One of the simplest and most delicious recipes that I have come to love is Filipino Adobo; so delicious and yet so simple and inexpensive. Although I enjoy a spicy pork adobo the most, you can use any meat available like chicken, beef or seafood.
Some adobo recipes can be super sour (which some people love), so to cut down on the sourness by a hair, I used rice vinegar instead of regular distilled vinegar, and served this dish with some avocado. Of course, in true Ms. Yum style, I added some hot peppers to give a serious kick to this dish. Adobo is a very rich comfort dish that is going to satisfy, warm your insides and is quite nice in the cold months like fall or winter. Feel free to omit the peppers if you are going for a mild adobo, and enjoy!
Spicy Pork Adobo
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of pork belly cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 red onion sliced
- 5 cloves of garlic minced
- 4 pieces of bay leaves
- 1 tsp black pepper corns
- 2-3 whole habanero peppers or any type of hot pepper you choose
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In a hot pot on medium heat, toss in pork pieces and stir continuously for 10 minutes until the fat from the meat begins to render (if using a lean cut of meat add about 2 tbsp of oil before adding in the meat).
- Once the meat begins to brown and some of the fat begins to render, add in onions and salt and continue stirring for another 5 minutes until the onions begin to wilt.
- Add in garlic, bay leaves, black pepper corns, peppers, rice vinegar, and soy sauce, then simmer on high heat for 5 miuntes.
- Add water and continue to cook on low heat for 20 minutes, or until sauce thickens and reduces to about half.
- Taste for seasoning, and serve hot.
2 Comments
Tanya Regala
May 24, 2018 at 6:51 pmunang natikman ko ito nong nagluto sa nanay sabi ko mahirap to lutuin at nakakapagod siguro kasi talagang masarap. Nang makita ko dito sa blog mo hehehe madali lang pala, thank you po for sharing that recipe.
Lois. O
May 25, 2018 at 9:29 amYou are very welcome Tanya!