Chef JR Royol cooks Tinola Express for Lexi Gonzales and Gil Cuerva! | Farm To Table - video Dailymotion

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Aired (July 27, 2025): In this episode, Chef JR Royol is challenged by Kapuso actress Lexi Gonzales to merge two of her favorite Filipino dishes—Bicol Express and Chicken Tinola—into one! Can he turn this bold combo into something exciting and delicious?  For more Farm to Table Highlights, visit this link: https://shorturl.at/JiWPM

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00:00What's up, food explorers? It's me, Gil, and it's me, Lexi, the beautiful Lexi.

00:06We're on the way to Alfonso, Tagaytay, and we have a bit of a conundrum.

00:14Wow, conundrum!

00:16Conundrum!

00:17Tinola Express or Bicol Express?

00:19So we decided to go with Tinola Express.

00:22We thought about a different dish that we can recommend by Chef JR to cook.

00:32Well, we're here at Tagaytay, in the market area.

00:37And we're going to get a manok so that we can eat Tinola Express with Chef JR.

00:44So we need papaya.

00:47And there's papaya!

00:50Sayote!

00:51Sayote!

00:52Sayote na lang po.

00:53Dalawa lang po.

00:54Okay, so di ba, papalutin na lang ako ng gayos.

00:56Check natin kung may chorizo na din.

00:58Chorizo for the...

01:07Hi, Chef!

01:08Hey, Chef!

01:09Yun!

01:10Ito na yung mga bisita ko.

01:11Nice!

01:12At ito na rin ang ingredients.

01:13Ingredients.

01:14Okay.

01:15Kay Gil to actually.

01:16Yeah.

01:17Nagbitbit kasi ito yung sa akin.

01:18Masyado mabigat daw.

01:19Masyado mabigat nga naman.

01:20Oo.

01:21Very good ka dyan.

01:22Very good.

01:23So meron tayo ditong...

01:24Tuwalya.

01:25Tuwalya.

01:26So kumakain kayo ng tuwalya?

01:27Yes.

01:28Of course, sa Kalyos.

01:29Very...

01:30Basta hindi yung gamit na pangligo ah.

01:32Oh!

01:33Corny.

01:34Noted ma'am.

01:35Noted.

01:36Hatsyetsyeng.

01:37Hatsyetsyeng.

01:38So request mo dito, Kalyos.

01:40Kalyos.

01:41Yes.

01:42So alam kong hindi halata, Chef.

01:44But I'm actually Spanish.

01:46Alam kong mukha akong Korean-Korean and everything.

01:49But we're part Spanish.

01:52So lumaki ako sa mga lutong Spanish.

01:55Okay.

01:56So isa sa mga naging nung buhay pa yung lola ko.

01:59Isa sa mga...

02:00Pressure to ah.

02:01Yeah.

02:02Yung mga recipes niya or yung pinamanan niya sa mom ko.

02:05Was yung recipe niya na of Kalyos.

02:07Let's see yung para sa'yo naman.

02:09May sayote.

02:11Manok.

02:12Tinola.

02:13Tinola?

02:14Tinola Express.

02:15Tinola na Bicol Express?

02:17Yes.

02:18No yung spicy siya na...

02:22May gata.

02:23May gata na masabaw.

02:25Masabaw.

02:26Masabaw.

02:27Magata.

02:28Spicy.

02:29Noted.

02:30Tega lang.

02:31Problema ko sa Kalyos mo.

02:32Wala akong paprika.

02:33Okay lang bang...

02:34Hindi na ako.

02:35Aanghangan ko na lang din ng kaunti.

02:36Yeah.

02:37Add your own twist to it.

02:38Kasi yung Kalyos parang ano yan eh.

02:39It's like ah...

02:40Isipin mo na lang adobo.

02:41Lahat naman tayo, di ba?

02:42Yeah.

02:43We know.

02:44May base naman yung adobo.

02:45Pero lahat naman tayo may kanya-kanyang twist sa adobo, di ba?

02:47So parang gano'n sa Kalyos.

02:48Okay.

02:49Sige.

02:50Akong bahala dyan.

02:51Pero sakto.

