Filipina In A Southern Kitchen

Category: Filipino

Very Easy Instant Pot Corned Beef Nilaga

Very Easy Instant Pot Corned Beef Nilaga

My version of the Instant Pot Corned Beef Nilaga using the corned beef brisket warrants a try, and you will not forget these simple beef chunks and vegetables. It’s so easy you won’t need a recipe the next time you make it. This is my 

Almondigas – Meatballs Misua Soup

Almondigas – Meatballs Misua Soup

Almondigas, Meatballs Misua Soup is also known as Bola Bola Soup or the Filipino Meatball Soup. This can easily be your weeknight dinner. Meatballs, noodles, and broth are all you need, and you have dinner in under thirty minutes.  Almondigas Filipino Version of Meatballs Soup 

Ube Brazo De Mercedes with Coconut Creme Anglaise

Ube Brazo De Mercedes with Coconut Creme Anglaise

Ube Brazo De Mercedes with Coconut Creme Anglaise should be on your to-do dessert. This particular recipe is not your typical Brazo de Mercedes Cake.  What makes this recipe unique is because it’s ube almost all the way–a pillowy and mallow-y ube meringue roulade that 

Tres Leches Ube Champorado with Crispy Dried Squid

Tres Leches Ube Champorado with Crispy Dried Squid

Tres Leches Ube Champorado with Crispy Dried Squid is an indulgent and fun take on the traditional Filipino Champorado. Think rice porridge with ube. The creamy comforting Champorado is drizzled with three types of milk: everyday milk, the usual suspect evaporated milk, and a generous sprinkle 

Turmeric Rice is the Better ‘Margarine Rice’

Turmeric Rice is the Better ‘Margarine Rice’

  Just to be clear this is not similar to the Indian Turmeric Rice because I want this to be the perfect canvas for Filipino Ulam (main dishes). I created this dish as a healthier option to the popular margarine rice that Filipino kids grew 

Lamb Kaldereta | Lamb Stew Filipino Style

Lamb Kaldereta | Lamb Stew Filipino Style

Kaldereta or Caldereta meaning to stew comes from the Spanish word caldero meaning cauldron. Traditionally, the Filipinos use goat because lambs are not native to our country. And, with modern food system, lamb is now (more) accessible globally. Lamb Kaldereta is our Filipino version of