1. Heat oil in sauté pan. Sauté garlic and onions until brown.
2. Add sugpo and sauté until shells turn red.
3. Add taba ng talangka, calamansi juice, season with salt and pepper.
4. Simmer for 3 minutes. Top with chopped green onions before serving.
Tokwa’t Baboy,(Serves 5)
½kgpork head ( cheeks and ears)
1pccarrot, chopped
1pconion, sliced
1tbssalt
as neededwater
3pcsbean curd (tokwa)
as needed cooking oil for deep frying
1clovegarlic, crushed
2pcsonions, medium, chopped
1pcchili pepper, minced
¾tspsalt
½cupwhite vinegar
½cupsoy sauce
½tspsugar
to tastepepper
1bunchgreen onions, chopped
1. Grill pork over open flame to remove any hairs. Simmer in water with carrot, onion, and salt until tender. Let cool. Slice the pork into cubes. Set aside.
2. Heat cooking oil in pan, enough to submerge tokwa. Cut the tokwa into ¾ inch cubes. Press on paper towels to remove excess moisture. Deep fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil. Set aside.
3. Combine the rest on the ingredients in a bowl. Combine with cooked pork and tokwa. Top with extra chopped green onions. Serve.
Ox Tongue Asado,(Serves 8-10)
2kgOx Tongue
Water
¼ cupCorn Oil
6clovesGarlic, minced
2pcsOnions, minced
½kgTomatoes, seeded, chopped
2cupsTomato Sauce
to tasteSalt, Pepper
1cupBlack Olives, sliced
1. Simmer ox tongue in salted water until tender, about 1 hour. Remove skin from tongue, let cool. When cool, slice across the grain in 1/3 inch slices. Set aside.
2. Prepare the sauce by heating oil and sautéing garlic, onions and tomatoes until soft. Add tomato sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper. Add sliced ox tongue and simmer for 1 hour. Add sliced olives. Set aside. Better when eaten the next day!