All I’m hearing this week in the news is traffic. Heavy Traffic. Monster Traffic. Traffic Armageddon.
Is it the end of the world? Well, not yet but maybe for some it is. They’re expecting this monster traffic to last for two years because of the major road construction/repair in Metro Manila. Now, I’m thinking that I made the right decision 3 years ago to work from home. I’m just thankful that I’m not going through the stress of commuting to work specially with this news.
For other people this is good news, this might be a great opportunity to invest.
Tender Pork Chunks With Tomato and Shrimp Paste Sauce (commonly know in the Philippines as Pork Binagoongan) is a common dish in the Philippines. The reason why I like cooking this dish is it’s super easy to make. You don’t need to be an experienced cook to make this.
Two of its basic ingredients are sauteed shrimp paste and tomato sauce. Originally, tomato sauce is not part of this dish. The redness of the sauce will come from the sauteed shrimp paste. I added tomato sauce to add an extra flavor to this dish.
There are 3 varieties of sauteed shrimp paste that I know:
I prefer the spicy one.
This Saturday I am going to share my Homemade Hot Chocolate Milk with you guys. Stay tuned!
- 1 kg Pork Kasim, cut into chunks (shoulder part)
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed and sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
- 2 long chili (cayenne pepper) (add more to your liking)
- 3½ tbsp sauteed shrimp paste
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 2 cups water
- 250 g tomato sauce
- 250 g eggplant, sliced
- Sautee garlic, onion, and pork in oil for 8 minutes.
- Add water and bring to a boil, and then simmer until meat is tender.
- On a separate pan, fry the eggplant, 2 minutes on each side in medium heat, make sure it doesn't burn. Set aside.
- Once the meat is tender, remove broth and set aside.
- Add long chili, sauteed shrimp paste, ginger powder, tomatoes, and tomato sauce to the pork in medium heat. Keep mixing for two minutes, then add the broth back to the cooking pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
