Philippine ''asado'' refers to two different
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braised
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meat dishes. The name originates from
Spanish
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''
asado'' ("grilled"), a reference to the original dish it was applied to, the Chinese-Filipino version of ''
char siu
''Char siu'' () is a Chinese, specifically Cantonese–style of barbecued pork. Originating in Guangdong, it is eaten with rice, used as an ingredient for noodle dishes or in stir fries, and as a filling for '' chasiu baau'' or '' pineapple b ...
'' barbecues usually known as pork ''asado''. However, the Filipino versions have evolved to be braised, not grilled. The other Filipino dish also known as ''asado'' is ''asado de carajay''. Unlike the Chinese-derived version, it is savory rather than sweet.
Variations
Asado de carajay
''Asado de carajay'' is a native ''asado''. The name is derived from
Philippine Spanish
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''carajay'' ("
wok
A wok (; Pinyin: ; Cantonese ) is a deep round-bottomed cooking pan from China. It is believed to be derived from the South Asian karahi. It is common in China and similar pans are found in parts of East, South and Southeast Asia, as well as ...
", ''kawali'' or ''kalaha'' in
Philippine languages
The Philippine languages or Philippinic are a proposed group by R. David Paul Zorc (1986) and Robert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia—except Sama–Bajaw (languages ...
). ''Asado de carajay'' is made with meat (pork, beef, or chicken) braised in soy sauce, bay leaves, peppercorns,
calamansi
Calamansi (''Citrus'' × ''microcarpa''), also known as calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon, is an economically important citrus hybrid predominantly cultivated in the Philippines. It is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, ...
, onions, and various vegetables (usually tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms, and carrots). It is traditionally cooked in a wok, hence the name.
''Asado de carajay'' is differentiated from the "Chinese-style" pork ''asado'' in the use of vegetables, the absence of Chinese spices, and its savory flavor. It is also not restricted to pork, but can be cooked with beef or chicken.
Pork asado
Pork ''asado'', also known as "Chinese" ''asado'' or "Chinese-style" ''asado'', is the variant most commonly associated with the name ''asado''. It is derived from the Chinese dish ''
char siu
''Char siu'' () is a Chinese, specifically Cantonese–style of barbecued pork. Originating in Guangdong, it is eaten with rice, used as an ingredient for noodle dishes or in stir fries, and as a filling for '' chasiu baau'' or '' pineapple b ...
'', and possibly also influenced by the
Hokkien
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dish ''tau yew bak''. Unlike ''char siu'' however, the dish is always braised, not grilled or roasted. The dish is made with pork braised in soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, brown sugar, and various Chinese spices (usually
star anise
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and
five spice
Five-spice powder () is a spice mixture of five or more spices used predominantly in almost all branches of Chinese cuisine. It is also used in Hawaiian cuisine and Vietnamese cuisine. The five flavors of the spices (sweet, bitter, sour, sal ...
). It is very similar to ''
humba
''Humbà'', also spelled ''hombà'', is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino braised pork dish originating from the Visayas Islands of the Philippines. It traditionally uses pork belly slow-cooked until very tender in soy sauce, vinegar, black pepperc ...
'' and ''
pata tim'', which also originate from Chinese-Filipino migrants. It also resembles ''
hamonado
''Hamonado'' (Spanish: ''jamonado''), or ''hamonada'', is a Filipino dish consisting of meat marinated and cooked in a sweet pineapple sauce. It is a popular dish during Christmas in Philippine regions where pineapples are commonly grown. ''H ...
'', because of its sweetness, though ''hamonado'' uses pineapples and is a native dish.
Pork ''asado'' is usually sliced thinly and served with the braising liquid.
Pork ''asado'' is also commonly shredded and used as fillings for sandwiches and buns. It is also the primary filling of the Filipino ''
siopao
''Siopao'' (), is a Philippine steamed bun with various fillings. It is the indigenized version of the Fujianese ''baozi'', introduced to the Philippines by Hokkien immigrants during the Spanish colonial period. It is a popular snack in the Phi ...
'', which is also known as ''siopao asado''.
A variant of pork ''asado'' is the "
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
-style" pork ''asado''. It uses the same ingredients but differs primarily in that the meat isn't broiled beforehand, but rather it is boiled directly in the marinade until tender.
See also
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Humba
''Humbà'', also spelled ''hombà'', is a Filipino cuisine, Filipino braised pork dish originating from the Visayas Islands of the Philippines. It traditionally uses pork belly slow-cooked until very tender in soy sauce, vinegar, black pepperc ...
*
Pata Tim
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Chicken karahi
Chicken karahi (known as gosht karahi when prepared with goat or lamb meat instead of chicken), or kadai chicken, is a chicken dish from South Asia.
It is noted for its spicy taste and is notable in Pakistani and North Indian cuisine. The dis ...
- An Indian meat and vegetable curry named after and braised in a wok (
karahi
A ''karahi'' (; as, কেৰাহী, kerahi, bn, কড়া, koṛā, hi, कड़ाही, kaṛāhī, Marathi: कढई, ur, ; also ''kadai, kerahi, karai, kadhi, kadahi, kadhai'' ''sarai'', or ''cheena chatti'') is a type of thi ...
in Indian languages). A possible origin for this dish
*
Cuisine of the Philippines
Filipino cuisine ( fil, lutong Pilipino/pagkaing Pilipino) is composed of the cuisines of more than a hundred distinct ethnolinguistic groups found throughout the Philippine archipelago. A majority of mainstream Filipino dishes that compose Fi ...
*
List of Philippine dishes
This is a list of selected dishes found in the Philippines. While the names of some dishes may be the same as those found in other cuisines, many of them have evolved to mean something distinctly different in the context of Filipino cuisine. ...
References
External links
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