02:52Rene Perry para sa inyo.

02:53Oh, looks interesting.

02:54Yes.

02:55This is Pinalatan.

02:57Pinalatan is an Apayaw dish.

03:01Okay.

03:02Apayaw is a northern place.

03:04Ito siya.

03:05May mga unique ingredients lang siya.

03:08Like this one.

03:09So I'll be finishing this off with pomelo leaves.

03:13Ooh.

03:14Yeah.

03:15It's supposed to give us minty slash bitter flavor profile.

03:20So ready na yan.

03:21Itatabi ko na to.

03:22And then I'll work on your Kalyos.

03:24We use talaga dito yung special equipment nating pressure cooker.

03:29Yes sir.

03:30Kunin ko lang mabilis.

03:31Ang galing ah.

03:32Yeah, it takes time talaga.

03:33Actually si ma'am, pag nagluto siya ng Kalyos, she usually does it a day in advance.

03:37Oh.

03:38So for this, para lang din matanggal yung konting funk sa kanya.

03:43Okay.

03:44So lagay lang tayo ng ginger.

03:45Okay.

03:46I don't know how you guys feel about ginger.

03:49It's not traditional na may ginger ang Kalyos.

03:53But it's okay.

03:54Add your own quiz to it siya.

03:56Kunin lang naman yan.

03:57Pang patanggal ng layta.

03:58Yes.

03:59Yun lang naman yung purpose na.

04:01And then garlic, of course, peppercorns, and then bay leaves, and then salt.

04:14Wala akong Spanish paprika pero I think I have chili powder.

04:18That's not as fragrant as paprika pero at least it will give you that kick na hinahanap natin.

04:25So for this, let me just set up another cooking station.

04:28Alright.

04:29Hindi, para sabay na natin, maluto yan.

04:31Gusto ko ma-maximize natin yung oras.

04:33Actually, ang totoon yun, chef.

04:35Guto na gudom lang talaga kami.

04:36Hindi kami kumain.

04:37Yeah.

04:38For this?

04:39Yeah.

04:40Perfect.

04:41So yun, shake yun natin.

04:43Tatlo lang naman tayong kakain pero lahatin na natin to.

04:46Ayan.

04:47Yes.

04:54Okay.

04:55Ito yung may, ano ba yun?

04:57Tepanyaki, no?

04:58Oh.

04:59Sa harap ninyo niluluto.

05:00Ito, sa harap ninyo yung hinihiwa yung karne.

05:05Is there a knife that you have had na parang since way before like nung ano?

05:10I have actually.

05:11Yung ginagamit ko na sa bahay ngayon.

05:13Nag-retire na siya eh.

05:14Yes.

05:15So, more than a decade na siya.

05:17Wow.

05:18Kaya, doon na lang siya at pang bahay na lang.

05:20Tapos, ito na yung work knife ko naman.

05:22Ito since, I think, nag-start si farm to table.

05:26Oh, okay.

05:27So, yun yung farm to table knife ko talaga.

05:29Oh.

05:30May ganon.

05:31Oh, eh.

05:32Yes.

05:33And then, tsaka, you really have to invest on good quality knife.

05:37I'm sure.

05:38I'm sure.

05:39Kasi, kanyan eh.

05:40Trabaho mo yun eh.

05:41Nabuhay namin to.

05:42So, kailangan dependable talaga yung tools na ginagamit namin.

05:50Oil?

05:51Yep.

05:52So, this is basically how I do my tinolas or anything na may sabaw.

05:59I normally sear the protein first.

06:01Deal with all the years with Taste Buddies?

06:04Nag-try kayo doon na magluto?

06:06Replicate, wala.

06:07But there are definitely dishes na talagang nagsistick sa akin na hinahanap ko sa ibang restaurants.

06:13Aha.

06:14One in particular was one episode na may natry kaming Indonesian dessert.

06:19It's called markabak manis.

06:21Okay.

06:22So, it's like yung parang pancake na may food and a half.

06:24So, you put condensed milk.

06:25So, I remember like shortly after that episode,

06:28naghanap talaga ako ng Indonesian cuisine restaurant serving that.

06:33Which is hard ah.

