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How To Cook Adobo

There are so many ways for Pinoys to learn how to cook adobo recipe but what is interesting about this dish is that you can have it done using different sets of major ingredients. You can cook the classic adobo and you can have it as pork adobo or chicken adobo. As for other ingredients, you can add up some spice simply by adding in your list of ingredients a touch of chili powder or the fresh jalapeno that you can buy in the market. I have archived below 2 sets of cooking procedures that you can follow for your cooking so enjoy and love the art.

Procedure of Cooking for Pork Adobo

1. Boil water, vinegar and soy sauce.
2. Add fish and boil for 5 minutes more to allow fish to cook.
3. Put minced garlic after 5 minute boil and then follow immediately with bay leaves. Add salt as necessary.
4. Get a small bowl and mix flour and sugar with 1/4 cup tap water and add pepper. Boil for 1 minute.
5. Pour on top the roasted garlic and serve hot.

Same procedure goes for cooking pork or chicken adobo recipe. Don’t forget to add a zing to your cooking by adding the roasted garlic. Have a good time!

Same procedures apply in cooking the chicken adobo recipe but all you have to adjust is the cooking time. Cooking time for chicken adobo is a little less as chicken is easier to cook.

Adobo Recipe

Please do note that you can make some modifications in cooking your best adobo recipe. Some were content in using fish as the main ingredient which I find easy to cook than the first two I have featured above such as the pork or chicken. Some would use vegetable such as the famous kangkong to come up with the adobong kangkong. I also head that you can also cook adobong pasta but I am still in the process of finding out the recipe and ingredients list. If you want to make an experiment, you can actually just use the regular ingredients and then replace the main ingredient. Good luck and enjoy your cooking.

Adobo Pinauga Style by allfavoriterecipe.com

Put it all into a pan to boil. Once boiling, turn down to simmer stirring occasionally. Cook through until sauce dries out and meat gets tender. Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn’t burn. Serve with rice and mongo.

Creamy Adobo Style

With the creamy adobo cooking style, all you have to do is to follow the regular procedure for cooking the classic or any other process you know. After cooking just before you turn off the stove or fire, pour in a cup of all purpose cream or coconut milk. Put to boil and presto!

Hawaiian Style Adobo

Again, with the Hawaiian style adobo, you follow the same procedures you know and all you have to do before the cooking is done is to add up some pineapple chunks. Put to boil and then, you’re done.

Spicy Chicken Feet Adobo

If you are not familiar with this cooking style and the main ingredient which is the chicken feet, then maybe it’s time you take yourself to an experiment. Again, the same procedures apply in cooking this dish. All you have to do is to replace the main ingredient and add up some spice by putting some chili powder or the regular chili (siling labuyo)

Sweet and Sour Adobo

Funny but yes you can make up another unique cooking spree with this dish. What is exciting with this cooking is the fact that it’s a wonder how you can make the simple adobo dish into different tasting one. With the sweet and sour adobo, all you have to do is take out the cooked adobo and then 2 options come in. Option 1 will involve a simple adding of sweet and sour sauce. You can buy it in sachet today in groceries or you can buy the UFC sweet and sour sauce in a bottle. If you are good in cooking this sauce, then don’t hesitate to make one customized for your adobo. All you have to do after adding the adobo (fish, pork, chicken, kangkong) less the juice in the adobo itself to your sweet and sour sauce, put it to a short boil and you’re good to go.

Spaghetti Pasta Adobo (photo credits to toguideyou.com)

Pasta Spaghetti Adobo by www.toguideyou.com

Spaghetti pasta 450 g
Ground chicken breast or beef (optional) 500 g
Mushroom soup 1 can
Crushed garlic ½ cup
Soy sauce ¼ cup to taste
Vinegar ¼ cup to taste
Sugar ¼ cup
Ground black pepper
Parsley
Laurel leaf 2 leaves
Oil
Salt
Bacon
Sausages
Grated cheese

Cooking Preparation:

Pasta:

Boil 1 litter of water in a pot. Add some salt and 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the pasta and cook for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.

Adobo Sauce:

In a sauce pan, sauté ½ cup of garlic. Wait until it turns golden brown. Then, add the ground chicken. Stir-fry until it becomes golden brown. Add the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, pepper and laurel leaf. Cover the pan and cook in low fire. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add the mushroom sauce. Stir occasionally and bring to boil.

Fry the bacon until golden brown and chop it. Slice the sausages in thin round shape then fry it.

Serving Preparation:

On a plate, place the pasta. Add some sauce on top. Place some chopped bacon and sausage on top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley leaves.

There really are limitless styles you can invent for cooking the special adobo of your life. It’s actually just all about the imagination of the cooking master. Remember, every new dish starts off with an experiment. Add guts to that sense of experimenting and you will surely be on your way to make a unique dish out of the simplest cooking styles available today.