How to Make A Decent ADOBO?

In Filipino cuisine, adobo refers to a common cooking process indigenous to the Philippines. When the Spanish invaded the Philippines in the late 1500s through Mexico City, they found an indigenous cooking process that involved stewing with vinegar. They referred to this method as "adobo." Over time, dishes prepared in this manner came to be known by this name as well. - Wikipedia

I don't really have a personal adobo dish of my own. I'm still developing mine. My mom makes it a bit more different. She prefers using the "maskara" you can ask your favorite butcher in the market in the Philippines what it is. But it's actually the ears, cheeks and mostly skin-cartilage of the pig. It has a lot of gelatin in it, it's good when cooked slowly. All natural thickening. Then caramelize it with sugar and soy sauce. Put a little vinegar, peppercorns and bay leaf. I can't do it exactly as how she does it. But it's good... and sinful... and fatty. FANTASTIC.

But move along, I found this Youtube video of KOMIKERO with relevance to Adobo. In Bangkok, soy sauce and vinegar is different. When you make adobo with it, it's just not the same. AND I'VE BEEN CRAVING FOR IT!!! I need a good adobo now, and it's 1 am.

So here's the video, but take note.... THIS GUY HAS A VERY THICK FILIPINO ACCENT. But props! "MASSIB PAIL!" hahaha massive fail

Salut Superior Cuisine

Oookay before that, can you guys notice a few widgets and gadgets that I just added on my blog? Nice huh?? The one on top of my page and the other one at the sidebar... AWESOME. Those were actually made by my brother Peewee from Oh Hello ... AWEZUMM!!! Thanks Bro. So anyway, the logo is actually or will serve as my "future" restaurant logo. Well I'm not concluding it here yet, alterations can also be made. :))))) And the half-face is just my half-face. Well anyway new update, I already sent my contract to Foodbuzz.com for my featured publisher. It will be a 2-year contract and I hope everything would go well.

Okay anyway, school started last WEEK!!! I'm really happy to be back in school. I'm really after the hype of cooking right now. I did miss my classmates, the people around school, the chefs and the french food. And yes! I missed the smell of butter. Seriously. But now I'm back to school, there's a lot more to learn and a lot of butter to burn. 2 more months and I'm off culinary school. Time to polish my resume... I NEED A JOB AFTER THIS! Any takers? hahahaha. no seriously i do.

So back to school, I'm on track this time, kinda getting the hold of the hype that I had during intermediate but I'm getting there. I need to be pumped up, since we have to go to school at 8 freaking 30 AM... Make that everyday. It's like I'm back in high school, wherein you could already hear your TV's morning song from a morning tv show. I can only think of hearing "alas singko y media na...." hearing it, very early in the morning is just classic anger feeling. :)))) So anyway here were the recipes for the 1st 2 weeks...

classic french dessert. Rice with Milk

steak rose with garnishes, celery bone marrow, mushrooms

salmon roll

avocado sorbet

lamb roll with crepe and duxelle

potato cake, with bacon and foie gras

tuna salad

pan fried caramelized bananas with soft cake

venison with celery puree, poached pears in red and white syrup

langoustine with balsamic glaze, puff pastry and tomato concasee

strawberry jelly

oeufs. okay sorry i forgot.

lamb rolled in eggplant with tomato concasee and garnishes

potato puree with basil for the eggs

baked pears, with vanilla ice cream and crystallized rose petal

puff pastry with lamb

endive salad
my note
french toast
tuna steak, burgundy style
whiting salad

school

ate leann came to visit

So earlier before superior, my friend Lizette sent me a message that she will be coming back to Thailand. Of course I have to say yes!!! She brought me a DVD and a jolly hotdog from Jollibee!!! I was really happy, since I've been dreaming of a very good Filipino food since last month. Me and Liz went to our usual place in Khao San and toured around Platinum and Siam Square. She was only here for 3 days with her sister and cousin. They went here with a single luggage for the three of them and they went home with too much to pack. ;) I miss you guys! Thanks for coming!

Liz's pasalubong

tenennnnnn!!! Murdered Jolly Hotdog. But I finished it within a minute. SOO GOOD.

Liz

Mikko

hippie de bar

with Jen's Thai friends she met in Ohio

MORE TO RANDOMNESS!!!

Karaoke night with the girls

marianne's golden moment

len's moment with Be

I made Lengua con Champignonhaircut

my venison steak which i turned into a stew

Marianne

Pomodoro Cafe, Pizza

Cha

OH BTW...

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