Filler for the Blog and the Stomach

Posted by katemode

on Saturday, July 24, 2010

For the lack of my usual chronological updates, I thought I'd squeeze in some non-SUSI-related posts. Well, this was done w/in the SUSI time frame and in Boomer Hall. Still, not a part of the program/schedule. :p

I made/cooked Family recipes for my Filipino co-participants (and everyone else who wanted to taste or have their portions).

I won't claim the recipes as Filipino dishes for sure correctness. So far, this is my checklist:

1. Tuna Sandwich (hence the "made" word in the 2nd paragraph, as opposed to just putting "cooked")

2. Filipino style sweet spaghetti (difference: sugar and BANANA CATSUP added)

6. Munggo Guisado (Mung Beans, shrimp, beef, garlic, bitter gourd leaves, etc)

3. Pork Spareribs (my favorite slash dad's specialty)

4. Adobo sa Gata (coconut milk instead of soy sauce and other replacements/additions to original adobo)

5. Beef Tapa (Failed. Sort of.. I just used left overs for this. heehee)

I was only able to document the Pork Spareribs cooking process. :)

Props to the International Grocery and Drew for the soy sauce and the rice vinegar respectively.


Pork Spareribs from Walmart. I bought about...4 pounds of meat?

Yellow bell pepper, huge white onion, Jalapeno, Ginger (I wasn't able to photograph the garlic and green bell pepper)

Seemed more like I was chopped on my chopping block, and you'll know why in the next photo caption/background info/text.

Took more time cutting these up than the actual cooking time. Amateur mistake in food prep: I didn't thaw it hours before. :))

From these to bite size cuts in the coming pictures.

First half of the cooking process. In my opinion, this is the most exciting smell experience of cooking. All the juices and flavors of the ingredients are fresh and pouring. Ginger, onion, garlic, pork, salt, pepper, etc.

AND...dun dun dun

Finished product! :)