I finally learned how to cook Pochero!

@pehpot (4762)
Philippines
October 28, 2008 10:32pm CST
I finally learned how to cook Pochero! hubby has been bugging me to cook a menu for him, he wants Pochero, unfortunately, it was one of the dishes that I am afraid to try to cook. Then, one day, I gave in to his whims, rather, he gave in to his whims and cook Pochero (I am the one to cook it but I was experiencing some pain then) His pochero turned out good (we have to search on the net how it is cooked). LAst night he requested that I cook Pochero, following a recipe (and some modification) I brave the pot and started cooking it. Turns out mine was a lot better! To share with yuo, here is how I cooked it. [i]first simmer the pork with chorizo until the meat is tender. Put some onions in it (cut in halves), pepper corns and spring onion. Saute garlic and onion and tomato sauce, then add the tender meat and chorizo Simmer for a while. WHile on the stock where the meat was boiled, put in the vegetables and simmer for about 3 to 5 minutes (just enough so that the vegetables are somewhat blanched) Then add some stock on the pork and let it boil for 5 minutes, add some salt Then add the blanched vegetables (banana, potato, cabbage, pechay, string beans) Turn off and serve with steaming rice.[/i] Yum! yum!
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14 responses
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
good for you pehpot. i know how to cook pochero but it is not a favorite in our house not like kare kare. we love kare kare and i (know) i cook a tasty bagoong. lol tasty naman talaga un. . wish there will come a time that we can have a potluck celebration all myloters from the philippines so we can taste different specialties. and it is also tasty to sawsaw it on patis with calamansi.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Oh I can cook kare kare with me eyes closed a staple dish when we have parties and I cook it almost twice every month
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@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
5 Nov 08
lemme have a taste of that i honestly don't know how to cook that dish, and haven't even bothered to find out, although that's the first dish i look for during fiestas or family occasions. thanks for sharing that recipe, and maybe one day i'll find enough courage to cook that too
@seabeauty (1480)
• United States
30 Oct 08
I have no idea what chrizo is but this whole dish sounds yummy. Going to go look it up now :).
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
hmnn..very interesting..i do not know how to cook pochero but my mother knows how to cook it..but i think she do not put chorizo in it...but i still like her pochero..it is one of the best.
@warrior_777 (1392)
• Philippines
30 Oct 08
Congratulations phepot.. I like pochero too. Thank for sharing..
@sati123 (184)
3 Nov 08
what a good wife you are coking for your husband and that was great I think. congratulations that you learned to cook a meal he requested you to. your husband must be happy for that, well you know I am not good on the kitchen but when somebody asked me to cook pochero for them (and as if some one would be brave enough to ask me to cook for them) I will copy your recipe and cook like that and hope that mine would taste as good as you cooked it
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Pochero? Oh my dear that is one of my specialty however I am using chicken isnstead of pork. Oh it is one of my son's favorite dish actually. Every time he'd see me cooking and will learn that it's pochero...he'd clap his hand and say" Yahooo then he will tap his stomach while smiling. I love to see my family enjoying the food I prepare so I am really taking a lot of research to improve my kitchen skills each time. I think a good mother should really know how to cook. It's the main duty of a mother to cook for her family so I am glad you are one of those good mothers around here. Keep it up and learn more cooking!
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
30 Oct 08
well that sounds quite good. thanks for sharing. another friend put a recipe in a discussion and now i have to keep it in my email. cause somehow mylot deleted it for no good reason
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
That's interesting. What "chorizo" did you use? the one in can? They have several variety of "chorizo" in the market. Will try that too. thanks for sharing.
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
29 Oct 08
I think I would like to try it but it is a pork that you are using that i cannot eat it but it is possible to make this recipe instead of pork meat I will asked my wife to make it in another meat like chicken or beef something, it would be possible to do it as well....
@dong1970 (1572)
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Hi pehpot. You made me hungry my friend.I try to cook it for our dinner tonight
• United States
29 Oct 08
wow yummyyyyyyyy,,, i love pochero hehhee but i dont know how to cook iether, thanks for the recipe.i will try to cook it next week .happy eating guys....
• Philippines
29 Oct 08
Well done! Thank you for sharing, i shall add your recipes on my file. I've been wanting to try something new to cook for my husband. Have fun cooking!
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
29 Oct 08
Thank you for sharing. Sounds yummy. I like to try some recipes from different places. What is chorizo btw? I hope they have it here.