Tasty Tuesday ~ Chicken & Pork Adobo

My heart and mind have been "in the Philippines" since hearing about the horrible flooding and damage caused by Tropical Storm Ondoy. Images have been coming from Asia since Saturday. Because our family spent several years as part of a missions team in Asia and lived on the island of Luzon, the names and pictures of the impacted areas are very familiar. I've chosen this traditional Filipino dish today to encourage others to remember and pray for the Philippines and those who are suffering.

Check back later today, as I start a series of posts about how to pray for people who are affected by natural disasters, particularly those already in vulnerable settings.

Chicken & Pork Adobo

• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 clove of garlic, crushed (I like to use more than 1)
• 1/2 t. pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 T. sea salt
• 1-4 T. soy sauce
• 1 chicken cut up (I like to use about 4 boneless chicken breasts, cubed)
• 1 pound of pork, cubed
  
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups water
• 2 - 3 T. oil

In a saucepan, combine vinegar, garlic, pepper, bay, salt, soy sauce. Add meat and mix thoroughly. Soak 20-30 min. Add water. Simmer, uncovered, until tender. Strain sauce. Set aside.

Brown garlic and meat in oil. Return all to saucepan, cover and simmer on low until thickened. Serve over white rice. I like to have a fruit salad with this.

Tasty Tuesday and Tempt My Tummy Tuesday are great resources for other excellent recipes. Last week I found a recipe for muffins and got rave reviews from my family and Sunday morning group. In the Philippines, that's "masarap"!