Smoky Tinapa Fried Rice Recipe – Filipino Breakfast Favorite

Filipino tinapa fried rice with smoked fish flakes and green onions in a bowl

What is tinapa? Preparing ingredients Cooking garlic rice base Flaking and adding tinapa Mixing flavors Toppings and presentation Serving with egg Common Questions Wrapping things up Filipino tinapa fried rice is my total go-to when quick breakfasts feel like a slog or if I need something more extra than just plain bread. Ever wake up, …

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Classic Filipino Goto (Beef Tripe Rice Porridge) Recipe

Bowl of Filipino goto, a rice porridge with beef tripe and ginger, garnished with toasted garlic.

What is goto? Ingredients needed Preparing beef tripe Cooking rice porridge Adding toppings Serving hot Optional condiments Common Questions Filipino goto recipe is the saving grace for hungry, cold afternoons and rainy mornings when you just want soul food but also need something pretty easy to whip up. Ever spent ages staring at the fridge, …

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Instant Pot Arroz Caldo (Rice Porridge)

Delicious Instant Pot Arroz Caldo with chicken, ginger, and rice in a serving bowl.

Pre-cooking notes How to make arroz caldo in an instant pot Top Tips Serving ideas Variations of Arroz Caldo Common Questions Okay, so here’s the thing, arroz caldo instant pot is a total gamechanger when you’re desperate for comfort food but you have zero bandwidth for babysitting a pot on the stove. We all know …

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Filipino Tamales Made with Rice Flour & Peanut Sauce

Filipino tamales made with rice flour, coconut milk, and various fillings wrapped in banana leaves.

What is Tamales? What is it Made Of? How to Prepare Banana Leaves to Use for Wrapping Assembly and Cooking Process How to Serve and Store Common Questions filipino tamales rice flour might sound like some far-off dish you eat just once at a family reunion, but honestly? You can totally make it at home …

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Palitaw: Filipino Sweet Rice Cakes with Sesame

Homemade palitaw rice cakes, chewy rice dumplings coated with coconut and sesame seeds.

What Is Palitaw? Ingredients You Need to Make Palitaw Are Palitaw and Pichi Pichi the Same? Palitaw Recipe More to Love from The Kitchn Common Questions If you’ve ever seen palitaw rice cakes at a Filipino potluck and thought, “What in the world are those chewy little cloud things?” Yup, been there. Honestly, I only …

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Suman Rice Cakes with Coconut Caramel Sauce

Suman with coconut caramel sauce, a delicious Filipino sticky rice delicacy.

What is Suman Malagkit Ingredient Notes Cooking Tips How to Cook in the Steamer Serving Suggestions Common Questions You ever wake up on a rainy day, dreaming about warm, sticky rice treats? Because honestly, suman with coconut caramel is that kind of food. You just want something cozy and sweet (especially when the cravings hit …

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Garlic Sinangag: Filipino Fried Rice for U.S. Meals

Plate of Filipino garlic fried rice (Sinangag) topped with crispy garlic

Ingredients Steps Variations Story Storage Accessibility Serving Suggestions Let’s talk about a breakfast problem I used to have: waking up starving but only having sad leftovers or boring bread in the fridge. Been there? That’s why filipino garlic fried rice is a serious game changer—I mean, it makes almost anything taste like a million bucks. …

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Easy Kutsinta (Steamed Brown Rice Cakes)

Delicious kutsinta, a traditional Filipino steamed rice cake made with brown sugar and lye water.

Ingredients Steam steps Tips Story Accessibility Okay, so the other day I was searching for a truly doable kutsinta recipe easy style (my cousin kept nagging me for her favorite snack, bless her impatience) and honestly, most recipes looked like they’d need a full pantry re-stock. Nope—no thanks. You’re probably tired of over-complicated directions too, …

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