Pork Pochero

                                                                           

Pork Pochero is a Filipino food stew that has Spanish-influences and has been improved as times pass by to suit the Filipino taste-buds.                                                

The dish is made-up of meat and different vegetables and saging saba which is abundant in most Filipino farm houses.

The inclusion of canned pork and beans added twist to this special recipe.

This dish is prominent in the Filipino serving table in the early times when town fiestas were very commonly celebrated annually. 

The first time I served it with my family, they are bit skeptical of pork and beans and saging saba in the recipe.  But after they taste it, they gave it a 100% thumbs-up. 

Try this delicious dish with your family.  It is a recommended dish to served your family.

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork belly, cut into cubes
• 3 pcs saging saba cut diagonally
• 1 bundle baguio beans, cut into half
• 2 pieces potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 piece carrots cut into chunks
• 2 small can or 1 big can pork and beans
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tomato, chopped
• 1 bundle petchay, leaves separated
• 1/4 cut cabbage
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil
• a pinch of ground pepper
• a pinch of salt
• 2 cups water

How to Cook:

1. In a medium heat pan, put 2 tablespoon of cooking oil.
2. Pan-fry saging saba. Turn into other side until banana is slightly brown.
3. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
4. Do the same with potatoes and carrots.
5. Saute onion followed by garlic until slightly golden brown.
6. Followed it up with tomatoes and mashed it with the back of the ladle to release juices
7. Add pork belly.  Mix occasionally.
8. Seasoned with fish sauce and ground pepper and until slightly golden brown.
9. Add water and brings into a boil.
10. Let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until meat is tender. 
11. Add pork and beans, potatoes and carrots and saging saba until it turned tender.
12. Then followed it up with cabbage and petchay.
13. Add salt to taste.

Serve it hot with rice.

Enjoy eating with the whole family and don't forget to share it with your favorite kapitbahay!

Have you tried this recipe? Let me know how you like it by commenting on below.  And please don't forget to tag me a photo in my Fb and Instagram account.

Related Post you may want to read: 

Filipino Ulam Tips

Laoya

   

  

 Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene 

 

Filipino Ulam Tips

Hello to all Momshies.  

How's your day?  Did you cooked something special for your family today?

Or are you having a hard time thinking and deciding what will be the best meal today?    

Honestly, being a mom is no joke.     

We are always expected to take care of our family's well-being in every aspect of our day-to-day activities.  We have to look after our children and husband, the laundry, the cleanliness of the entire home and of course the food that we serve to them.  Not to mention that others have to attend to their work to help the husband cope with family expenses.  Being a working woman either is not an excuse for us to provide our family with tender loving care they expected from us.

And one of the most common problems encountered by most of housewives today is what food to serve at the family's table.

It is a routinary household activity but a recurring problem that most mom encountered.  Maybe because as housewives and moms, we always wanted the best for our family.  We want that every meal is a special treat to every member of the family.  And that includes no repetitions on the food to serve which is a very challenging task for us moms.

Well, are you experiencing the same thing?

Worry no more as I prepare a list of most common Filipino Ulam Tips.  You can now start planning your daily meal without worrying for repetitions.  No more "umay" complaints from kids.

The list is by categories.  Food Menus for Fish, Chicken, Pork, Beef and Vegetables. Some already has prepared recipes.  Just click the link on the table below to go to the desired menu you want to cook for your family.  

Please feel free also to grab the list!  You can post it at your fridge for daily references. 

It is for all hardworking women who deserves to make things easy for them.  

feel free to download and print this Filipino Ulam Tips 

You may click the link below for the complete recipe:

