Comments on: Apritadang Manok / Chicken Saute with Tomatoes, etc.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:46:32 +0000

good, i’m not just imagining things… one can actually make apritada(pinoy / carinderia version) with just achuete instead of tomato sauce. that’s what a vaguely remember from my childhood and that is what i wanted to introduce to my boyfriend. but he insisted that i need tomato sauce to make afritada, period! hah! :)

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:54:14 +0000

When there’s is ” TULUNGAN” for the wedding feast in our province, I usually watch how they cook. Normally, about 20 kls. were cooked ata. After they marinate it they put some space in the middle of the basin para daw makahinga yung ulam.LOL And I have noticed and even it is my Lolo’s way to use atchuete instead of tomato sauce.. But it tastes great talaga!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:11:52 +0000

kikay, glad the recipes worked out… there are over 200 more in the archives… :)

By: kikay

kikay — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:29:01 +0000

I tried this recipe last weekend along with the Adobo with Duhat balsamic vinegar. Both turned out great. I felt like a culinary goddess! It’s the first time I trusted my instinct and senses instead of sticking to a measured recipe. Thanks for inspiring me!

By: goodtimer

goodtimer — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:05:33 +0000

Another dish cooked by my in-laws differently (different from the tomato-based sauce everybody are used to): they don’t use tomato sauce in their afritada! They cook afritada by sauteeing garlic, onion quarters and red pepper chunks, pork and shrimp (with tails on), adding shrimp and pork broth (from shrimp heads and parboiled pork), flavoring with fish sauce, simmering well to blend the flavors of pork and shrimp. Then finally fried potatoes are mashed in the sauce to thicken it, and some fried tomatoes left unmashed. Surprisingly even in the abscence of tomato sauce, the dish tastes like Afritada! Probably from the blend of red peppers and potatoes, and the shrimps are an added treat!