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Mom Violy's First Time Dining at Mesa Restaurant

Mom Violy had informed us that one of her friends said to try Filipino food at Mesa. The day for our lunch with Mom Violy's best friend who was visiting the Philippines brought to  Mesa Restaurant inside Eastwood City. Ninang Lourdes was staying close by Eastwood City Shopping Mall. She hasn't entered inside the shopping mall. Upon entering to the third floor was able to see Mesa Restaurant giving you the menu when seated and the table. Mom Violy had ordered the In Own Ink baby squid, Crispy Pork on the vegetables and Palabok. Ninang Lourdes ordered fresh buko for her drink. Mom Violy's expectation dining inside Mesa wasn't what she had expected on the food. Mom Violy based on her taste buds the food was bland on the palabok wasn't salty enough and the crispy pork pinkabet which she had added fish sauce asking the server. Everyone has different taste buds. Mom Violy had given the food to Sonny who was the one who drove us.  Sonny said the Filipino food was good for

Adobo Hito Recipe




Hito is known to be called Catfish for people who don't recognize the name this fish is something I cannot eat but my family can, and this is their favorite dish they like to eat once in a while.

Adobo Hito Recipe:
Ingredients:
  • 4 tbsp. - Ground Garlic
  • 3 cup - Soy Sauce
  • 1 cup - Distilled vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. - Peppercorn crushed
  • 8 big - Bay leaves
  • 4 Tsp Maggi Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice
  • Calamansi or Lemon
Cleaning Instructions:
  1. To clean the hito/catfish squeeze calamansi or lemon and drizzle juice inside the fish's cavity. Rub the calamansi or lemon with salt and rub all over the hito/catfish.
  2. Let t stand until salt has evaporated to the hito/catfish.
  3. Rinse well 
  4. Cut hito/catfish 2 inch thickness.
Marinate Hito/Catfish:
Step 1:
  • In a bowl add hito/catfish add soy sauce, peppercorn, Maggi sauce and garlic for one hour set aside.
  • Drain sauce
  • Set aside the sauce when you cook the fish on the last step.
Frying Hito/Catfish:
Step 1:
  • Heat oil on pan place the hito/catfish cook until slightly brown on both sides. 
  • Drain on a strainer.
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1:
  • In a pot add vinegar and use the remaining sauce from the marinate sauce add the hito/catfish.
  • Add bay leaves
  • Cook for 15 minutes.
Ready to eat.

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