#PugadBaboy: Movie inspired recipes

Mang Dagul’s Tokwa’t Baboy paired with Rum Avocado Smoothie 

Tokwa’t Baboy

Ingredients

• 1 lb pig’s face
• 1 lb extra firm tofu
• 1½ cup Bragg’s apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 4 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp freshly-crushed whole pepper corn
• 1 white onion, sliced
• 2 stalks green onions, cut in ½ inch length
• 1 big siling pansigang, sliced
• 3 pcs. siling labuyo, deseeded and chopped
• water for boiling pig’s face
• cooking oil to deep fry tofu
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1/8 cup cilantro
• 1 tsp. lime zest
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/8 cup toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup toasted garlic
• 1/4 cup slurry of corn starch and water

Instructions

1. Boil pig’s face with water, salt and crushed pepper (1 hour)
2. Sear pig’s face on hot coals, compare it to a picture of Franklin Drilon, then slice to bite-sized pieces
3. Slice tofu into bite-sized pieces and deep fry
4. In a small saucepan, heat brown sugar on a very low fire to caramelize, pour vinegar (do not stir until it boils up) then pour soy sauce, lime zest, lime juice and honey.
5. Still on low heat, slowly add slurry while stirring until you reach the desired consistency.
6. In a serving bowl, combine pig’s face, tofu, siling labuyo, siling pansigang, white onion, and onion stalks, then pour the sauce over while still hot.
7. Remember not to touch your eggs after slicing the siling labuyo.
8. Add sesame oil, sesame seeds and cilantro, toss, top with toasted garlic and serve.

Rum Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients

• 1/2 bottle of Don Papa Rum
• 4 avocados
• 14 ounces of skim milk
• 1 tbsp plain yoghurt
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cups crushed ice
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Wet hands with lemon juice while working on the avocados.
2. Combine all ingredients in a glass pitcher and process with a hand blender.
3. Serve in chilled glasses.
4. If concoction is too sweet for your taste, top it with whipped cream (also, make sure that you sit on a table close to a restroom.)