Bisdak Chef

07/08/2025

Sa Friday na dre sa America! The Great American Recipe Season 4, on PBS 9PM EST

What sets Filipino food apart is the rich tapestry of stories woven into each dish. With 7,641 islands in the Philippines, every region brings its own unique flavors and traditions to the table.

Every plate is a heartwarming experience, every bite a soulful journey, and every shared meal an opportunity to connect and create lasting memories.

Rex Alba
PBS PBS Food WOSU Public Media

06/25/2025

2 more weeks nlng, ma ipagmamalaki natin ang Lutong Pinoy!

06/10/2025

Ang tagal ko nagpahinga sa page ko, pacencya na po sa lahat, after 9 long moths. Finally, the wait is over, I'm now allowed to reveal this!

The Great American Recipe season 4 premieres on July 11 dito sa US on PBS network!

I'll be showcasing our Filipino cuisine and competing against 7 other home cooks across the country. This reality TV show is for you all, I hope I can make Filipinos around the globe proud.

Raised and born in Bohol, sharing my authentic Filipino recipes to satisfy your Pinoy food cravings.

07/17/2024

Ano ano trip nyo sa Ginataang Kuhol (Snails in Coconut Cream)?

Ingredients and Procedure:

Kuhol (Filipino snail)
Salt
Red Onions
Turmeric
Ginger
Garlic
Chili
Fish Sauce
Sake or any cooking wine
Coconut Cream
Cilantro
Green Onions
Moringa
Hondashi (optional)
Brown Sugar (optional)
Ground White Pepper

1. Saute red onions, turmeric and ginger, add the snails. Flavor with fish sauce and Sake. Add coconut cream, simmer. Then add cliantro, green onions, moringa. For more intense flavor, add Hondashi, brown sugar and grown white pepper. Serve with with white rice ! Lami gyud kaayu!

05/02/2024

Ready naba ang lahat sa Fiesta sa Tagbilaran City, Bohol!

Pwede pa to pang habol sa liwas!

Beef Short Rib Mechado

Ingredients:
Beef short rib
Beef shank
Soy sauce
Garlic
Bay leaves
Ground black pepper
Calamansi or lemon
Cooking oil
Red onions
Tomatoes
Tomato sauce
Water
Bell peppers
Potatoes
Carrots
Brown sugar
Hondashi granules
Beef bouillon

Procedure:
Marinate beef with soy sauce, garlic, black pepper, bay leaves and calamansi. Marinate for at least 8 hrs or overnight.

When ready, heat oil and brown all sides of the beef. Set aside.

On a wok, sauté garlic, onions and tomatoes. Add beef, marinade and tomato sauce, let it simmer, add water, beef bouillon and hondashi granules , may add extra bay leaves. Cover and simmer until meat is fork tender.

On a separate frying pan, stir fry bell peppers, potatoes and carrots.

Add vegetables to beef, let it soak the mechado sauce. Serve with hot rice.

Lami gyud kaau!

04/28/2024

Pahinga muna sa luto ang Kusinero, attend muna nang session:)

Thank you Jesse Cabungcal Photography

04/22/2024

Simple but Rock, Special Beef Mechado (Braised Beef)

Lami gyud kaau! Attack!

04/19/2024

Max's style whole fried chicken, anong sawsawan mo?

Ingredients & Procedure:

Step 1 (Marinate)
Marinate whole chicken with fish sauce & calamansi or lemon for at least 12- 24 hrs. Stuff with cracked black pepper, green onions, lemongrass and dried bay leaves.

Step 2 (Steam)
On a steamer, add aromatics like garlic, red and greenonions, lemongrass, bay leaves, rock salt, cilantro. Steam whole chicken approximately 30 mins to 1 hr for the regular chicken, 2- 2.5 hrs for the native chicken. Let it rest, baste with Knorr seasoning liquid or fish sauce and make sure skin is dry before frying.

Step 3 (Fry)
On a deep fryer or deep wok, use peanut oil and fry chicken to perfection.

My sauce:
Banana ketchup, calamansi, soy sauce, tabasco and ground black pepper.

Lami gyud kaau!

04/18/2024

Max's style whole fried chicken, masarap kaya pag native na manok gamitin natin?

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04/16/2024

Dapat talaga mag usap kung ano ang dadalhin pag BYOB, at least unli rice;)

04/12/2024

Mais #16 na kanin nalang kulang sa ating Ginataang Tulingan na may twist!

Ingredients:
Tulingan (Skipjack Tuna or Bonito)
Tamarind
Bilimbi (Kamias)
Pork fat
Rice water (obtained by rinsing rice)
Salt
Cooking oil
Garlic
Red onions
Green and Red Chili
Ginger
Turmeric
Eggplant
Whole and ground black pepper
Fish sauce
Coconut cream and milk
Hondashi granules
Green Onions

Procedure:
Step 1 (Sinaing)
After cleaning Tulingan. On a wok, place tamarind and/or balimbi and pork far, place fish on top, add some salt and rice water. After a few minutes, remove scum and continue to simmer with lid on for 2-3 hrs.

Step 2 (Prito)
On a wok, add oil, fry both sides of the fish . This process locks up the flavor of Step 1.

Step 3 (Ginataan)
On the same wok, sauté garlic, red onions, green chili, add ginger and turmeric. Add coconut milk abd cream, bring to a boil then add eggplant. Flavor with fish sauce, whole black pepper corn and ground black pepper.
Add your fried tulingan, mix well with coconut milk sauce. Pour Sinaing broth, add Hondashi granules as needed, then mix your green onions and chili. Let it simmer for a few more minutes.

Serve with rice! Lami gyud kaau!

04/09/2024

Solar Eclipse 2024
Location: Marion, Ohio, USA
3 mins 30 secs Totality
Time lapse using Insta360 X3