Adobo using Lee Kum Kee Minced Garlic
July 9th, 2010
I’m not a big fan of minced garlic or powdered garlic in a bottle because they just don’t taste fresh. That changed when I got hold of Lee Kum Kee freshly minced garlic.
The easiest dish to cook to “break in” this minced garlic is Chicken & Pork Adobo.
Kikkoman Soy sauce + Lee Kum Kee garlic seem to be a perfect match
Minced garlic – up close
Don’t forget the peppercorn
Slow cooking
Saute & Fry
Chicken Adobo
Pork Adobo
My adobo tastes even better with the minced garlic. I’m so thrilled!
Pancake House: Adobo Sulipan
June 14th, 2009
The good thing about Pancake House is that they are more than just a fancy pancake place, they also offer delectable meals at affordable prices. I hate to sound like a fanboi but I’m pretty sure that many foodies share my sentiments.
Pancake House does not have a lot of offerings in their menu so it would be very possible to try them all out in a span of two weeks. But since I cannot dine in the same place for consecutive weeks (exception: McDonald’s and Burger King), I’ve only tried about half of the menu, the latest of which is the Adobo Sulipan.
Adobo is such a common meal served in households any day of the week so I was in no hurry to order one (or any of its variations). As fate would have it, I have this foodie friend who persuaded me to try the Adobo Sulipan. I could tell that she was willing to bet her life (or her HP DV3) just to prove that the food is as good as she described it. I could have lied and told her I didn’t like it and run off with her HP DV3, but really, the Adobo was so good that I would probably bump it up to number 10 in my Top 10 favorite food list.
Adobo Sulipan is a meal of chicken and pork adobo with pickled kangkong (water spinach), tomatoes, sliced hardboiled eggs and rice. It has large chunks of garlic so you might want to remove them (as I did). I was not too crazy about the pickled kangkong but it cuts the richness of the adobo. It gives the right amount of sweetness to the salty and garlicky taste of the adobo.
(Apologies, I already took a few bites before I took the pic. I blame hunger.)
