Pork Adobo
A classic Filipino dish that is easy to make and very delicious. With this recipe you can either use pork or chicken where the meat is sauteed in garlic and simmered in soy sauce-vinegar mixture until sauce thickens.
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
- Serves: 3 people

Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour and 10 minutes
Serves
3 people
Ingredients
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 1 lb pork belly cut into 2 inches cubes
- 1/2 tsp annatto powder
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 2 pieces bay leaves
- 1 tbsp sugar or to taste
- 1 cup vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper or to taste
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil and add pork belly. Cook pork until brown on edges for about 5 minutes.
- Push pork to the sides of the pan and add annatto powder. Stir to dissolve. Add garlic and cook for about a minute. Stir to coat every pieces of pork with annatto oil.
- Add peppercorns, bay leaves, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and water. Bring into a boil for about 10 minutes before stirring.
- Reduce heat to low and cover pan. Simmer until pork is tender for about 45 minutes while adding more water as needed. Stir occasionally.
- Add ground pepper and salt to taste. Stir and continue to simmer until sauce starts to thicken.
- Serve hot with rice!
Nutrition Facts
- Calories: 1530kcal
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Protein: 28g
- Fat: 150g
- Saturated Fat: 55g
- Cholesterol: 204mg
- Sodium: 850mg
- Potassium: 597mg
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 8g
- Vitamin A: 90IU
- Vitamin C: 2mg
- Calcium: 42mg
- Iron: 3mg
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