Christmas is all about being home, reliving beautiful childhood memories that only our favorite food cooked by our favorite people can bring us back to.

This year, no matter the challenges, don’t let anyone take this celebration away from you. Make this ChristMas Masaya Kayang-Kaya by letting yourself feel the good things and eating great food at your annual noche buena.

Make your favorites taste extra special with an all-in-one partner: MAGGI Magic Sarap. 

With fresh onion and garlic, real meat, brown sugar, pepper, and other spices, MAGGI Magic Sarap gives your Handaan favorites that dagdag flavor and aroma your noche buena needs! 

Not sure how to go about it? Just follow these easy Handaan recipes: 

ALLinOnederful Meatball Caldereta

Make your favorite caldereta more kid-friendly by switching to tender meatballs using ground pork. To make the meatballs: combine ground pork, chopped onion, 2 tablespoons of cheese, and ½ sachet of MAGGI Magic Sarap. Sauté in 2 tablespoons of oil then set aside. 

For the sauce, you can use the tomato sauce from the MAGGI Christmas Value Pack – available in leading supermarkets, groceries, and even online! For every purchase of 42 sachets of Maggi Magic Sarap 8g, you get 200g of tomato sauce.

Check out the full recipe here. 

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Magical Crispychon

Get the best of both worlds by combining Pinoy-favorites crispy pata and lechon!

For this, you’ll also need MAGGI Oyster Sauce. The key to the recipe is marinating the meat overnight. 

Season the flesh side of your pork belly with 2 sachets of MAGGI Magic Sarap and pepper. After adding onion, garlic, scallions, lemongrass, and MAGGI Oyster Sauce, leave it to marinate overnight. 

Check out the full recipe here. 

Supreme Pansit Canton

What’s a Pinoy handaan without pansit? 

Add a twist to your traditional pansit canton with the new MAGGI Supreme Sarap – an all-in-one cooking sauce that has the perfect blend of soy, oyster, garlic, onion, and meaty flavor. Just add one 60g sachet plus a quarter tablespoon of ground pepper to 3 cups of simmered water to start with your sauce.

Check out the full recipe here. 

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Magical Pinoy Spaghetti

Spaghetti is a classic favorite that everyone loves. Add MAGGI Magic Sarap and brown sugar to your spaghetti sauce recipe. Ready the noodles and sauce as usual, and top off with your favorite cheese!

Check out the full recipe here. 

Crispy Liempo Chips

Upgrade your inihaw na liempo with Crispy Liempo Chips. 

For the first step, season the pork with MAGGI Magic Sarap, sugar, and pepper. Then coat it with a mix of cornstarch and flour. 

Fry it until it’s crispy and golden brown. Serve it to the kids with a special mix of mango, tomato, onion, garlic, bagoong, and spring onion.

Check out the full recipe here. 

Like all celebrations, Christmas is special because of all the people we spend it with. It is the season where we make time for our loved ones and genuinely wish them the best for the coming year. 

Make ChristMas Masaya Kayang-Kaya by cooking their favorites a little differently. 

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