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Jan
15

How to Cook Adobo

 

 

 

 

American wrestler and model Travis Kraft teaches us how. In Filipino. And with such (insert adjective here) accent.

Props to the guy for trying his best to learn and speak the language. I cook adobo quite differently though. (Mine’s the lazy version.)

How to cook adobo, Nina-style:

  1. Marinate meat of your choice inside the pan of your choice with equal parts of soy sauce and white vinegar, cracked black pepper, sugar, a couple of bay leaf and lots of crushed garlic for at least 30 minutes. Put in just enough soy sauce and vinegar to barely cover the meat.
  2. Put on medium heat/fire until the liquid is boiling. Lower the heat and let it simmer.
  3. Gradually add in water to prevent your adobo from drying too much. Continue to cook in low fire until the meat is tender.
  4. Adjust the taste by adding more water or sugar if it’s too salty, or adding more soy sauce if it’s too bland. Add more vinegar for stronger flavor.
  5. Turn of heat and serve.
  6. As Travis says, “hayan, handa na ang adobong manowk!”

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  1. tutubi Said,

    my own version takes too long.it involves frying until the sauce turns into wicked almost burnt gravy but tastes so good smothered on rice

  2. khursten Said,

    Ang sarap sarap~~! <3 <3 pp_largegrinDD Hahahahahahhahaa!! pp_largegrin Ano bang nakain ng ****** na to!? pp_largegrin ADOBO! pp_largegrin Nakakabaliw.

    As for adobo, I also fry it afterwards. :3 Nice crispy skin and burnt garlic and stuff. :3

  3. Lakbay Pilipinas Said,

    wow adobo! thanks for sharing your recipe… I love to fry it as well… iba talaga

  4. Christina Said,

    OMG. hahahahahahahaha.

    Awesome. I won’t point any fingers because he speaks better Tagalog than I do. He’s really working the kano accent though, di ba? LOL.

  5. nina Said,

    tutubi: That’s what I do rin actually, I cook it until it’s almost dry. Not too dry though.. must have left over sauce for Adobo fried rice!

    Khursten: korek! Adobo ang nakain niya pp_largegrin

    Melo: Okay, what is the deal with frying adobo? Masubukan nga.

    Christina: I know! When I first saw this video, I don’t know whether I should laugh or be insulted pp_largegrin

  6. Tiffany Said,

    Our poor language!

  7. joseph Said,

    i have my own cooking style for “Adobo” i got it to my ex bf, unfortunately, i cant share it to you guys, but if u want to taste it u surely wont forget it..pp_cheerful

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Nina Fuentes | Lovin' ManilaNina, going through quarterlife crisis, decided to stop talking about traveling and actually start traveling. Starting with a solo weekend trip to Cebu to a backpacking trip in Thailand and Singapore, she finally made it out of Asia and into Australia. After spending close to six months down under, she's happily settled in Manila (for now), intent to explore the best things the Philippines has to offer.

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