The Marketing and Cooking Journey of Kitchen Personnel: Day 2

March 3 was the 2nd day of our Sports Meet and it was Sunday. Even if it's the day of the Lord but then we were working just to serve our delegation in response to the call of duty. The second day was the scheduled opening program starting with a parade. Even if it's the opening of the activity, other games started. That's why we must prepare the food early since some athletes would bring packed lunches. We need to cook at least 4 menus and we must double the number of rice to be prepared. Waking up early is a must for all of us. So on the second day, instead of waking up by 2:00 am, we woke up by 3:00 am since some athletes would just stay at the billeting quarters.

We cooked boiled eggs, tortang talong, ham, and dried boneless for breakfast. For our lunch, we cooked pork steak and Menudo and of course more or less 30 kilos of rice. After cooking, we served breakfast and we packed up lunch. When done packing, we went to San Fernando Market this time to purchase needed ingredients and some other commodities needed in the kitchen. Together with my co-chair mam Maris, @batanggwapo, @itsmateo, and mam Jenny, we did the marketing. With our market list, we went to various sections of the market. We felt a little bit exhausted in marketing yet we enjoyed it as it was our role and daily routine for this one-week responsibility in this big activity.

Cooking menudo

Ingredients of menudo

1.4 kilos pork
2.6 pcs. carrots
3.5 pcs. potatoes
4.2 pcs. sayote
5.3 pcs. gabi
6.2 cans pork and beans
7.2 cans dry peas
8.3 packs menudo sauce
9.1 sachet tomato paste
10.seasonings
11.5 heads onion
12.2 heads garlic
13.5 pcs.bell pepper

How we cooked Pork Menudo

1.Prepare all the ingredients needed like meat and cut it into cubes and marinade.
2.Prepare vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and other ingredients too by cutting them into cubes. Prepare also the spices, and other condiments.
3.Saute garlic and onion.
4.Add pork. When done add vegetables. Then add menudo sauce and other condiments.
5.Finally add seasonings.
6.Taste and remove from fire when ready.

Cooking Pork Steak

Ingredients of Pork Steak

1.10 kilos Pork
2.6 pcs. carrots
3.5 pcs. potatoes
4.2 cans pineapple tidbits
5.cornstarch
6.seasonings
7.5 PC's bell pepper
8.5 heads onion
9.2 heads garlic

How we cooked Pork Steak

1.Prepare all the meat and cut it into thin strips and marinade.
2.Prepare all vegetables like carrots, potatoes, and other ingredients into thin strips. Prepare also the spices, and other condiments.
3.Saute garlic and onion.
4.Add pork. When done add vegetables. Then add pineapple and other condiments.
5.Finally add seasonings.
6.Taste and remove from fire when ready.

After marketing, we then prepared the ingredients needed in cooking for our supper. For this day, we prepared a vegetable dish and fried fish and for the coaches, we added stir-fried squid. Our athletes, coaches as well as officiating officials had a satisfying meal on that day. The kitchen personnel was all tired yet when we saw the satisfaction of our delegation with the food we served, we found simple happiness within us, and in that way, we found a little motivation for our job.

That's all for today and see you on my next journey. Thank you and have a nice day!