Adobong Pusit at Baboy
Adobong
Pusit at Baboy. I still remember my very first post
of Adobong
Pusit. It created a lot of discussion on the cooking time of squid or Adobong
Pusit. As I mentioned on that post squid should either be cooked in less
than 2 minutes or more than 20 minutes. In cooking between, the squid will turn
rubbery. Cooked less than 2 minutes and the
squid are half cooked and fishy if cooked with the skins and innards. To
reduce the fishiness it requires the extra cooking stage of sautéing the squid
with the aromatic ingredients. I you are cooking under 2 minutes the squids should
be fresh. Forget buying from the public markets most likely the squids are not
that fresh.
Cooking the squids over 20 minutes will
tend to dry it up. But for sure the squids are bite tender and the adobo
flavors are infused to the squid meats. Cooking longer means that the squid are
safer to eat should you have sourced your squids at your public market.
Today my Adobong Pusit at Baboy dish is cooked at about 30 to 45 minutes.
The squid may be dried up but I assure you they are tender so with the pork.
Here is the recipe of my Adobong Pusit at Baboy.
Ingredients:
1/2 kilo large size squid
1/2 kilo pork belly, cut into large cubes
1/2 head garlic, peeled, crushed
1 medium size onion, peeled, chopped
2-3 green chili, chopped
2 tbsp. peppercorns, crushed
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
2-3 pcs. bay leaf
salt
Cooking
procedure:
To clean the squid, pull out the head and
the innards will come out with it. Discard the entrails and remove the teeth, reserved
the ink sacks. Remove the membrane from the body and wash out the entrails.
Final wash squid and drain. Slice body into 1” to 2” crosswise. Cut tentacles
in proportion to the sliced body. In a sauce pan add in the squid and pork. Add
in the garlic, onion, crushed peppercorns, chili, bay leaf, vinegar, soy sauce
and about 1 1/2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and simmer at low to moderate
heat for 30 to 45 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Correct
saltiness if required. Serve hot with lots of rice.
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