Women Are the Future of Philly's Food Scene

Traditionally, historically (and for all the wrong reasons), professional kitchens have been a man’s game. But times change, and so has the industry. Now, women restaurateurs, chefs, front-of-the-house pros and food artisans are reimagining the way we eat. Here’s how they’re navigating the food scene. And here’s how they’re making an impact.

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Published on 12/01/2020 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Food and Dining, People, Society
Tags: Asian, Chef, Chicken, Dining, Pork, Workers, industry, restaurant, women, women

Rainy Day Cure: Chicken Binakol

Chicken Binakol is similar to the well loved Chicken Tinola. What makes this dish unique? Its use of coconut meat and coconut water. Intrigued? These additional ingredients add to the sweetness of the broth which creates for a unique but very delicious meal. Did you know: The Original Chicken Binakol is cooked in bamboo. The bamboo seals in the flavor which makes the dish even more flavorful.

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Published on 24/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Binakol, Chicken

Chicken Sopas: A Homemade Pinoy Recipe

We all love to eat and we all have our favorite dishes. One of my favorites is the chicken sopas, which is great for any time but perfect for the rainy season. I’ll share with you how to cook my own homemade chicken sopas, which uses penne instead of the usual macaroni.

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Published on 24/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Recipe, soup

Chicken Empanada: A Must-Eat Pinoy Merienda

Empanada is a stuffed pThe Filipino version of empanada contains beef, pork or chicken as the main ingredient. It is usually mixed with potatoes, raisins and other vegetables.

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Published on 22/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Pinoy

Iloilo's Favorite Tinuom: A Soup Dish Wrapped Banana Leaves

Tinuom is local term that means “wrapped” or “balot.” There’s no secret ingredient in making tinuom, all it takes is to master the proportion of the ingredients that suits your taste.

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Published on 22/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Dishes

Macaroni Chicken Salad with Pineapple

Macaroni Chicken Salad with Pineapple is a fast, easy cold salad for summer or warmer days. This is a favorite Filipino holiday staple because hosts can extend this side dish or appetizer with more pasta. Filipinos love sweets in dishes, so one finds layers of sweetness from pineapple, raisins, the mayonnaise dressing, and the relish.

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Published on 15/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Pineapple, Salad

Mango Fried Chicken

This Mango Fried Chicken is a family favorite we order all the time when we eat out. The chicken is crisp, crunchy, golden brown and hard to resist. My sons love it so much so I recreated it at home. Use boneless chicken cuts like breast or thighs. But if you have chicken with the bone in, chop up the parts in slim slivers so that they pan fry easily. A good side relish of tart, nearly ripe, crisp mangoes and red onions completes this dish which is why it’s called Mango Fried Chicken.

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Published on 15/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Fried, Mango

Judy Ann Santos' Chicken Binakol

I love Chicken Tinola paired with Crispy Fried Tilapia, which I enjoy from head to tail. One time, I was reading a cookbook and a dish featured in it caught my attention. Pwede pala ang buko juice (I can use young coconut juice) so I added that along with the chicken broth to my Chicken Tinola. I also included shreds of buko flesh for texture, and lemongrass to make the dish gingery and aromatic and to give it a nice kick when you're slurping the hot broth on a rainy day.

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Published on 14/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Binakol, Chicken

Papa Diddi's Stuffed Chicken and Batil Patung

Papa Diddi’s Stuffed Chicken or what is known as Chicken Relleno to most Filipinos is the dish that St. Louis-based Filipina chef Malou Perez Nievera remembers best from holidays celebrated with her family in the Philippines. Now that she lives in America, Malou continues the tradition by cooking the relleno recipe which her father made for Christmas and gave to close family and friends.

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Published on 14/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Stuffed

Chicken Tinola

This classic Filipino recipe can be found in the late great Nora Daza's "Let's Cook with Nora"

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Published on 12/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken

Recipe: Rellenong Manok - Baked Stuffed Chicken

Stuff the chicken, both back and neck, then sew closed. Rub with butter then place in a roasting pan and cover. Roast in a preheated 350 F oven for 2 hours, basting every 30 minutes from the pan juices, then remove cover and continue roasting for 15 minutes or until chicken turns golden brown.

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Published on 04/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Filipino cooking
Tags: Chicken, Manok, Recipe, Rellenong, Stuffed