How about some Filipino comfort food during these very discomforting times?
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Greetings from Cebu! With the entire world on some form of lock-down/quarantine and looking for things to do, we felt were provided with a unique opportunity. A large part of living in a different country is experiencing new and interesting foods. What we’d like to do is share the following recipe with all of you so that you can do the same!
Now, many of you that pray for us and support us are already familiar with Filipino staples, but a large number of you aren’t. Furthermore, even the most common Filipino foods can vary greatly from region to region. That's why we're sharing our version of this dish. We don't feel that any one version of a Filipino food is better than another. In fact, the large number of variations to this dish show just how appealing the basic idea of it is to such a wide variety of people.
The recipe we’d like to share with you is good old PORK MENUDO. Depending on where you live, Filipinos can prepare this differently, adding their unique regional flare. Sometimes this dish would include peas, dried raisins (yuck!), and even hot dogs. Menudo also shares a name with a similar Mexican dish that's cooked with tripe. Growing up, my family used to prepare menudo with slices of pork and liver (nooooooo!).
Our Atienza family version includes no liver, no tripe, and a double-dose of love 😊.
Ingredients
2 lbs. pork, cubed
4 tablespoons cooking oil
1 medium size onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup raisins (they really do add a yummy sweetness)
16 oz. tomato sauce
2 beef bullion cubes in 4 cups of water
2 tbs. soy sauce
2 bay leaves
5 hot dogs, sliced diagonally (or 7, or 10 ... the more you use, the further your “quarantine supplies," and food budget, will go… haha)
1 big carrot, cubed
2 medium size potatoes, cubed
3/4 cups frozen green peas
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat oil in a cooking pot. If you found yourself cooking this with a Filipino friend who encouraged you to add liver to the pot at this time, remove the liver, set it on fire, and throw it in the garbage … haha.
When the oil is hot, add and sauté onions and garlic until onions are clear.
Add pork and cook for 7 minutes on medium heat or until brown.
Add raisins, tomato sauce, and beef broth. Bring to a boil.
Add bay leaves.
Simmer for 30-45 minutes or until pork is tender.
Stir in hot dogs and let them cook for a minute or two.
Stir in carrots and potatoes. Cook for 8-10 minutes.
Add in green peas and cook for another 2 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve warm over some delicious rice.
And there you have it! Traditional, Atienza-family style Pork Menudo. If you do try this dish, send us a pic and let us know how it turned out.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Please continue praying for all of the kids and workers at CSC. I’ll be sending out an update very shortly that includes a timeline of events at CSC ever since the country started battling the spread of coronavirus. Please pray that everyone remains safe and healthy, and that the Lord would continue to be gracious and merciful as we navigate this outbreak together.
THANK YOU ALL for your LOVE, PRAYERS, AND SUPPORT! We couldn’t do this without you! GOD BLESS!
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