childhood favorite

today, i attempted to make a childhood favorite a second time.  it's the less popular version of tokwa't baboy, similar to adobo.

the first time i tried to cook tokwa't baboy, i sliced the siling labuyo thus, it ended up just the way my dad used to make it... the burning sensation that slowly creeps into your mouth about 15 seconds after the food touches your tongue.

the second time, i barely feel the presence of the treacherous red pepper.

TOKWA'T BABOY

pork, sliced into cubes

tofu, sliced into cubes

black beans/tausi (don't include the sauce and wash the beans to lessen saltiness)

black pepper

soy sauce

water

onion, chopped (pang-gisa lang)

sugar

siling labuyo (totally optional)

1. Fry the tofu and set aside.

2. Sautee onion and when it's translucent, add the tausi.  

3. Add the pork. Gisa ng konti

4. When the pork is cooked, add the water, soy sauce, a dash of black pepper and sugar.  Let it boil. (you may laugh the evil laugh while occasionally stirring).  And this is when you can add your siling labuyo.

5. After most of the liquid has evaporated, add the tofu.  And....

VOILA!

 i do have to work on  my presentation, though.

lazy sundays

sunday is a day of rest.

hence, a lunch of Purefoods Chicken Nuggets will have to do.

Sa Lunes na ako magpapaka-Darna ulit.  Chicken curry, maybe?

gimme gravy tonight

i have leftover take-out fried chicken.
to me, fastfood chicken is only good with gravy. thus, i made gravy.
i got the recipe off the internet and did a little improvisation.  taste-wise, it was excellent.

i really need to work on my presentation, though. next time, i'll lay off the cornstarch.

but at least, i have expanded my culinary skills beyond sticking stuff in the microwave oven for two minutes.


My version of the recipe (i don't measure, by the way)

Ingredients:
butter
pepper
allspice
milk
water
Knorr chicken cube
cornstarch (depending how thick you want the gravy to be)

Dissolve the chicken cube in about a cup of boiling water.  Set aside.
In the same pot, melt butter.  Add cornstarch, then the broth and throw in everything else.

I plan on using the extra gravy for fries tomorrow, something i experimented on, by the way.  Which is a  post for another day.

Now, to eat dessert!