Filipino Ulam Tips

Fish	Chicken	Pork	Beef	Vegetable
Bangus Sisig	Adobong Atay at Balunbalunan	Crispy Pata	Beef Asado	Adobong Kangkong
Dinaing na Isda	Chicken Adobo	Dinakdakan	Beef Bopis	Adobong Sitaw
Escabetcheng Tilapia	Chicken Ala King	Dinuguan	Beef Broccoli	Almondigas
Fish Fillet	Chicken Afritada	Embotido	Beef Caldereta	Ampalaya con Carne
Fish Steak	Chicken Asparagus	Ground Pork Menudo	Beef Curry	Buttered Potato
Fried Fish	Chicken Barbeque	Hamonado	Beef Estofado	Buttered Mix Vegetable
Ginataang Tilapia	Chicken Caldereta	Humba	Beef Giniling	Chopseuy
Inihaw na Bangus	Chicken Curry	Inihaw na Baboy	Beef Pares	Dinengdeng
Kinilaw na Isda	Chicken Fillet	Kinamatisan	Beef Salpicao	Ensaladang Ampalaya/Talong
Lumpiang Isda	Chicken Cordon Bleu	Laoya	Beef Sinigang	Fresh Lumpia
Paksiw	Chicken Galantina	Lechon Kawali	Beef Steak	Fried Eggplant
Pinangat na Isda	Chicken Hamonado	Lechon Paksiw	Beef Stew	Fried Okra
Pinaputok na Tilapia	Chicken Pastel	Meat Balls	Beef Teriyaki	Ginataang Kalabasa
Pinesang Dalag	Chicken Sisig	Menudo	Beef in Mushroom Sauce	Ginataang Langka
Relyenong Bangus	Chicken Sotanghon	Nilagang Baboy	Braised Beef	Ginisang Sayote
Salmon with Tofu	Fried Chicken	Pata Tim	Bulalo	Guisadong Upo
Sarsiadong Isda	Ginataang Manok	Pochero	Burger Steak with Mushroom Sauce	Kare Kare
Sinangag na Tulingan	Honey Sesame Chicken	Pork Adobo	Caldereta	Laing
Sinigang sa Miso ng Ulo ng Salmon	Pinaupong Manok	Pork Asado	Corned Beef	Mixed Vegetables with Quail Eggs
Smoked/Tinapang Isda	Pininyahang Manok	Pork Estofado	Lengua Estofado	Pakbet
Steamed Fish	Pochero	Pork Sisig	Mechado	Saute Cabbage
Sweet n Sour	Sinampalukang Manok	Sinigang sa Baboy	Nilagang Baka	Sinantolan
Bangus saTausi	Tinolang Manok	Sweet n Sour Pork	Papaitan	Tortang Talong

Did I miss a menu that you loved to cook?  Please feel free to share so I can also try it at home.  Comment down below.

 Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene 

Laoya

Laoya or Lauya is a common dish serve in ordinary days in Filipino household.

It is a level-up version of Nilagang Baboy.  However, compared to Nilagang Baboy the taste is slightly sweet. With atsuete and different vegetables added in the recipe to create exciting taste.  Though atsuete in real has no taste, it has somewhat create an impression of giving a twist to the taste.  I also love the idea of adding saging saba and sweet potato in the recipe as it gives additional sweetness to the taste.

The most common pork meat used here is pork leg or "pata ng baboy".  But you can also use other parts like pork belly or "liempo".  Meat should be well cook until tender so it can create a flavourful taste in the soup.  This dish is best served during rainy season with fish sauce or "patis" and calamansi as condiments.  And if you are a fan of hot and spicy food, you can also add "siling labuyo" to complete the dish.

This dish is one of my favorite viand when I was still a kid.  I remember my grandfather will always cook this food for us as we always requested for this.  So whenever I cooked this dish today, it always remind me of my late grand father who was such a good cook during his time.  He told me he learned this recipe in his native town of Binan, Laguna.

This version of Laoya recipe is commonly found in the tables of the natives of Laguna, Rizal and nearby towns of Metro Manila.

Prep Time:         10 minutes

Cooking Time:   45 minutes

Total Time:         55 minutes

Servings:             6

Ingredients:

• 1 whole pata / 1 kl liempo cut into cubes/ 1 kl buto-buto which ever you prefer
• 2 medium size onions, quartered
• 1 tbsp whole pepper
• 2 pcs sweet camote, quartered
• 2-3 pcs saging na saba, cut diagonally 
• 1 cabbage, quartered
• 1 bundle pechay tagalog
• 6 -8 pcs baguio beans, sliced
• ¼ cup achuete extract
• 1-2 tbsp sugar
• 1-2 tbsp salt
• 4-5 cups of water

How to Cook:

1.   In a deep soup pot, add enough water.
2.   Add the pork part you prefer to use and let it boil.  Maintain at simmering point until tender.
3.   Add onion, whole pepper.
4.   Seasoned with 2 tbsp salt.
5.   Add saging na saba, sweet camote.
6.   Put a twist by adding ¼ cup atchuete extracts.
7.   Add 2 tbsp sugar for added sweetness.
8.  Add cabbage, pechay tagalog and baguio beans.  Do not overcooked the vegetable.

Best served with patis and calamansi on the side. 

Enjoy eating with the whole family and don't forget to share it with your favorite kapitbahay!

Have you tried this recipe? Let me know how you like it by commenting on below.  And please don't forget to tag me a photo in my Fb and Instagram account.

Related Post you may want to read:

Filipino Ulam Tips

 Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene