Philippine Adobo
Philippine Adobo
Philippine Adobo
The origins of
Philippine Adobo dates back centuries before the Spaniards arrived
in the Philippines. Way back during Chinas Song Dynasty (960 1279), Chinese merchants already had a harmonious trading
relations with the natives of the Philippines. Records and annals of
these travel and trades can be found in Zhu Fan Zhi, a book written
by Chao Ju Kua, a Chinese superintendent of trade, published in
1225. The Chinese trades their silks, porcelain, and ceramics in
exchange for herbs, spices, and crops. It was during those early
times that the Chinese introduced "toyo" (Chinese Hokkien dialect:
tu-yu), referring to "soy sauce" in English. Soy sauce is one of the
main ingredients of Philippine Adobo and is a traditional condiment
in Southeast Asian cuisine that originated in China in 2nd century
BCE. Philippine Adobo was created indigenously with the readily
available ingredients in the island and cooking methods of the
Filipino natives and Chinese traders. Philippine Adobo is a cuisine
that Filipinos can proudly claim as their very own dish. It is an
authentic Filipino recipe originally made by the natives in the
Philippines.
Although Adobo is a Spanish word, the dish (Philippine Adobo)
already existed long before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines.
When Philippines was colonized by Spain for nearly 400 years
beginning in the early 15th century, the Spaniards saw that the dish
(Philippine Adobo) is very similar to their own Spanish Adobo and so
they named the Filipino dish marinated in garlic, vinegar, and soy
sauce as Adobo. The version of Spanish Adobo consist mainly of
paprika, oregano, salt, garlic, and vinegar. Spanish Adobo was
widely adopted in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba and other islands in the
Caribbean and Latin America.
Pork adobo, also known as Adobong Baboy in tagalog, is a
stewed pork meat in a mixture of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce. It
is a very a popular Filipino recipe in the Philippines and almost every
household knows how to prepare it for lunch, dinner, and even
6 tablespoons vinegar
Cooking oil
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Pour the marinade including the bits of garlic and a cup of rice
water. Continue boiling in medium fire until pork becomes tender.
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Cooking Tips
Pork loin or butt is a good substitute if you don't like pork belly
for your adobo.
Agos-Os Recipe
Definition
Agos Os is pork's meat stuffed with mashed potato.
Agos-Os Ingredients
1 onion; minced
Banana leaf
Salt to taste
Season the mashed boiled sweet potato with salt, then mix the onion. Set
aside.
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On a dry banana leaf, spread about one centimeter thick of mashed sweet
potato.
Put on top layer the meat, then spread again the mashed sweet potato.
Do this until two layers of meat and three layers of mashed sweet potato are
spread.
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