Sour Mango

Just by looking at it makes me drool. I like sour mango dipped in salt or salted fish. My husband says the thought of it makes him gag, but sour mango is commonly eaten in the Philippines. You can find green mangoes everywhere especially during the right season. I bought this from the nearby store but it tasted different from the green mango that I usually ate back home in the Philippines. I am craving it right now.

Beef Menudo

This is the first beef menudo that I have ever cooked. I found the recipe online and made my own version of it. Here are the ingredients.

2 lb of cubed beef steak
3 cubed potatoes
3 cubed carrots
1/4 lb cubed liver or braunschweiger
1/2 cup chopped onions
3 cloves of minced garlic
2 cups of water
1/2 cup ketchup
3 tbsp of tomato paste
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cooking oil

Procedure:

* Saute garlic, onions, beef and liver. Add two cups of water and simmer until tender.
* Add carrots and potatoes and simmer until soft .
* Add ketchup, tomato paste and black pepper. Add salt to taste.

Porkchop Adobo

I cooked this sometime ago. Instead of frying it, I decided to cook it in an adobo marinade. Adobo is one of the famous recipes in the Philippines. It is tasty and easy to prepare. Here are the ingredients that you need.

5 porkchops
1 red bell pepper
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 onion
3 cloves of minced garlic