Dining in the Next Normal: Fire Up the Grill and Bring On Manong Manuel's Pork Ribs, Beef Rib Fingers and Chicken Thigh Yakitori

Preparing a sumptuous home-cooked meal is easy. Just ask Manong Manuel. And fire up the grill...

The quarantine experience has led to the increasing popularity of frozen ready-to-cook meals that's affordable and easy-to-prepare. Value and convenience along with bold flavors and quality ingredients make the savory offerings of Manong Manuel top-of-mind for many households. And why not. Manong Manuel makes it easy by preparing everything for you and packing it frozen. All you have to do is open up the sealed package and head straight for the trusty home grill...

Manong Manuel clearly made a name for itself long before the quarantine with its wide array of products from US Beef Rib Fingers to steaks, Crispy Pata and Pork Sisig packed in tightly sealed bags. One afternoon, we sampled three specialty products from Manong Manuel and found out first hand just how easy it was to prepare...

For many, the home dining experience includes sourcing and preparing each ingredient for the special meal. There's also a sense of comfort and peace of mind when you prepare home-cooked meals, more so with the lingering threat of the viral pandemic. Manong Manuel takes the worry out by packing all the freshness and flavors in sealed bags delivered straight to your home. Like this tender, mildly sweet and savory Chicken Thigh Yakitori (P 180) delivered frozen and straight to the grill from the pack. Each pack contains five skewers of juicy chicken thigh in a bag filled with flavorful teriyaki marinade. Simply place the skewers on the grill, turning it over for an even char. Once done, it's ready to serve. The marinated chicken thigh is tender to the bite, releasing mildly salty and pronounced sweet hints to complement the delicate flavors of the chicken followed by a nuanced smokiness from the grill. Straight from the pack to the grill, Manong Manuel's Chicken Thigh Yakitori makes it easy and convenient to prepare a sumptuous meal at home.  

The skewered Beef Rib Fingers (P 420) offers yet another savory option to your table. Just like the Chicken Thigh Yakitori, the Beef Rib Fingers are packed with five skewers per bag sealed with a tasty marinade. Simply open the bag and let the grill do the rest...

The beef is fork-tender, falling off the skewer easily with no effort at all. The flavors are deeper with that beefy punch followed by a subtle sweetness from the marinade. Each juicy bite drapes the palate with a savory richness and just a whisper of smoky notes from the grill to complete the flavors. Paired with garlic fried rice, this is one serious meal at home. 

And there's more. The fall-off-the-bone Pork Ribs (P 280-400g) by Manong Manuel has everything you're looking for in a classic rib from the juicy pork to that sweet and tangy finish from the flavorful glaze with a rich smoky hint. It usually takes hours to prep pork ribs, grilled low and slow. These pork ribs were done in around twenty to thirty minutes on the hot grill. And the flavors you experience seem to come from ribs prepared tediously for long hours. But Manong Manuel does all the work for you by prepping the ribs with a flavorful marinade, all you have to do is fire up the grill.

Frozen, ready-to-heat and ready-to-eat, Manong Manuel makes dining at home a snap with their extensive line of savory offerings. Pork Ribs, Beef Rib Fingers and Chicken Thigh Teriyaki combine for a hearty home dining experience that's easy to prepare without the fuss. But that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Manong Manuel also offers other popular items like Pork Belly, Pork Sisig, Crispy Pata, T-Bone and Porterhouse Steaks, US Ribeye Salpicao, Mozzarella Sticks, Chicken Teriyaki, Gyudon, Beef Samgyupsal, Pork Samgyupsal, Beef Koobideh, Gyoza, US Hanging Tender, Dried Seafood as well as other products from their partner brands like the inventive Onigiri selections by Unani (more on my previous post here at Dining in the Next Normal: Onigiri Delivered Straight to Your Doorstep by UNANI Yakitori + Sushi) and Cook-at-Home Kits by Potato Corner and Nacho Mucho. What's your current mood or craving? Just visit the website or FB Page and Manong Manuel will do the rest...

For more on Manong Manuel, visit their website at https://www.manongmanuel.com/ or you can also check out their FB Page at https://www.facebook.com/tindahan.manongmanuel/ and their IG Feed at @manongmanuel for more information, inquiries, updates and orders. Delivery arranged through online couriers or pick-up at 29 Scout Limbaga Street, Baranggay Laging Handa, Quezon City.

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