Afritada
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| Alternative names | Apritada, apretada[1] |
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| Course | Main dish |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Chicken/beef/pork, tomato sauce (orbanana ketchup), carrots, potatoes, red and greenbell pepper |
| Similar dishes | Menudo,kaldereta,hamonado,pininyahang manok,igado,guisantes |
Afritadais a Philippine dish consisting ofchicken,beef,orporkbraisedintomato saucewithcarrots,potatoes,and red and greenbell peppers.It is served onwhite riceand is a common Filipino meal.[2]It can also be cooked withseafood.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit]The nameafritadais derived fromSpanishfritada( "fried"), referring to the first step of the preparation in which the meat is pan-fried before simmering in the tomato sauce.[5]
Description
[edit]Afritadais abraiseddish. It is first made bysautéinggarlicandonionand then adding the diced meat to fry until tender. After the meat is sufficiently browned, water andtomato pasteare poured into the pan, along with dicedcarrots,potatoesand sliced red and greenbell peppers.Slicedtomatoes,peas,chickpeas,orbeanscan also be added. It can be spiced to taste with salt,black pepper,bay leaves,andfish sauce.The mixture is simmered until the vegetables are cooked. It is served onwhite rice.[6][3][7]
Variants
[edit]Afritadahas different names based on the main ingredients of the dish. The most common ones areafritadang manok(chickenafritada),[8]afritadang baka(beefafritada), andafritadang baboy(porkafritada).[4]Afritadacan also be used to cookseafood,likefish(afritadang isda) ormussels(afritadang tahong), utilizing the same basic process as meatafritadas.[9][10]
Afritadais also commonly cookedhamonado-style (withpineapplechunks). This sweet variant is usually known as "pineappleafritada".[11]It is commonly confused withpininyahang manok,braisedchickenalso made withpineapples.However, the latter does not use tomato sauce.[12][13]
Similar dishes
[edit]Similarly, Filipinomenudoandkalderetaboth also use tomato sauce orbanana ketchup.However,menudoincludes sliced liver, whilekalderetaexclusively usesgoat meatorbeefoccasionally.Igadocontains liver but no tomato sauce.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Apretada".Tagalog Lang.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Colinares, Robert (2007)" Pork Afritada "no site FilipinoFoodLovers.com".www.filipino-food-lovers.com.RetrievedAugust 9,2022.
- ^abMerano, Vanjo."Chicken Afritada Recipe".Panlasang Pinoy.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^abPolistico, Edgie (2017).Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary.Anvil Publishing, Incorporated.ISBN9786214200870.[permanent dead link]
- ^"Afritada, A Famous Filipino Stew".FilStop.Archived fromthe originalon December 15, 2018.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Chicken Afritada".Kawaling Pinoy.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Afritada Chicken Recipe".MyFilipnoRecipes.Archived fromthe originalon December 15, 2018.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Chicken Afritada Recipe".RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Fish Afritada".Mama's Guide Recipes.April 30, 2017.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Afritadang Tahong".Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Pineapple Chicken Afritada".Kawaling Pinoy.April 7, 2018.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Pininyahang Manok (Pineapple Chicken)".PinoyWay.Archived fromthe originalon December 15, 2018.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"RECIPE: Pininyahang Manok".ABS-CBN News.February 7, 2018.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
- ^"Chicken Afritada (Afritadang Manok)".Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes.RetrievedDecember 13,2018.
