Teatro Caviteño

Teatro Caviteño, 1898..

Teatro Caviteño as Cuartel Heneral

Teatro Caviteño was built by one of the wealthiest residents of Cavite Puerto, Don Esteban Jose y Lazareto in 1885. It was located in front of Ermita de Porta Vaga at Plaza Soledad, now part of Samonte Park, Cavite City..

The Teatro was a place of entertainment where Filipino and foreign stage plays were performed. During the American occupation, the place was converted into a cabaret by an American, a certain Mr. Hart.

It was destroyed by fire in the early morning of Friday, November 18, 1921 and never rebuilt..

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The theater was Emilio Aguinaldo's first military headquarters upon his return from Hong Kong on May 19, 1898. 

It was here that the Philippine national flag was hoisted for the first time on May 28, 1898 after the Filipinos defeated the Spaniards in the battle of Alapan, Imus, Cavite. The town of San Roque was merged into Cavite Nuevo in 1903..

( PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR MASONIC STUDIES)

Crispy Kare-Kare

The marriage of kare-kare and crispy pork, two of the most yummiest foods in the Philippines.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons oil
1/2 tablespoons annatto (achuete) seeds
1 medium red onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 1/2 cups pork broth
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 to 3 tablespoons ground glutinous (malagkit) rice, toasted
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste
1 bundle of string beans
2 bundles of pechay
4-5 pcs of eggplant, sliced
Fried Pork Cubes or Liempo or Lechon Kawali or Crispy Pata

Procedure:

Heat oil in a medium saucepan until very hot. Add annatto seeds and turn off fire. Stir until oil becomes red. Strain seeds and pour oil back to the pan. Add onions and sauté over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant.Add broth and bring to a boil, then simmer. Whisk peanut butter until sauce becomes smooth. Add ground malagkit rice and whisk until thick. Season with fish sauce, sugar, salt, and pepper. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.

Blanched vegetables and string beans. Set aside.

Fry eggplant until cooked.

Place kare-kare sauce and vegetables on a serving platter. Arrange pork on top. Serve with bagoong.