06:34Dito, parang masyado.

06:36Definitely part ng Mindanao.

06:38Pwede.

06:39But in Manila pa, I forget kung saan ako naka-

06:42I don't even think the restaurant is like open naman.

06:45Open naman.

06:46That's sad.

06:47Yeah.

06:48O ito, at least Filipino muna tayo ngayon.

06:50Yeah.

06:51But Filipino-Spanish.

06:52Pero kasi yung Kalyos natin dito.

06:54Iba.

06:55Yeah eh.

06:56Kung baga, I wouldn't say butchered version ng...

07:00More personal.

07:01I guess, yung adaptive recipe na na since yun nga.

07:05Like the Spanish paprika na may access kami dito like for us chefs.

07:09It's not really the good quality na paprika.

07:12I think that's one of the things kasi that makes a good Kalyos eh.

07:17Like see, mukhang Filipino naman yung hilig mo ah.

07:21Oh yeah.

07:22I take Filipino food any day.

07:25Talaga?

07:26Talagang Filipino food.

07:28Despite yung emergence ng Korean cuisine.

07:32Yeah, even though we were shooting Running Man sa Korea.

07:35Oo nga.

07:36O.

07:37Siguro second week namin sa Korea,

07:40nagkahanap na ako ng Pinoy food.

07:42Yeah.

07:43As in...

07:44I share that sentiment kasi nung nandun din kami,

07:48parang okay na ako dun sa five days straight na Korean food.

07:54And then after nun parang solve na ako.

07:57Yeah.

07:58Parang balik na ako sa Pilipin.

08:01Hindi naman sa nananawa.

08:03Oo.

08:04Pero, there's something about our food.

08:07Na, well, siguro, apparently and obviously talaga na kinalakihan kasi natin siya yung sanay tayo.

08:14Yeah.

08:15Na hinahanap-hanap natin palagi.

08:17Good.

08:18At saka parang yung food kasi natin, it's one dish,

08:21but it's packed with everything.

08:22Yes, yes.

08:23Hindi naman ako sanay din sa ang daming kailangan kong intindihan to get that.

08:27Like ako kahit sa bahay, dalawang ulam sakin is marami na.

08:31Yes.

08:32Yeah.

08:33Pagtatlo, overkill na sakin yun.

08:34So, normally isa dalawang ulam lang kami sa bahay.

08:36Pag siya, ganun din ako, ganun din ako.

08:37Diba?

08:38Yeah.

08:39Parang nakakaumay pag ang daming mong options.

08:41Nakaka-overwhelm lang siya.

08:43I guess that's the term.

08:44Yeah.

08:45Although, weird naman, sanay tayo sa piyastahan.

08:47Yes.

08:48Pagpiyastahan naman, pag umatake tayo, oh, tikman mo lang lahat yan.

08:52But it's the company, eh.

08:53Pagpiyastahan, yung saya nang nagagawan kayo sa, ano, sa lechon.

08:58Dala mga boodle fight.

08:59Yes.

09:00Mga boodle fight, talagang dami.

09:02Ito, I'll make sure na ma-appreciate mo.

09:05So, like your typical tinola, binilagay ako ditong ginger, onions, and garlic.

09:10So, ayan, sinosote ko lang siya.

09:12Makita natin yan kasi yung browning na hinahanap ko.

09:15This will give a certain level of umami and then medyo strong flavor doon sa ating ginataan.

09:24Yeah, tinola.

09:25Oo, gusto ko yan umami.

09:26Season ko lang ito ng salt, pepper, and then para lumambot lang siya ng konti, natin yung water.

09:40Ang galing, pag talagang magaling ka maglutot, hindi tumatalsik yung ano.

09:46Pag ako gumawa niyan, siya tatalsik sa akin lahat yung nilagay kong ano.

09:50Pero kagaya na sinabi mo si Lexie ang mas nagluluto.

09:53Actually, believe it or not, between the two of us.

09:56Ako yung parang, actually di ako marunong magluto, pero kaya ko naman magluto.

10:01Yung mas nagluluto, mali yata yung naalala ko kanina.

10:04Okay.

10:05Yung tagakain lang ko yan.

