It’s my send-off dinner with family before going to Cebu,  so I decided to prepare something special and my mom helped me cook.  We had braised pork or locally known as Pork Adobo, which is a common Filipino dish but this meal have a little twist; mom added to it pineapple juice which is not usual, for dinner. Oh! The side dish is yummy! It’s a vegetable appetizer sauteed in butter. This meal is juice a perfect combo. And the punch, I can’t have enough! Lol.

Ingredients:

For the Braised Pork (Pork Adobo):

• 1 kilo pork, chopped in regular size chunks
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 pcs. laurel or bay leaf
• 2 pcs. oregano leaf
• 1/2 cup Sugar Cane Vinegar
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 cups of  pineapple juice
• Salt, sugar and black pepper powder

For the side dish:

• 1 cup  green peas
• 2 cups whole corn kernel
• 2 cups asparagus tips & cuts
• 1 cup regular whole mushroom
• 4 tablespoons butter
• salt & pepper

For the Red/Orange Punch:

• 2 pcs. apple, slice into small chunks
• 2 pcs. ponkan, slice into small chunks
• 3 cups of strawberry juice
• 5 cups of red grape juice
• crushed ice

Let’s first cook braised pork. In a 5 cups of water, boil the pork cuts and add the minced garlic, bay leaf, and oregano leaf. Wait until tender.  Then, add the soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar. Let it simmer until the flavors mix all together, more or less for 5 minutes. Add black pepper powder and salt to taste. Let it simmer for another 3 minutes.

Now, for the side dish appetizer, melt the butter in a pan. Then, add the green peas, corn kernel, mushroom and asparagus. Mix and let it simmer for 8 minutes. Add a little salt and pepper to taste.

Now for the special punch, I named it as Red/Orange Punch. Juice mix all the ingredients above in a large punch bowl. Here’s a look of it. This is not a good shot though.

Yet another food trip destination in Zamboanga City. Well, it’s Dimsum at Char-cole Restaurant! One of my favorite dish, Chinese dish that is. There is the usual Chowking dimsum but you might want to try something different, try this dimsum at Char-cole Restaurant at the Catribo Complex, Zamboanga City. It’s quite new in their menu. Char-cole Restaurant also offers the usual dine-out dishes like pork or chicken barbecue, seafood, noodles, different beverages, etc.

Anyway, we haven’t taken much picture of the Dimsum but here’s something you can preview:

All I can say now is *drools* .  Again, they are located at Catribo Complex, Buenavista St, Zamboanga City. Open around 5:30PM.

Disclaimer: This is not a paid post.

If you happen to be in Zamboanga City or still planning a trip, and if you want to taste some authentic seafood cuisine, don’t forget to add to your itinerary for lunch or dinner at Abalone Seafood Restaurant. They offer a wide range of seafood dishes with their Abalone as specialty. Don’t worry, they also have your usual seafood favorite such as shrimps, oysters, sea cucumber, scallops, lobster, curacha (locally found mostly in Zamboanga Peninsula), crabs, etc.

Here are some snapshots of the foods they have:

Just another option for your food trip destinations in Zamboanga City.

For more details, you can visit them at the address below:

Location: Mayor Jaldon Street (Beside Grand Astoria Hotel), Zamboanga City.
Tel. No.: (062) 991-6806

Also, don’t forget to connect with Abalone Seafood Restaurant via Facebook.

Disclaimer: This is not a paid post.