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.