Pork guisantes explained

Pork guisantes
Alternate Name:Guisantes, gisantes, pork & peas
Country:Philippines
Region:Hawaii
Course:Main
Type:Stew
Served:Hot
Main Ingredient:Pork, peas, tomato sauce, pimento (or capsicum)
Variations:Chicken, chickpea
Calories:300
Similar Dish:Iloko: [[Igado]], Filipino; Pilipino: [[afritada]], Filipino; Pilipino: [[menudo (stew)|menudo]], Filipino; Pilipino: [[kaldereta]], pork and beans

Pork guisantes (also spelled as gisantes) or pork and peas is a Hawaiian pork stew of Filipino origin.[1] [2] Pork is stewed in a tomato sauce base with peas.[3] It is likely an adaptation of the Filipino dishes Iloko: [[igado]] and Filipino; Pilipino: [[afritada]] introduced by the Ilocanos from their arrival in the early 1900s who came to work in the fruit and sugar plantations.[4] [5]

Pork guisantes remains a popular Filipino-inspired dish catered to the Hawaiian palate. It is featured in ready-to-go bentos at convenience stores, served at local dine-in restaurants,[3] offered as a plate lunch dish,[6] or an in-flight meal option,[7] and as an okazu item at a few okazuya.[8]

Ingredients

Meat

Unlike Iloko: igado and Filipino; Pilipino: menudo, pork guisantes does not contain liver.[9] Rather, it is more partial to meat such as pork tenderloin or butt to cater to a wider population not accustomed to liver or other offal.[10] [11] A common option or substitution for pork is chicken, particularly skinless thigh meat.[12] [13]

Vegetables

Spanish; Castilian: Guisantes, or Filipino; Pilipino: gisantes, is the Spanish loanword for "peas".[14] [15] Original recipes from the plantation era used canned peas which still can be used today.[16] However, frozen peas are more common in contemporary recipes along with aromatic vegetables such as onions and garlic.[17] [18] Chickpeas can also be added or substituted for peas.[19] Optionally, jar pimentos (or freshly sliced bell peppers) can be added.[20]

Another key ingredient is tomato sauce or paste, which is very apparent in pork guisantes but optional in Iloko: igado.[21] It recalls other Filipino dishes such as Filipino; Pilipino: [[afritada]] and Filipino; Pilipino: [[menudo (stew)|menudo]].[22] Like Filipino; Pilipino: afritada, other vegetables such as potatoes and carrots can be added but are not typical to Hawaiian pork guisantes.[23]

Lastly, the American dish pork and beans which is a canned food of beans packed in tomato sauce shares some semblance.

Seasoning

Pork guisantes is characterized as a savory dish that pairs well with rice.[24] It is typically seasoned with salt and shōyu (soy sauce) in place of, or along with, Filipino; Pilipino: patis (fish sauce) and spiced with ground pepper.[25] Adding bay leaves is common, while cinnamon sticks are optional.

Preparation

The preparation of pork guisantes is rather straightforward in contemporary recipes since a few of the ingredients are canned, prepackaged, or readily found.

Pork is sliced into 1 x 1.5 inch slices and are sautéed in a little oil with the aromatic vegetables. Tomato sauce, water, and seasonings are added along with the spices, and simmered until the pork is tender. The peas are then added and finally garnished with pimentos.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheng . Martha . 7-Eleven in Hawaiʻi is Amazing—Here's Why . Hawaii Magazine . 8 October 2023 . 13 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Ching . Leonora . Pork dish allows some creativity . Hawaii's Pickle Lady . 9 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Cheng . Martha . Celebrated Hawaii Chef Sheldon Simeon Opens Lineage Restaurant on Maui . Hawaii Magazine . 8 October 2023 . 13 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Aquino . Belinda A . Why did Filipinos come to Hawaii? . archives.starbulletin.com . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 8 October 2023 . December 11, 2005.
  5. Book: Miller . Carey D. . Louis . Lucille . Yanazawa . Kisako . Foods Used by Filipinos in Hawaii . 1946 . University of Hawaii . Honolulu . 10125/16545 . 8 October 2023.
  6. Web site: How to eat like a local: Kauai . Hawaii Magazine . 9 October 2023 . 19 December 2013.
  7. Web site: Schack . Natalie . Hawaiian Airlines' Launches New Featured Chef Series . Honolulu Magazine . 9 October 2023 . 2 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Taketa . Mari . You Voted: Here's Your Top 5 Okazuya on O'ahu . Honolulu Magazine . 9 October 2023 . 25 July 2023.
  9. Cristobal . Shannon . Naimas! The Rise of Filipina/o/x Foodways in Hawai'i . Alon: Journal for Filipinx American and Diasporic Studies . 2022 . 2 . 3 . 301–318 . 48722249 . 8 October 2023 . 2767-4568.
  10. Web site: Shimabukuro . Betty . Pork dish allows some creativity . archives.starbulletin.com . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 8 October 2023 . December 22, 2004.
  11. News: Kim . Meeri . The science of disgust: Why we (most of us) hate liver, brussels sprouts and cricket flour . Washington Post . 8 October 2023 . 26 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Holidays a great time for home-cooked meals . archives.starbulletin.com . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 8 October 2023 . November 8, 2006.
  13. Web site: Todd . Deirdre K . Chicken Guisantes . Cooking Hawaiian Style . 8 October 2023 . 12 August 2020.
  14. Web site: Guisante . SpanishDictionary.com . Curiosity Media, Inc. . 9 October 2023.
  15. Web site: Gisantes Meaning Tagalog Dictionary . Tagalog English Dictionary . 9 October 2023 . en.
  16. Web site: How Did We Can? The Canning of Peas: Based on Factory Inspection and Experimental Data . www.nal.usda.gov . USDA National Agricultural Library . 9 October 2023.
  17. Web site: Pork Guisantes – Foodland Super Market . foodland.com . Foodland Super Market, Ltd. . 8 October 2023 . October 2, 2017.
  18. Ruhlman . Michael . Brrrr. The Secret History of Frozen Food . Wired . 9 October 2023.
  19. Web site: Pork or Chicken Guisantes . www.hawaiianelectric.com . Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. . 9 October 2023 . en.
  20. Web site: Pork Guisantes . www.hawaiianelectric.com . Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. . 9 October 2023 . en.
  21. Web site: A Taste of Ilocos Norte . Museo Ilocos Norte . 9 October 2023 . 9 December 2008.
  22. Web site: Lott . Bebs . Authentic Igado Recipe Recipe . Foxy Folksy . 9 October 2023 . 8 May 2021.
  23. Web site: Manaloto . Mia . Igado Recipe (Pork and Liver Stew) . Amiable Foods . 9 October 2023 . 11 May 2022.
  24. Web site: Wolfram . Taylor . Hawaiian Pork and Peas . www.eatright.org . Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. . 9 October 2023 . en . January 24, 2018.
  25. Web site: Pork Guisantes . www.hawaiianelectric.com . Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. . 9 October 2023 . en.

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