Adobong Sitaw

One of my mother's dish that I am dying to taste is this Adobong Sitaw. Definitely hers is much better but I think this one is.. not bad. 

Adobo as a traditional dish in the Philippines has lots of ways to cook it with. And one of my favorite (honestly, everything is my favorite :D) is the string beans. 

With a little twist, I use tofu than the usual meat they have. Why? Nothing special.. I just feel like it. ^_^. 

Enjoy! 

Ingredients:
1 pack (4 pcs) tofu, cut into cubes
Generous amount of vegetable oil for deep fry

1 bundle of string beans (sitaw), cut 1 1/2" long

3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/3 cup vinegar
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
Sugar, Salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:

1. Deep fry the tofu, set aside.
2. In a separate sauce pan, put all the rest of the ingredients and let it simmer until the string beans is cook. Vegetable cook easily, remember to not over cooked it.
3. Put the fried tofu on top, then serve.

Pineapple Jam

I'm more into fiber these days, so when I walked into the grocery store (my favorite one of course ^_^ ) and found a bunch of pineapple piled-up.. I got excited and grab one instantly. It's been a while since I ate a slice of a pineapple. I am wondering how will it taste here since its not a tropical place and its late winter. But, it is March/April.. a pineapple session.. so, it should be fine. I bet it was imported somewhere tropical. Thinking about that, I feel homesick a bit and remember my home country. Tagaytay, Philippines.. sigh.. one of my favorite vacation place, where hectares of pineapple plantation are over sight. 

Anyway.. on my way home, i don't know what will I do with my pineapple. I can just simply eat it fresh with salt on the side ( as I enjoyed and always do) or I can make something really good like what my mother usually do every time we have a bunch and bunch of pineapple from Tagaytay ^_^. Like pineapple jam! 

With that all said, here is my sweet and yummy pineapple jam. Remember, it's pineapple session.. so go and grab yours before it run out.

Enjoy! ^_^

Ingredients:

1 whole pineapple, crushed/sliced small

1 cup water

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

juice of lemon juice

Procedures:

1. In a sauce pan, put the pineapple and water. Cook in a medium-low heat until pineapple is soft, for about 30 minutes.

2. Add the sugar and lemon juice. Cook until thickened, for about 45 minutes.

3. Store in jar with tight lid. Store in refrigerator.