tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15122297.post-1159672229705208952006-10-01T10:57:00.000+08:002006-10-02T13:55:34.966+08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2716/1390/1600/alaespanyola.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2716/1390/320/alaespanyola.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This month’s theme for Lasang Pinoy entitled <em>A La Espanyola</em> is about Spanish influence in Filipino cuisine. The strongest </span><a href="http://filipinokastila.tripod.com/Food.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">culinary influence </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">is from Spain which ruled the Philippines for almost 400 years. Food historians claim that 80 per cent of Philippine dishes are of Spanish origin. Because the Spaniards formed the elite, dishes adapted by upper-class Filipinos were also Spanish-inspired. In our house, we usually prepare relleno, paella, morcon, and callos whenever we have parties and/or celebrations.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The usual technique of sautéing tomatoes, garlic and onions with olive oil was introduced by the Spaniards (according to some famous chefs, good quality olive oil comes from Spain). Add to that, as in popular baked good and desserts like Pan de Sal (a crusty dinner roll), Flan (an egg custard), Ensaymada (cheese buns), rice dishes as in Arroz Valenciana or Arroz Con Pollo, etc. Most Spanish recipes had been modified to accommodate what ingredients were readily available in our country Thus, the emergence of a cuisine Filipinos called their own, adapted to their tastes. Even our favorite adobo shows Mexican and Spanish influences but with regional variations.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Spanish-influenced dishes are usually part of my weekly menu. I love to cook caldereta, mechado, embutido, and afritada. Asado is one of my favourites so I asked my aunt to give me her asado recipe. In Spain, asado means “cooked in the oven.” But my aunt’s version of asado recipe is very Filipino. The meat should be cooked in a very low fire until tender. This is my first time to cook this dish and it tastes good. The taste of our Filipino asado resembles that of our paksiw na pata.<br /></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2716/1390/320/asado%20005.jpg" border="0" /><br />Ingredients:<br />800 gms. pork (kasim or porkloin, whole)<br />1/3 cup water<br />1/3 cup soysauce<br />1/3 cup sugar<br />Salt<br />Pepper<br />Bay leaf<br />Spring onion<br /><br />Procedure:<br />1. Sliced the pork thinly.<br />2. Mix the water, sugar and soy sauce in a large frying pan. Add salt and pepper. And the bay</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">leaf and bring it up to medium high heat.<br />3. Lay pork pieces in the sauce, cover and cook on low heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes and flip the pork, cooking an additional 10-15 minutes until the meat is tender.<br />4. Remove the bay leaf before serving. Drizzle the sauce over the pork and sprinkle with spring onion.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">I would like to thank </span><a href="http://lolaskitchen.blogspot.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Purple Girl</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for hosting this month's LP. </span></p><p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></p>Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01394975657194628126noreply@blogger.com