Chicken Pork Adobo

Chicken Pork Adobo

Almost every Filipino knows how to cook adobo. It’s one of the first things you learn in terms of Filipino-style cooking. It’s basic, it’s simple, but yet the balance of sweet, savory and vinegary flavors just makes this dish so delicate. There are far too many variations of adobo in the Philippines alone since every province (state) has their added their twist to it. This recipe that I have for you is the simplest form of adobo that I know of.

Before we start cooking, let us set-up all of the ingredients and tools that we need. Thawing the pork shoulder and chicken. You’ll need at least a couple of hours set aside for this especially if you are not a fan of using the microwave for this. Now once that’s done, it’s time to make our pork shoulder and chicken soft yet tender with the help of your pressure cooker. Fill that up with water, just until the pork and the chicken are completely submerged and sprinkle a pinch of salt then leave that for 30 minutes, one (1) hour tops. Now while that’s doing its job, this just gives you an ample amount of time to start preparing the other ingredients. You’ll need your chopping board and your trusty knife to peel and thinly slice the onions and with the addition of your mortar and pestle to crush the garlic. Measure out all of the liquid ingredients, place them on small bowls and set them aside together with the dry ingredients.

Once the pork shoulder and chicken are soft yet tender, with as little liquid left from the previous step, pour the vinegar and bring it to a boil without stirring and uncovered for five (5) minutes. Once the five (5) minutes is up pour the soy sauce, add in the brown sugar, bay leaves and peppercorn then mix it very well. Let it cook until the sauce is reduced. Adjust the flavor to your liking and season it with a little salt and pepper and you’re good. 🙂

Here’s a breakdown of how much it costs to make this dish: 1/2 kilo pork shoulder- Php 85.36 1/2 kilo chicken- Php 117.83 Canola oil(48 oz.)- Php 301.50 Red onions- Php 17.94 Garlic- Php 26.21 White vinegar(385 grams)- Php 13.50 Soy sauce(385 grams)- Php 16.00 Salt- Php 10.00 Black pepper- Php 32.50 Brown sugar- Php 45.75

Home made lemon iced tea

Everyone who knows me, knows that there is one drink I really really love and that is lemon iced tea. Once upon a time I hated water. To me water was too boring, it had no taste and it was such a burden to drink water. I had a clingy relationship with lemon iced tea. I had an addiction with it. I would drink it on every meal and sometimes I would finish one liter of it in one sitting. That was then, and now because of my cousin underwent an operation due to drinking too much sugary and powdered drink and my grandmother suffering kidney problems. Now I know how important it is to drink water. Everyday I try to drink more or less two liters of water. I still drink lemon iced tea once in a while that is why I tried this drink recipe for home made lemon iced tea. With this recipe I still get to enjoy the sweet lemony flavor without the bad effects of artificial flavor and sugar.

Home made lemon iced tea

What you’ll need

5 black tea tea bags
1 lemon
5 liters of water

What to prep

– Bring out the black tea tea bags
– Roundly slice the lemons
– Boil the water
– Make sure that you have a heat-proof pitcher

How to do it

1. Bring the five (5) liters of water to a boil using your kettle or a deep sauce pan.

2. When the boiling is done, transfer the water on a heat-proof pitcher. Soak the five (5) black tea tea bags, let it soak for 15 minutes.

3. When 15 minutes is up, remove the tea bags and place the sliced lemons.

4. Let it cool before placing in your refrigerator.

Serves four (4) to five (5) glasses. 🙂

Notes on this recipe

* Using lemon is my preference. You can choose or use your preferred flavor for iced tea like: raspberry, mint, peach and many more.

* Some may find the lemon or the black tea bitter or sou. You may use honey as a sweetener.

How much did everything cost?

Black tea – Php 132.10 (for 12 pieces)
1 lemon – Php 136.00 (for four (4) pieces)
* Honey – Php 250.00 (for one (1) liter)