Pork Adobo
Pork adobo is a quintessential Filipino dish. It's a meat dish consisting of a dark, salty and tangy sauce.
Servings 5 servings
Calories 239.93kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork shoulder or pork belly , cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup water or more as needed
- 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet; rotate to coat sides of skillet. Add pork pieces and cook until meat is browned.
- Add garlic and sauté for a minute. Add soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaf, pepper and water.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes, covered, or until pork are tender. (Watch it carefully. Don't let it dry out.) Add water ½ cup at a time several times until pork meat is tender and the desired amount of sauce has been reached. Stir in honey or brown sugar.
- Serve over steamed rice.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 239.93kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.94g | Protein: 23.39g | Fat: 13.53g | Saturated Fat: 7.3g | Cholesterol: 74.15mg | Sodium: 948.9mg | Potassium: 417.42mg | Fiber: 0.12g | Sugar: 3.74g | Vitamin C: 1.45mg | Calcium: 21.85mg | Iron: 1.72mg