Afritada
Afritada is a Philippine dish consisting of chicken, beef, or pork braised in tomato sauce with carrots, potatoes, and red and green bell peppers. It is served on white rice and is a common Filipino meal. It can also be cooked with seafood.
Etymology
The name afritada is derived from Spanish fritada , referring to the first step of the preparation in which the meat is pan-fried before simmering in the tomato sauce.Description
Afritada is a braised dish. It is first made by sautéing diced meat with vegetables including onions, garlic, and tomato paste, carrots, potatoes and bell peppers and spices. The mixture is simmered until the vegetables are cooked. It is served on white rice.Variants
Afritada has different names based on the main ingredients of the dish. The most common ones are afritadang manok, afritadang baka, and afritadang baboy. Afritada can also be used to cook seafood like fish or mussels, utilizing the same basic process as when preparing meat afritadas.Afritada is also commonly cooked hamonado-style. This sweet variant is usually known as "pineapple afritada". It is commonly confused with pininyahang manok, braised chicken also made with pineapples. However, the latter does not use tomato sauce.