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Pork / Chicken Adobo are one of the most popular filipino dishes all over Philippines. I do remember how my mother cook this dish and how me and my siblings enjoy when our parent cook this for us. You can check the recipe and cooking instructions below.

Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes

Adobo Ingredients:

- 1/2 kilo pork cut in cubes + 1/2 kilo chicken, cut into pieces or
- choice of either 1 kilo of pork or 1 kilo of chicken
- 1 head garlic, minced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup vinegar
- 2 cups of water
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 5 laurel leaves (bay leaves)
- 4 tablespoons of cooking oil or olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons water

Adobo Cooking Instructions:

- In a big sauce pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil then sauté the minced garlic and onions.
- Add the pork and chicken to the pan. Add 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, vinegar, paprika and the bay leaves.
- Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or when meat is tender.
- Remove the pork and chicken from the sauce pan and on another pan, heat cooking oil and brown the pork and chicken for a few minutes.
- Mix the browned pork and chicken back to the sauce and add cornstarch dissolved in water to thicken.
- Add salt and/or pepper if desired
- Bring to a boil then simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
- Serve hot with the adobo gravy and rice.

Adobo Cooking Tips:

- You have the option to add crushed ginger to the onions and garlic when sautéing. Ginger adds a unique flavor to your pork/chicken adobo.

(Source: Pork / Chicken Adobo Recipe)

Filipino Leche Flan is one of the favorite filipino desserts which I do really love to eat. During my young age, I do really want to know how to prepare filipino leche flan for it's one of my favorites. :-)

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Estimated cooking time: 1 hour

Leche Flan Ingredients:

- 1 can (390g) evaporated milk
- 1 can (390g) condensed milk
- 10 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or lemon essence

For the caramel:

- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water

Leche Flan Cooking Instructions:

- In a saucepan, mix the sugar & water. Bring to a boil for a few minutes until the sugar caramelize.
- Pour the caramelized sugar into aluminum moulds - you can use any shape: oval, round or square. Spread the caramel on the bottom of the moulds.
- Mix well the evaporated milk, condensed milk, egg yolks and vanilla by hand or blender.
- Gently pour the mixture on top of the caramel on the aluminum moulds. Fill the moulds to about 1 to 1 1/4 inch thick.
- Cover moulds individually with aluminum foil.
- Steam for about 20 minutes (the traditional way to make Leche Flan is by open-air steaming on either an open cooking fire or stove top) OR
- Bake for about 45 minutes. Before baking the Leche Flan, place the moulds on a larger baking pan half filled with very hot water. Pre-heat oven to about 370 degrees before baking.
- Let cool then refrigerate.
- To serve: run a thin knife around the edges of the mould to loosen the Leche Flan. Place a platter on top of the mould and quickly turn upside down to position the golden brown caramel on top.

Cooking Tips:

- You can tell when the Leche Flan is cooked by inserting a knife -if it comes out clean, it is cooked.

(Source: Filipino Leche Flan Recipe)