Beef

Southern Smothered Oxtails

Slow braised oxtails in rich gravy with onions, garlic, tomato sofrito, apple cider and beef broth for deep Southern comfort flavour.  Slow cooked until the meat surrenders and the gravy turns glossy, this is comfort food built on patience, depth, and pure beef richness. #southernsmotheredoxtails Oxtail is one of those...

Pancit Pares

Fresh noodles tossed in rich beef gravy and topped with tender braised brisket, garlic, vegetables, and aromatic spices.  Two Filipino comfort food legends collide in one plate. Tender braised beef, rich sweet-savoury gravy, and stir-fried noodles create a combination that disappears fast whenever I serve it. Some of the best...

Pakdol

Carabao shank soup with marrow, corn, saba bananas and cabbage in a clear savoury broth. Traditional Filipino comfort dish.  A bowl of rich broth, tender meat, and marrow that melts into every spoonful. This is the kind of comfort you grow up craving and never outgrow.  #pakdol #filipinofood #sabaw #comfortfood...

Stir Fried Beef and Potatoes

Beef and potato cubes stir fried with garlic, soy sauce and ginger, coated in a savoury glossy sauce.  Hearty cubes coated in a savoury glaze, simple ingredients turned into something deeply satisfying and comforting. #stirfriedbeefandpotatoes #dongbeicuisine #homecooking There are dishes that impress with technique, and then there are dishes that...

Beef Brisket Butternut Stew

Slow braised beef brisket with butternut squash, tomatoes and red wine. Hearty one pot comfort stew for cold days. Slow simmered brisket with sweet squash, tomatoes and red wine, filling the kitchen with the kind of aroma that makes you impatient for dinner. Thick, rich and made for tearing bread...

Nqaj Nyuj Leeg Hau (Hmong Beef Tendon Soup)

Deep, herbal, smoky and unapologetically tendon-forward, this Hmong beef tendon soup opened the door to a cuisine I had never explored before. Hmong beef tendon soup with smoked brisket, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves and banana blossom. As most of you already know, I love beef tendon. That texture: soft,...

Beef Goto

Filipino beef brisket goto made with glutinous rice, ginger, garlic, onions and rich broth, a hearty rice porridge perfect for cold weather.  A steaming bowl shared in the middle of winter, rice thickened just right, beef melting into the broth, and warmth reaching further than the cold outside.#goto It is...

Oatmeal Crusted Oxtail Croquettes

Oatmeal crusted oxtail croquettes made with shredded oxtail, mashed potatoes, rolled oats, and fried until crisp and golden.  From a random tram stop discovery to turning leftovers into something unexpectedly special. Proof that good food finds you when you least expect it. #oxtailcroquettes I was not planning to cook oxtail...

Dry Yellow Curry Beef

Leftover yellow curry paste turned into a rich, gently caramelised dry curry that eats like a lighter, sunnier cousin of rendang, all done with pantry scraps and slow patience. Beef simmered in yellow curry and coconut milk until dry, rich, and aromatic, a lighter, coconut-forward cousin of rendang. There are...

Ping Ping Beef

When I first heard of Ping Ping Beef, I thought it was some quirky restaurant creation, turns out, it’s an old-school Baguio classic made from beef cheeks, cooked until tender, rich, and deeply savoury. After revisiting it recently, it reminded me why simple mountain cooking hits differently, hearty, humble, and...