Manong Ken Ilio's Carinderia

Here’s an old photo taken with a low res digital camera back in 1999, of a steamed tilapia from Harbor View restaurant in Manila Bay. It’s very easy to steam fish. The recipe is here at the main carinderia site. var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname=”Steamed Plapla (Giant tilapia)”; a2a_config.linkurl=”http://carinderia.net/blog/?p=2047″;

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This is a great appetizer but can also be the main meal … So the meal consists of cooked shrimps, ripe avocados, and some blanched vegetables (optional). You can arrange the ingredients like in the photo or you can cut the avocado into halves, take the pit out then place the shrimps in the hollow [...]

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Here’s a great variation of the Philippine equivalent of ceviche – kinilaw! For this, we used scallops and fresh rainbow trout. We just basically marinaded them in lime juice and a little bit of lemon juice. (In the Philippines, we used to make this with coconut wine vinegar and calamansi juice.). You can also add [...]

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