KalyeDC Welcome to KalyeDC! 🇵🇭🍴✈️

I share Filipino culture through food—cooking, travel, and street eats. Kalye is the brainchild of Chef Red Garcia.

From classic recipes to new food spots, every bite tells a story. Join me as we explore flavors, traditions, and the heart of the Philippines and beyond! Kalye literally means street, we want to bring the street food of Manila to Washington, DC. We want to introduce Filipino cuisine to the DMV area. We also cater, do pop up and cook at your own home.

05/31/2026

🦐🦪 Garlic Butter Mussels & Shrimp 🧄🧈

A rich, buttery, and flavor-packed seafood dish that’s perfect for family dinners, gatherings, or whenever you’re craving something special! Serve it with warm bread 🥖 or steamed rice 🍚 to soak up every drop of that delicious garlic butter sauce. 😋❤️

🛒 Ingredients

🦪 1 kg fresh mussels, cleaned
🦐 ½ kg shrimp, peeled and deveined
🧈 ½ cup unsalted butter
🧄 2 whole garlic bulbs, finely chopped
🧄 1 tsp garlic powder
🧂 Salt, to taste
⚫ Black pepper, to taste
🌶️ 1 tbsp paprika
🔥 1 tsp cayenne pepper (adjust according to your preferred spice level)
🧀 Grated cheese, for topping

👨‍🍳 Directions

1️⃣ Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat.
2️⃣ Sauté the chopped garlic until fragrant and lightly golden. 🧄✨
3️⃣ Add the shrimp and cook for 2–3 minutes until they start turning pink. 🦐
4️⃣ Add the mussels and season with garlic powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. 🌶️🧂
5️⃣ Cover and cook for 5–7 minutes or until the mussels open. Discard any unopened mussels. 🦪
6️⃣ Sprinkle generously with grated cheese and let it melt into the buttery seafood goodness. 🧀🤤
7️⃣ Serve hot and enjoy with rice or crusty bread. 🍚🥖

💛 Buttery, garlicky, cheesy, and slightly spicy—every bite is pure seafood heaven! 🦐🦪🧄🧈🔥

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05/24/2026

🍲🇵🇭 Ginataang Manok Ingredients 🇵🇭🍲

🐔 3/4 whole chicken, cut into serving pieces
🥥 1 can gata (coconut milk)
🧅 1 chopped onion
🧄 4 cloves garlic, chopped
🍃 2 bay leaves
🎃 Kalabasa (squash), sliced into chunks
🫘 String beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
🌶️ Chili flakes (adjust to your spice level)
🧂 Salt to taste
⚫ Black pepper to taste

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Steamed Black Pampano 🐠🐟🤤😋

05/10/2026

Pork Kaldereta for today’s special celebration. ❤️
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05/03/2026

My Home made Biko 😋🤤 🇵🇭❤️

04/25/2026

Squid 🦑🦑🦑

04/25/2026

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03/14/2026

One of my favorite kakanin ❤️🇵🇭

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