Baby-Back Pork Ribs Adobo

Pork Baby-Back Ribs Adobo
Adobong Tadyang ng Baboy

makes 4 to 6 servings

For the Marinade:

1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons rock or kosher salt
3 bay leaves
12 whole garlic cloves, peeled
2 tablespoons whole peppercorns
whole fresh chiles, to taste (optional)
1 side baby-back ribs, about 2 pounds

Notes:

• Keep the baby-back ribs whole and let it cool completely in the braising liquid, preferably refrigerated overnight, before grilling or broiling to serve. It may seem unnecessary but it does make a big difference in improving the taste and texture of this adobo.

Instructions:

Mix all of the marinade ingredients in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Add the baby-back ribs and turn in the marinade to coat. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 250ºF / 121ºC. Pour enough boiling water in the baking dish such that the ribs are halfway immersed in liquid. Cover the baking dish tightly with the aluminum foil. Braise the baby-back ribs in the oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is falling off the bone.
If serving the next day, let cool to room temperature in the braising liquid while uncovered before storing in the refrigerator.

Braised baby-back ribs adobo.

To Serve:

Prepare a grill or preheat a broiler. Slice the baby-back ribs into 1 or 2-rib portions. Grill or broil until browned on both sides and thoroughly heated through, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Strain the braising liquid to remove the whole peppercorns and bay leaves. Heat the sauce over high heat and reduce until slightly thickened. Pour over the grilled or broiled baby-back ribs and serve with rice.

Beef Short Ribs Adobo

Beef Short Ribs Adobo

serves 4 to 6
3 pounds beef short ribs
salt
canola oil
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
2 cups water
1 cup cane vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 head garlic, cloves separated and peeled
3 bay leaves

Notes:

• It shouldn’t matter if your short ribs are flanken (cut across the bone, as in the pictures), or English-style (cut parallel to the bone).
• The original recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground pepper, but I’d rather double the amount and use whole berries to keep the broth from getting too gritty.
• Replace the 2 cups of water with either 2 cups of chicken stock or 1 cup of chicken stock and 1 cup of coconut milk as suggested in the original recipe. I used water since there’s no chicken stock to be found in the fridge and I wanted the delicate broth produced from braising the short ribs to come through.
• Experiment with different types of vinegar such as sherry, apple cider, or rice. Try to get a bottle of Datu Puti brand cane vinegar if you have access to a Filipino or Southeast Asian grocery. This is the only type of vinegar our household ever used for adobo.

Ginataang Kalabasa – Kabocha Squash in Coconut Milk

Creamy coconut milk is tinged a shade of yellow in this easy Filipino recipe for squash and shrimp simmered in coconut milk. This is my “macaroni and cheese,” with rice and tender kabocha squash assuming the roles of pasta and cheddar.
As with most comfort foods, ginataang kalabasa has countless variations. Other ginataan recipes call for fermented shrimp paste (bagoong) and fish sauce (patis), but for squash and shrimp, my preference lies with milder seasonings.

recipe adapted from Gerry G. Gelle’s Filipino Cuisine: Recipes from the Islands
Weekend Herb Blogging hosted by Kalyn’s Kitchen

Ginataang Kalabasa at Hipon
Kabocha Squash and Shrimp Simmered in Coconut Milk

makes 3 to 4 servings

The butt end of kabocha squash.

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
1 small onion, diced

1 cup chicken broth or water
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
1 small kabocha squash or any winter squash varietal, about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds
1/2 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 1/2 cups coconut milk (12 to 14 ounce can)

Instructions:

1. Peel and seed the squash. Slice into 1 to 1 1/2-inch chunks.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a wide skillet over medium heat. Saute the garlic and onions until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the chicken broth or water, salt, pepper, and squash pieces. Bring to a boil and lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the squash is fork-tender but still firm.
4. Add the shrimp and cook for about 2 minutes.
5. Add the coconut milk and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes while stirring. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

Kare Kare

Kare Kare Cooking and Serving Overview

The meat is first tenderized, then sauteed in garlic, bagoong, annatto seeds, and vegetables. Peanut butter is added during the last stages of cooking to thicken the sauce and give the characteristic flavour of the kari-kari.

Most common vegetables used are string beans or snake beans, pechay or baby bachoy, eggplant and banana buds from the banana heart, (optional ).

Kare-kare is always serve with white boil rice and bagoong alamang on the side. Bagoong Alamang is a paste of salted and fermented shrimp fingerlings, it is like a shrimp paste. Bagoong has a strong taste for some people but for me kare - kare is not kare kare if not serve with bagoong.

If green mangoes are available, it will be nice to serve it as a salad.

