Adobo.
@totallyundecided (3190)
Philippines
November 4, 2008 5:49pm CST
i know how to cook adobo but when i came to a friend's house. her mom cooked adobo and it was one of the most delicious adobo i have tasted so far.
i am so sure there's a secret ingredient to it. i just can't get it. out of 3 times of trying. lol.
do you have your own recipe for adobo? lol. hope you could share it. =)
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@rrowenaa (834)
• Philippines
5 Nov 08
Adobo is one of my favorites! I have different cooking styles for it, may it be pork, chicken or the combo of it 
First, the adobong matanda, it's the non saucy adobo, i'll let the sauce simmer and let the pork/chicken be fried in it's own oil. Second is the Adobo with Pineapple chunks. I marinate the pork/chicken with the pineapple chunks (the one in can) overnight. Third, the adobo with tomato, first i boil the pork/chicken with lots of pepper and small amount of patis (fish sauce) until it's tender then set it aside and it's stalk, then i saute tomatoes, onion and garlic and put the boiled pork/chicken in it, then do adobo cooking with soy sauce, vinegar, laurel leaf, more pepper and sugar to taste. i don't cover the pan when i put the vinegar to lessen the smell of it. Lastly, the adobo sa gata (coconut milk), just the same process of cooking adobo but the added ingredients are coconut milk and ginger. Who wants my adobo?? 
First, the adobong matanda, it's the non saucy adobo, i'll let the sauce simmer and let the pork/chicken be fried in it's own oil. Second is the Adobo with Pineapple chunks. I marinate the pork/chicken with the pineapple chunks (the one in can) overnight. Third, the adobo with tomato, first i boil the pork/chicken with lots of pepper and small amount of patis (fish sauce) until it's tender then set it aside and it's stalk, then i saute tomatoes, onion and garlic and put the boiled pork/chicken in it, then do adobo cooking with soy sauce, vinegar, laurel leaf, more pepper and sugar to taste. i don't cover the pan when i put the vinegar to lessen the smell of it. Lastly, the adobo sa gata (coconut milk), just the same process of cooking adobo but the added ingredients are coconut milk and ginger. Who wants my adobo?? @totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!
i am amazed by you. you sure are a cook. a brilliant cook. that's the first that i heard about a "ginataang adobo".
i always have a thing for ginataan most especially when squas is in it. may it be fish or tuyo as long as it's "ginataan"..
*i bow to you Rowena*. lol. you are not selfish when it comes to sharing your recipes.
thanks a bunch!! i have a feeling you have a cebuano blood in you. lol. God bless.
@rrowenaa (834)
• Philippines
10 Nov 08
Hi again! 
Thnkx for the compliments! haha! But i have no Cebuano blood running in me. My father is Ilocano and mom is pure Tagalog. I really do love cooking, i think i got it from my parents and my grandmother, she has a carinderia before Mabuhay ang Adobo
Thnkx for the compliments! haha! But i have no Cebuano blood running in me. My father is Ilocano and mom is pure Tagalog. I really do love cooking, i think i got it from my parents and my grandmother, she has a carinderia before Mabuhay ang Adobo 
@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
5 Nov 08
i really love adobo too. Actually i have made a recipe review to a site. Well, there's a lot of ways on how to cook an adobo recipe. You can cook it at dry or soupy. I guess your friend's mom added coconut milk on that. I am not sure, its just a wide guess.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
our adobo here in cebu is dry. which is weird - well, not weird. maybe culturally different coz in manila, when we say "adobo' it has a little sauce.
about the coconut milk, i don't know how to blend that in the adobo but i have instructions posted above in this post. courtesy of rowena.
thanks for sharing, jenn. =)
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
5 Nov 08
LOL! i also love adobo my moms adobo...you should have asked the mother of your friend the secret engredient while biting on it...that was your chance!
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
lol. i don't want to. i am shy most especially when i eat dinner at their house - most of the time so... ahahahaha!!
anyway, i'll go on with my will in finding that recipe.
go,sago!!!
@koikoikeiji (356)
• Japan
5 Nov 08
i dont cook adobo for i cant get it right or i cant balance the taste. but my sister cooks a tasty adobo. she rubs the meat with sugar before cooking it. puts garlic (of course that is the usual) and knorr seasoning not soy sauce. then a cup of water. when the meat is tender already she will pour the right amount of vinegar. i fnd her adobo very tasty hope you can get a good strategy with this.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
hi, koi.
thanks for this post.
wow, knorr seasoning. that's very new. and she has a unique way of making it a special one. don't worry. i am taking notes.
i'll get back to you when i am successful in copying your sis' recipe. i hope she doesn't mind.
send my best to her and to your family. =)
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
lol. that's what i did.
i even had Worcestershire sauce and even the other sauce (i forgot the name) but still i could not get that distinct taste.
oh, adobong baboy. lol
@chelsea05 (20)
• Philippines
5 Nov 08
try adding knorr original liquid seasoning and some sugar. that's my secret recipe in cooking adobo.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
8 Nov 08
hmmm..you share the smae method with koi. thank you so much for taking time in reading my post chelsea.
advance merry christmas!
mabuhay ang pork adobo. lol
