Tuesday, August 21, 2012

HOW TO COOK PORK MENUDO

HOW TO COOK PORK MENUDO




I love Pork Menudo. It is a traditional dish in the Philippines but actually did not originate here. Pork Menudo has many versions too because many countries have learned to cook it. It became popular in the United States when the Spaniards reached America during the time of Captain Hernan Cortez. Pork Menudo became known for its good combination of ingredients specially the meat and liver. I have learned how to cook Pork Menudo back in college. I would like to share with you my Pork Menudo recipe. Here, it is:



INGREDIENTS

1 lb pork tenderloin (cut into small thick strips)
1 lb pig’s liver (cut into small thick strips)
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 red bell pepper (diced)
2 medium size potatoes (diced)
½ cup of green peas
1 medium size carrots (chopped)
1 cup broth
4 tbsp cooking oil
6 cloves garlic (minced)
1 medium size onion (chopped)
Salt and pepper to taste


PROCEDURE

  1. Im a pot, heat oil.
  2. Saute garlic and onion until light brown.
  3. Add the pork and liver, stir-fry until the meat is light brown.
  4. Pour in the broth. Simmer until the pork is tender.
  5. Add all the remaining ingredients.
  6. Simmer until the green peas are cooked.
  7. Add a lil bit of salt and pepper according to your taste.
  8. And serve with rice.


My mother knows numerous variations of this dish. One of these is the Sweet Pork Menudo.




HOW TO COOK CHICKEN SISIG

HOW TO COOK CHICKEN SISIG

It is the Chicken Sisig I just recently discovered. I did not even know this dish existed. I was amazed when I had my first Chicken Sisig back last month because of the extra ordinary taste. Chicken Sisig is great for beer drinkers as pulutan. I was thinking if i could make myself my very own Chicken Sisig recipe so I decided to gather informations about this dish. I asked my friend who used to be a chef in a local restaurant for the recipe but i made a little changes to it. I tried hard to find the best way how to cook it. I even asked my mother for a little help until I made it. Here is how to cook Chicken Sisig:


INGREDIENTS

1kg of boneless chicken
3 cups of onion (chopped)
3 pcs red chili pepper (chopped)
1 cup of butter
Soy sauce to taste
Calamansi or Lemon juice
Vinegar to taste

PROCEDURE

1. Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl except chicken. Every amount of soy sauce, calamansi and vinegar must be according to your taste.
2. Chop the Chicken into small pieces about 1/4x1/4 inch.
3. Saute the meat until brown.
4. Pour in the mixture. Stir for 1 minute and remove from heat.
5. And serve.

Note: You may use pork brain if you want because like i said it is the original ingredient for Chicken Sisig.