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- food
- May 13, 2021
Pro chef's tips to make awesome Filipino food
Plus, the 1 ingredient every true Filipino home cook always has ready.
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Beyond Andino's bright and infectious personality, which he lends to multiple shows on Food Network and Cooking Channel, he has worked on some serious critically-acclaimed lines in the restaurant industry -- including Jean-Georges, Spago with Wolfgang Puck and The French Laundry with Thomas Keller.
\"My goal eventually is to be the most well known world renowned chef in Filipino cuisine,\" he said. \"And hopefully, fingers crossed, get a Michelin star in Filipino cuisine and be the first chef to do that.\"
His heritage-driven cooking stems from his dad, who is a professional chef, and his grandmother's culture. So for home cooks who want a taste of his family's cuisine in their own kitchens, Andino revealed his staple Filipino pantry picks: \"You need to have this one specific vinegar called Datu Puti cane vinegar, Jasmine rice, garlic and Silver Swan dark soy sauce. That's it, you're basically on your way to Filipino cuisine in general,\" he said.
As for his personal favorite Filipino meal, \"Chicken adobo -- it defines me, it's the national dish of the Philippines, I've been eating it so many different ways for my entire life. It's delicious, it's easy, it's cheap, it's fun, anyone can make it,\" the self-proclaimed connoisseur of the rustic dish that resonates with any palette added. \"And it involves five ingredients (not including the chicken) Bay Leaf, pepper, vinegar, garlic and soy.\"
He likened cooking authentic Filipino food to the scene in Ratatouille when the \"little chef\" serves a humble roasted vegetable dish that brings even the harshest food critic back to the comfort of his youth, eating his mom's home cooked food.
\"If you keep those essential, deep, heartwarming flavors -- if you can take someone back to their childhood, it doesn't matter what you do to the food or how you present it because that means you hit the soul and essential flavors of the dish,\" he said.
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Recently, Andino collaborated with Filipino rock and electric pop artist David Labuguen, who plays keys for the band ARIZONA, for AAPI Heritage month to make the TT Taco (Tortang Talong Taco). One dollar of every taco purchased will go towards two organizations: Gold House to promote authentic multicultural representation and societal equity for the AAPI community and StopAAPIHate.org to help combat hate, violence, harassment, and discrimination, against AAPI in the U.S.
The special limited-time taco is made with a classic Filipino charred eggplant omelet in an Oaxacan cheese and corn tortilla with Patis, topped with scallion pico de gallo.
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For Filipino food fans who aren't in New York City, check out the chef's spin on his favorite chicken adobo recipe here.
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