Garlic Rice

This is the only Filipino recipe that I have gotten the "Wow, just like Moms!" This is a very simple and easy way to spice up your rice. You can substitute Garlic Rice for plain white rice in most Filipino recipes that call to be served with rice.

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 and 1/2 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 and 1/2 garlic salt
4 cups cooked white rice (not minute rice)
Ground pepper to taste

Method

Heat oil on medium high heat in a skillet. Add garlic and cook until golden brown. Do NOT allow garlic to burn.

Stir in cooked rice and sprinkle with garlic salt. Continue stirring and "frying" rice until it's nicely coated and starts to look glassy. Season with pepper and serve immediately.

Filipino Stew

I love this stew. It's cheap and ridiculously easy. It's a wonderful meal on a night when you don't have much time or feel like snuggling on the couch while watching a movie. I don't know the cultural name for this stew and my husband said he never had anything like this growing up, so I can't vouch for it's authenticity, only it's delish-enticity :)


5 minced cloves of Garlic
1/2 onion chopped
1 can of diced tomatoes
3 cups beef broth
3 potatoes, quartered
1lb lean ground beef or turkey
Seasoning Salt, salt and pepper to Taste

2 cups cooked rice, served hot

Method

Heat a large cast iron stew pot on high heat (or if using a regular pot on medium high heat)

Put the ground meat in the pot then place chopped onions and can of tomatoes on top of meat and stir. Sprinkled generously with seasoning salt and let cook for 2 minutes then add garlic.

Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add the beef broth and potatoes. Simmer until meat is done and potatoes are tender. Season with salt, pepper and seasoning salt to taste.

Serve on top of hot rice.