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By: Flippino throwdown | Imagearmy

Flippino throwdown | Imagearmy — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:18:54 +0000

[...] Adobo Throwdown! « Dinner Love.May 24, 2010 … Last weekend, I participated in an Adobo Throwdown. … It’s strange, because his Grandmother is full Filipino which makes Anders 25% – and … [...]

By: steffanyf

steffanyf — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:13:59 +0000

Hi Nila!
Dude, I’m sorry, but my fiance has that recipe on lockdown.
However, this one is REALLY similar.
http://rasamalaysia.com/adobo-recipe/
Note that I use boneless, skinless thighs only. As for as water, I use enough to cover the chicken meat, not a specific measurement. Cover the chicken with water before you add anything else. I don’t use bay leaf, I use crushed pepper and no whole peppercorns, and definitely add sugar. Maybe 1/4 C and see how you like that.
Good luck! Honestly, there are zillions of ways to make adobo. You can play around with it until you find something you like. I’ve even seen versions that use coconut milk.

By: Nila Pugliese

Nila Pugliese — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:02:45 +0000

I loved hearing this story! I am Italian and my boyfriend is Filipino. He is 100% Filipino, but a total coconut! (Brown on the outside only) We recently moved from Florida to the state of Washington. Since we have been here, we are totally overwhelmed by the Filipino influence. We have met in-laws and cousins etc… everyone speaks Tagalog but us. All of our new neighbors are Filipino and they stare at me when I step foot outside my house… as if a Pink Flamingo is walking across the front yard and totally doesn’t belong here! We have been invited to Christmas parties and everyone brings a dish. I would love to make Adobo because it seems fairly easy enough. Today I have a practice pot going on the stove. I tried using your (1 part, 1/2 part) instructions. If you have a change of heart & you want to give me a little further instructions, that would be of great help and I will go to the grave with it!

By: Albert

Albert — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:02:07 +0000

Congratulations Steffanie!

As for the race issue, here are my two centavos…

I agree that white people don’t consider race as much as non-whites because they are the majority.

Then again, majorities (Raider fans vs. Niner fans in Oakland, grass vs. that needle in that haystack…) will always overlook (whether on purpose or not) the “awkwardness”, the issues, the voices, of the minority.

But it still takes two to tango, to meet in the middle. The majority needs to listen to the minority and the minority needs to speak up. Simple as that. However in practice… not so.

I’ll end with more of my bias =)… Filipinos are a welcoming people because they themselves have their own unique differences among each other. I hope you got a taste of that as much as they had a taste of your adobo!

Daghang salamat Steffanie!

By: steffanyf

steffanyf — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:04:12 +0000

Thank you!
Let me tell you…it is SO good. I know someone who makes a vegan version and I assume it is very tasty but there is no way it is the same! You should try making it. There is really no way to mess up.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:27:32 +0000

AGH! That’s fantastic! Congrats on the win! Even though I normally don’t eat meat, I’d totally try this dish.

What a fantastic story too. It’s always wonderful when you can share these aspects of your culture with others… as his grandmother has done with you.