines
Meat Stew
Kaldereta
A meat stew (traditionally goat) with liver paste, tomatoes, chilies, potatoes, and carrots.
Philippines
Peanut Stew
Kare-Kare
Oxtail and tripe stew in a rich peanut sauce with eggplant, string beans, and banana hearts, served with bagoong.
Philippines
Pork Liver Stew
Menudo
A pork stew with small pieces of meat, liver, potatoes, carrots, and sometimes raisins or garbanzos.
Philippines
Shrimp Paste Pork
Binagoongan
Pork cooked in fermented shrimp paste (bagoong) with tomatoes and onions, a savory and pungent dish.
Bicol, Philippines
Spicy Coconut Pork
Bicol Express
A spicy pork stew cooked in coconut milk with lots of chili peppers and shrimp paste (bagoong).
Philippines
Stuffed Beef Roll
Morcon
A beef roulade stuffed with ham, sausage, eggs, and vegetables, braised in a savory tomato sauce.
Bicol, Philippines
Taro Leaf Stew
Laing
Dried taro leaves slow-cooked in coconut milk with pork, chilies, and shrimp paste, a Bicolano specialty.
Mindanao, Philippines
Tausug Chicken
Piyanggang Manok
A Tausug chicken dish braised with turmeric, coconut milk, and burnt coconut, giving a smoky flavor.
Philippines
Tomato Stew
Afritada
Chicken or pork stewed in tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers, a simple family dish.
Philippines
Vegetable Stew
Pinakbet
An Ilocano mixed vegetable stew with eggplant, okra, bitter melon, beans, and squash in shrimp paste.
Philippines
Visayan Braised Pork
Humba
A Visayan braised pork dish similar to adobo but with banana blossoms, black beans, and a sweeter profile.