Fab Four Dishes

What do you get when you throw  in Knorr, Chef Martin Kabigting, and Gaisano Grand Mactan into one pot on a sunshiny day in May? You get one delish Cooking Fiesta that’s sure to put in a dash of vitality into meal time from then on.

Food has long been an important part of the Filipino culture. In the Philippines, food isn’t just there to feed the stomach. Food exists to feed the soul, as well. Filipinos love to eat not because we are always craving for something to satisfy our hunger but because we are a very social crowd to begin with.

Lunch and dinner are among our day’s milestones because these are the perfect times for us to reconnect with the people whom we consider family. We talk about anything and everything over food. We celebrate life’s milestones over food and we build relationships over food.

Meals are integral to us because inasmuch as it soothes us from a hard day’s work, it brings us together.

When Filipinos talk about meals, these are not the fancy restaurant food that few may enjoy occasionally but these are the simple, everyday meals whipped up by the special people in our lives—the kind home-cooked goodness that we will never get tired of coming back home to. 

When Unilever Philippines and Unilever Foodsolutions brought in Unilever Foodsolutions Sous Chef Martin Kabigting to Gaisano Grand Mactan to create fresh twists on old favorites, Cebuanos were treated to an afternoon fare like no other celebrating home-cooked goodness that’s easy on the pocket and easy enough for the preoccupied cook at home.

The former Chef de Partie of Dusit Nikko Hotel gave dishes like the classic Cebuano favorite, Utan Bisaya a new lease on life and even brought to the forefront upcoming favorites like Pad Thai. He also shared nifty new ways on how to amp up the delicioso-factor of Sinampalokang Manok without busting your budget.

Here’s your ultimate cheat sheet on making every meal time muy saboroso (straight from the expert himself, Chef Martin Kabigting)!

Sinabawang Gulay Special

Ingredients:

200g Ground Pork

100g Onions, chopped

30g Garlic, chopped

300g Kalabasa, diced

200gSayote, diced

200gCarrots, diced

2 packsKnorr Sinabawang Gulay Cube

2 litersWater

100gKangkong

2pcsEggs

How it works:

1. Saute pork first.

2. Add garlic and onions and let it fry.

3. Add other vegetable except kangkong

       and continue stir frying.

4. Add water and Knorr Sinabawang Gulay mix.

5. You can thicken the soup with cornstarch.

6. Finally, add egg and stir in the soup.

7. Serve and enjoy.

Sinampalukang Manok

Ingredients:

1kgChicken fillet, diced

1packKnorr Real Sarap

200gOnions, sliced

20gGarlic, chopped

50gGinger, chopped

1packKnorr Sinigang Mix

1packKnorr Gata

300gKailan leaves

How it works:

1. Marinate chicken with Knorr Real Sarap.

2. Pan fry chicken and then saute onions, garlic

       and ginger.

3. Add Sinigang mix and Gata.

4. Lastly, add leaves until chicken is cooked

       through.

Pad Thai Stir Fried Noodles

Ingredients:

300gChicken fillet, sliced

300gBeef strips

200gOnions, sliced

100gGarlic, chopped

50gGinger, chopped

100gKnorr Tamarind Soup Base

300gKnorr Oyster Sauce

200gTauge

200gCarrots, sliced

200gSayote, sliced

5gBasil, chopped

5mlPatis

5mlSesame Oil

1kgFlat Noodles

How it works:

1. Stir fry chicken and beef together.

2. Add onions, ginger and garlic.

3. Add on carrots, sayote and other vegetables that

    is convenient for you.

4. Mix in noodles and season it with patis, sesame oil, Knorr Oyster Sauce and Knorr Tamarind Soup Base.

5. Toss until noodles are well coated. Then serve.

Fried Rice (Sweet and Spicy fried rice recipe)

Ingredients:

300gBeef, ground

200gOnions, sliced

100gChili Garlic Sauce

50gGinger, chopped

200gBango Kecap Manis

30gChicken Powder

300gMixed veggies

5gBasil, chopped

1kgRice, cooked

How it works:

1. Stir fry beef.

2. Add onions, ginger and chilli-garlic.

3. Add on mix veggies.

4. Mix in rice and season it with Bango Kecap

       Manis and Knorr Chicken Powder.

5. Toss until rice is well coated. Then serve.