2010 Annual Summer BBQ Event at The Boulevard

Philippine-style Pork "BBQ"

TS:
When people mention that they're having a "BBQ", they are usually talking of throwing some hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. We do not subscribe to the same school of thought.

Among our circle, a "barbeque" is centered around skewered Philippine Pork "BBQ" and Philippine Chicken "BBQ" with peanut sauce. If you're grilling something else, don't call it a barbeque!

JS:
Of course, our mileage varies, because in the American South, when they say "barbecue," they mean something else too and we'll be asked not to call our barbeques "barbecue"!

Talking amongst ourselves one day, we've come to a decision. We've decided to have two "big" parties per year, one summer and one winter.

We've already blogged about two of our New Year's Eve parties -- see NYE 2008 (Starry, Starry Night) and NYE 2009 (Spanish Menu) -- and this is our first-ever Summer Barbeque Event at The Boulevard (our pretentious name for our house).

Anyways, without further ado, the menu.

2010 Annual Summer BBQ Event
at The Boulevard

Specialty Beverages


CANTALOUPE MELON SLUSH
MANGO SLUSH
In keeping with the Philippine/Filipino theme, we had mango and cantaloupe flavors. The cantaloupe was fantastic!

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Dinner


PHILIPPINE PORK BBQ SKEWERS
Instant hit!
This is the item everyone has been yearning for.
Click here for the post/recipe.


CHICKEN ADOBO
The classic flavours of Philippine adobo:
vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves and black peppercorns.
Click here for the post/recipe, as well as links to all our other adobos.


KARE-KARE (Philippine Oxtail Peanut Stew)
Oxtail and brisket pieces stewed together with eggplants and vegetables
in a rich achiote-tinted broth thickened with roasted rice powder and ground peanuts. Must be eaten with bagoong (shrimp paste)!
Click here for the post/recipe.


SARDINAS NA BANGUS
Milkfish (bangus) done "sardines-style":
confit’ed in olive oil, with garlic, peppers, olives and spices.
Click here for the post/recipe.


EMBUTIDO (Philippine Pork Roll)
A fiesta staple. Ground pork w/ peppers and raisins (and various others), stuffed with eggs and sausages.
Click here for the post/recipe.


INIHAW NA MAIS
Grilled corn on the cob.
Click here for the post/recipe.


GISING-GISING
Green beans cooked in coconut milk, flavoured with shrimp.
Click here for the post/recipe.


MANGGA ENSALADA
A composed salad: fresh mango, tomatoes, red onions, green onions, hard-boiled eggs and bagoong (shrimp paste).
Click here for the post/recipe.

WHITE RICE

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After dinner...


BIBINGKA GALAPONG
A fragrant rice flour and coconut milk cake baked in banana leaves,
topped with butter, sugar and a golden cheese crust,
served with grated fresh coconut and salted duck eggs.
Click here for the post/recipe.


MAMA’S PHILIPPINE-STYLE FRUIT SALAD
A party favourite! Mixed fruits in a creamy, sweet “dressing”.
Click here for the post/recipe.

A great time was had by all! Thank you to everybody who attended!

And of course, thanks to CSC, The B, and The B's wife for helping out! It was such a pleasure for JS and I not to be the ones skewering 20 pounds of pork!

The Volume

a gigantormous pot (18 QT) purchased especially for making our big-batch kare-kare

TS:
Several people have remarked to us that we do seem to prepare quite the amount of food, even for our regular family meals. So, we thought it would be fun to share the quantities of the food we prepared for this BBQ event.

The day before, we had a head count of 37 people, plus 10 kids. Now, if that was really the number of guests that arrived, I can't say for sure.

The following items were prepped for the party:
20 pounds pork butt
18 pounds chicken thighs
10 pounds oxtail
5 pounds beef brisket
5 milkfish (bangus)
1.5 pounds shrimp
6 pounds ground pork
approx. 50 eggs (I lost count!)

Wait, there's more!

at least 10 heads of garlic
24 ears of corn
14 pounds tomatoes
5 pounds eggplant
6 pounds green beans
4 pounds Shanghai bok choy
approx. 8 cups of coconut milk
2 liters (2 quarts) extra virgin olive oil
and more...

I haven't even counted what we used to make the desserts, as well as other "incidental" ingredients like bell peppers, onions, other embutido ingredients, butter, sugar, cheese, etc.

After the event...


TS:
Cleanup of prep-related items was already done before the party. So, this mess was purely post-party, and after there had already been a few rounds of dishwashing!


You guys up there will have to wait until tomorrow to get clean. We are going to bed.

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