10:07Dapat balance.

10:08Yeah.

10:09Dapat balance.

10:10Pero I'm not saying marulong ako.

10:12Yung parang kaya ko lang mag-cook.

10:14I can cook a steak.

10:16Diba?

10:17Daya.

10:18Daya.

10:19Daya.

10:20Mga ganun.

10:21Kaya ko magluto ng yung mga salmon na tululay.

10:24Oo, yung mga ganun.

10:25Okay.

10:26Ah, base na carbonara.

10:27Three ingredients lang naman yun.

10:28Yun.

10:29Tinigang marunong ako.

10:31Oh, ayun.

10:32Mabubuhay kaya kayo.

10:33Oo.

10:34Oo.

10:35Maganda lang kwan yun.

10:36Pwede ng menu yun sa isang linggot.

10:37Ganun na lang ulit the following.

10:39Tapos ipiprito ko na lang yung natirang baboy.

10:42Yes.

10:43Ihinayang ko muna ng dalawa muna.

10:45Siguro dadagdagan ko mayamang dalawa pa.

10:47Yeah.

10:48Sige, sure.

10:49No problem.

10:50Okay.

10:51And then, yung ating coconut milk.

10:53Thick.

10:54Very thick.

10:55Kakanga tayong ilalagay natin.

10:58Yun.

10:59Pero, tapusin muna natin yung ating sayote.

11:04I don't know na ang kapal pala nang kailangan tanggalin sa sayote.

11:09Yeah.

11:10Ah, lalong lalo na kapag medyo matanda na.

11:13Magulang na yung sayote.

11:15Pag bata pa.

11:17Actually, kahit hindi mo nang mabalatan eh.

11:19Pero pag ganun na medyo may edad na yung sayote,

11:22you really have to remove yung thick part.

11:25Ito, ayan yung mga melt in your mouth.

11:27Yun, actually.

11:28And because of that, sasabay ko na siya ngayon.

11:30Para talagang malambot na malambot siya kapag kinagat nyo.

11:36So, si-simmer ko lang ito.

11:38Malapit ba?

11:39Sir, sana pong magustuhan yung aking niluto.

11:51Yan po ang pinalatan.

11:53Total, ito din yung naunang dish.

11:55Okay.

11:56Pwede ito, appetizer.

11:58Kalyos and kwan.

11:59Yeah.

12:02Sir, ano pong hatol nyo?

12:04Parang nga yung lumination mga.

12:06Hindi talaga yung nalalalaga sa bone niya.

12:09Oo.

12:10At the same time, yung...

12:13Flex siya, pero hindi siya...

12:15Matigas.

12:17Oo.

12:18Gil?

12:19Yeah, sorry.

12:20Are you with that?

12:21Napunta na si Gil sa kwan.

12:23Sa mundo niya ng kalyos.

12:25Sorry.

12:28So, tama naman yung pagsa-fast ninyo?

12:30Was it worth the wait?

12:32Very worthy.

12:33No problem.

12:35Oh, that's the...

12:36Ano, right way.

12:40Panayaw.

12:41Hindi ko na kailangan tanongin si Gil.

12:43Kung anong hatol niya dun sa ating kalyos.

12:45Ni-reveal niya na.

12:46Panalo, panalo to, guys.

12:48Mmm.

12:50Pwede ko bang ibalo to?

12:51Dadaling ko lang sa set ng Cruz versus Cruz.

12:53For sure, ma-appreciate talaga nila to.

12:56May mga foodie din yung mga nasa set namin eh.

12:58Sila Miss Vina.

13:00Sila Miss Gladys, si Kuya Neil.

13:02Si Christopher, tsaka si Elijah.

13:04Ako, actually, halos lahat kami.

13:18No...!

13:19No...

13:20No!

13:21No!

13:22Chocolat, kaleta, fiil silbo.

13:23No...

13:25No!

13:26No, no!

13:27No!

13:28No!

13:29No, no!

13:32No, no!

13:34No, no!

13:35No, no!

13:36No!

13:37No!

13:38No!

13:40No!

13:41No!

13:42No!

13:43No!

13:44That, that was it!

13:45Gasval.

13:46No!

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