Kare Kare Basic Ingredients

Meat:

* 1 oxtail
* 1 ox leg
* 1 ox tripe

Vegetables:

* 2 medium sized eggplant cut in small pieces
* 1 banana heart sliced diagonally (optional)
* 1 bunch of pechay or baby bok choy
* 1 bunch of sitaw (snake/string beans)
* 1/2 head of cabbage

Other Ingredients :

* 1 cup peanut butter
* 4-5 cloves of garlic, minced or chopped
* 1 big onion sliced thinly
* 3 tablespoon cooking oil

Kare Kare Cooking Procedures

* Wash the ox tail, legs and beef. Cut into serving pieces. Place in a heavy saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, remove the scums as it rises, cover, add more water if you need to. Kare kare is better if the meat is tender. Let simmer until the meat is tender this will take about 1-2 hours.
* Transfer the meat into a plate or a bowl and let it cool, set aside the stock.
* In a large caserrole put the cooking oil to saute the garlic and onion in about 30 seconds.
* Put the meat in the skillet and continue mixing.
* Pour in the stock and bring to a boil for another 10 minutes.
* Add the vegetables.
* In a small bowl, stir the peanut butter with about 1/2 cup of stock and pour it in the caserrole. Stir to blend well. Cook for another 5-10 minutes until the sauce is thick.
* Serve hot with bagoong alamang and boil rice.

Wow, this post makes me real hungry, so time to cook now. Enjoy my Filipino foods recipe - the kare kare recipe

Beef Bulalo

Beef Bulalo Recipe is one such favorite soup and the hotter it is the better. It is best complemented by the marrow that is tapped out of the bone. This delightful Beef soup is a specialty of the cattle-raising region in the province of Batangas.

Serves 6
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 2½ hours

Beef Bulalo Ingredients:

• 2 kg beef bone marrow, have your butcher chop it into small pieces
• 1 kg boneless beef shank or stewing beef
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 3 liters water
• 2-3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2-3 saba (plantain) bananas, each cut into two pieces
• 1 whole medium cabbage, quartered
• 3-4 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Beef Bulalo Cooking Instructions:

• Blanch bone marrow and boneless beef shank or stewing beef in hot boiling water for a while and rinse in cold running tap water to remove scum and blood.
• Place bone marrow and onion in a stockpot, pour in the 3 liters of water and bring to the boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
• Add the boneless beef shank or stewing beef and return to the boil.
• When it boils, lower heat and simmer until beef is tender, about 1 to 1½ hours.
• Add the potatoes and bananas.
• Simmer until potatoes and bananas are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the cabbage and stir in fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook until cabbage is tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
• Serve with rice.

Tags: beef, soup

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Pork Sinigang Recipe

Sinigang is another native soup, characterized by its sour taste. It is very easy to prepare, and usually takes only 45 minutes in "walk-away" cooking. Sour fruits are usually used to make the soup taste sour, but artificial flavorings are also available. Here, we will use tamarind as souring agent.

You Will Need:

* 1 kg pork, cut into chunk cubes
* 12 pcs tamarind
* 1 big onion, diced
* 3 medium-sized taro roots, cut into quarters
* 6 big tomatoes, quartered
* 2 pcs horse radish, sliced
* 1 bundle stringbeans (cut into 2 inches long)
* 1 bundle swamp cabbage (cut into 2 inches long) or 1 cup spinach
* 6 cups water

Here's How to Cook Sinigang:

1. Boil the tamarind until it's soft. Pound and let all the juices strain...then set it aside.
2. In a casserole, bring pork to a boil, lower fire and simmer until pork is tender.
3. Add tomatoes, taro, radish, onion, and tamarind juice. Cook for ten minutes, with uncovered pot.
4. Add the spinach or swamp cabbage, then turn off the fire. It will cook on the residual heat.
5. Season with salt to taste.

TIP: You can add okra and eggplants to the soup, too. Just add them step 3.

Serves 4 to 6.

Chicken Tinola Recipe

Tinola is a Filipino-style soup-based viand that combines the taste of ginger, papaya and chicken. This one of my favorite dishes, mainly because I am such a sucker for soup and chicken. You do not need your knife with this dish. Your spoon will be sufficient, as the meat will literally slide off the bone! The soup will warm you up on that cold Thanksgiving night.

Buy the Following First!

3 lbs chicken (any cut will do)
1 tablespoon cooking oil
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated or powder
3 garlic cloves, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups water
1 medium raw papaya, pared, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 2-3 cups)
1/2 lb chili pepper leaves

Here is How To Cook It!

1. Boil the chicken in water until cooked through. Take the chicken off the bone and set aside the broth.
2. In a pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
3. Saute the garlic, onion and garlic for about two minutes.
4. Add the chicken and saute for another two to three minutes.
5. Season with salt and fish sauce.
6. Add chicken stock and papaya, then bring it to a boil.
7. Add chili pepper leaves. Cover and remove from heat.
8. Let it stand 5 minutes to let the leaves from the soup's heat.

Serves 4-6 persons.