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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Pato Recipe


What is Pato?

Pato is duck in Engish.

We get our pato from Antipolo, Philippines where we have a farm. Our family member eat pato but I have ever tried it.

I will teach you how Manang V cooks the pato in our home before you will cook it you need to remove the smell from it.

Pato Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 1 - Whole Pato
  • 1 - Tbsp. Garlic (miced)
  • 3 Cups - Fresh Gata
  • Ginger (cut 2 inches)
  • 2 Pieces - Chili Labuyo
  • 2 Cups - Water
  • 1 - Knorr Chicken Cube
  • Salt
  • Vinegar

Cleaning the Pato After It Has Been Cut Up:

  1. Rub salt and vinegar to the pato.
Cooking Instructions:

  • Boil two cups water for thirty minutes until pato meat is soft.
  • Add gata, garlic, chicken cube and ginger cook for one hour in low heat.
  • The pato takes longer to cook especially if the pato is an old duck.
  • Ready to serve in a serving bowl.
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