Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...
One day my mom and I went to the grocery store in California where I grew up, she had shopped at Magat an Asian Grocery Store in Union City and my mom decided to buy the ingredients of the dinuguan.
My mom began cooking the dinuguan in the kitchen as I was watching her cook the dish, I saw my mom pour something that look like blood. I questioned my mom what was that she was pouring, and she said it was pork blood.
Ever since I saw the pork blood, she had poured into the dish I had told my mom you are a vampire and ever since that moment I never went back to eat it until I grew older.
During the time I had celebrated my birthday, and I had friends come over at my house my mom would cook dinuguan as one of the main dishes and during that time we had called it chocolate meat. My friend loves my mom's cooking and ask me what it was made of, and I lied it was made of chocolate.
Later my friend asked again for the recipe and wanted their mom to also make it for them that is when I had to inform my friends it was made of pork blood.
Dinuguan is often eaten with puto (steam rice cake) or rice.
Dinuguan Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 Kilo - Pork Belly or Pork Shoulder (cubed)
- 1 1/2 Cup - Pork Blood
- 2 - Knorr Pork Cube
- 2 - Pieces Long Green Pepper
- 2 - Onion (chopped)
- 6 - Cloves Garlic (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp - Ginger
- 1 Tbsp - Patis (fish sauce)
- 1 Tbsp - Brown Sugar
- 1 Cup - Water
- 1 Cup - Vinegar
- 4 Pieces - Dried Bay Leaves
- Cooking Oil
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions:
- In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion and ginger to sauté add pork, patis, water until it boils add bay leaves and vinegar cook for 5 minutes.
- Add pork cubes and brown sugar stir until it gets dissolved add water if needed once water gets low from the heat while cooking adds long green pepper and add pour pork blood stir cook for 20 minutes cover with a lid in low heat.
- Season with salt and black pepper to your taste and let it cook for 10 minutes until sauce begins to thicken.
- It is ready to serve in a serving bowl when hot.
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