Wednesday, July 27, 2011

How to cook adobong pusit

                                                   "Adobong Pusit"

 

Adobong Pusit Ingredients:

  • adobong-pusit2.jpg 3/4 kilo Small sized Pusit (Squid)
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tbsp. cooking oil
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 pcs. Cayenne Chili sliced (optional)

 Adobong Pusit Cooking Instructions:

  • Pull out head, tentacles, innards and transparent ribs from the body of the squid.
  • Cut off tentacles just above the eyes and discard innards and transparent ribs.
  • Wash and drain bodies and tentacles.
  • Combine salt, pepper, garlic, vinegar, water, sugar and bay leaf.
  • Marinate squids in this mixture for 1 hour. Drain. Save marinade
  • Saute onions in hot oil.
  • Add drained squids, saute until the juices evaporates (about 10-12 minutes).
  • Strain marinade, add to sauted squids.
  • Let simmer for about 15 minutes.
  • Serve Hot with Rice.

How to cook bulalo

                                                  "Bulalong Pinoy"

 

Beef Bulalo Ingredients:

  • beef-bulalo-soup.jpg 2 kg beef bone marrow, have your butcher chop it into small pieces
  • 1 kg boneless beef shank or stewing beef
  • 1 onion, peeled and sliced
  • 3 liters water
  • 2-3 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 2-3 saba (plantain) bananas, each cut into two pieces
  • 1 whole medium cabbage, quartered
  • 3-4 tablespoons fish sauce (patis)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Beef Bulalo Cooking Instructions:

  • Blanch bone marrow and boneless beef shank or stewing beef in hot boiling water for a while and rinse in cold running tap water to remove scum and blood.
  • Place bone marrow and onion in a stockpot, pour in the 3 liters of water and bring to the boil.
  • Lower heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.
  • Add the boneless beef shank or stewing beef and return to the boil.
  • When it boils, lower heat and simmer until beef is tender, about 1 to 1½ hours.
  • Add the potatoes and bananas.
  • Simmer until potatoes and bananas are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Add the cabbage and stir in fish sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
  • Cook until cabbage is tender-crisp, about 2 minutes.
  • Serve with rice.