Tuesday 24 August 2004

Heartily Didikitid



The recipe for today is heartily didikitid (dedicated hehehe!) to our friend Precy who has been asking for this for the longest time. This is a standard Tagalog dish made with lots of fresh chopped tomatoes. I remember my aunt used to chop the tomatoes together with the onion and she would do it very very finely almost like it went through a mincer (grinder). Pork can also be used instead of the usual chicken.

Afritada

1 kilo chicken or pork - chopped to serving size pieces
2 Tbsp oil
2-3 cloves garlic - minced or mashed
1 large onion - chopped finely (about 2/3 cups)
3 large tomatoes - chopped finely (about 1 1/3 cups)
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp double concentrate tomato puree (tomato paste)
1 cup water
1 red bell pepper - deseeded and sliced lengthwise
2 medium sized potatoes - sliced into 1/2 inch thick
150 gm french beans - topped, tailed and cut in half crosswise (or 1/2 cup frozen peas)
  1. Heat oil in a pan. Saute garlic and onion for about 2 minutes or until onion becomes translucent.
  2. Add tomatoes and salt and saute for a further 2 minutes or until the tomatoes are half cooked.
  3. Add soy sauce, mix a little then add the chicken. Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes mixing it every once in a while.
  4. Add water and tomato puree. Bring to a boil.
  5. Add bell pepper and bring heat down to a simmer.
  6. Simmer for about 25 minutes (for pork - about 1 1/2 hours) or until meat is done/tender.
  7. Add potatoes and simmer for 5 minutes.
  8. Add french beans or peas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until potatoes and beans are cooked. Serve.

1 comment:

Sassy Lawyer said...

Didikitid, ha... Ikaw talaga. Wala kang kakupas-kupas. Sa katatawanan.