Tablea In Filipino Dishes

They're all aware that Tablea is added to champorado, a sweet rice porridge. Which is either eaten for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Tablea has been introduced into several desserts and pastries in recent years.

You're also free to experiment, aren't you? Without this, where would we be?
The addition of tablea to savory dishes produces a faint, sweet taste and a characteristic nutty flavor. The tablea can be used in the same way as any kind of spice. It's best suited for the flavoring of rich and meaty stews, soup, or sauces. Tablea may also be used for local chicken and pork adobo!

Simple recipes you can make are given below.

Tablea Marinara Sauce

A basic marinara sauce that can be used in several dishes and is suitable for serving over pasta. The acidity of tomatoes is reduced, and the sauce becomes more intense red when you add a tablea.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic,
• 1 (800 gram) can diced tomatoes
• ¼ glass of water
• 1 tablespoon tableta
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper

Serve marinara sauce over cooked pasta.

If you add mango and an equal portion of tomatoes, you get a delicious salsa.

Creamy Pumpkin with Tablea Soup 

A warm, sweet soup that demonstrates how the cocoa's bitterness complements the pumpkin's sweetness in perfect harmony.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of pumpkin
• 1 onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon grated tablea
• ½ cup cooking cream
• Salt pepper

Take the ingredients and cut them into cubes. Bring the mixture of pumpkin, onion, garlic, and chicken broth to a boil over moderate heat. Boil. Add some salt. Simmer for 15 minutes or so, until the squash is tender. Turn off. Make sure the mixture is smooth by blending it with an immersion blender. Add tablea. For one minute, bring the mixture to a boil. Turn off. Put the cream in and stir. Puree soup can be served.

The other dishes in which cocoa is used:

suman moron - sticky rice cake with tablea, Leyte, and Eastern Samar;

Baka tula-sog - beef stewed in chocolate sauce, in Davao;

Biko - sweet rice cake with coconut.

A Filipino version of mole, fried in a beef tongue or chicken, could also have taken place during colonial times. 

"You'll be able to experiment with chickens, too.

Add orange/orange juice and tablea when frying. Great combination! It's a perfect Christmas taste!"