Saturday 1 June 2013

Recipe For Filipino Pork Adobo

By Ben Santones


Adobo is definitely the most popular dish coming from the Philippines. It has its native Philippine origins, but does carry some influences by Spain and China, which are evident by the name 'adobo' and one of its main ingredient, soy sauce. It is a simple dish to cook, but the aroma of this dish will more than likely make anyone hungry every time. Adobo is served with steamed rice, but may be served with bread. Either pork or chicken maybe used, though different variations exist that use fish and vegetables.

Prep Time: 45 to 85 minutes, 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:

1/4 c. vinegar

1 cup soy sauce

2 tbsp olive oil

1 cup soy sauce

1/4 c. vinegar

1/4 c. vinegar

4 hard boiled eggs

2 tbsp olive oil

4 hard boiled eggs

2 cups of water or as needed

Instructions:

Saute garlic in a frying pan until golden brown. Add meat and cook until brown and water has dried. Pour in soy sauce, ground black pepper, and sugar. Simmer until soy sauce is absorbed by the meat. Keep mixing, then add water to simmer until pork is tender. Wait until the sauce becomes thick. Add vinegar, simmer again 5-8 minutes. Add hard boiled eggs. Serve over steamed rice.

Notes/Tips:

Hard-boiled eggs are optional but you may add as many as you want. For a family of four, you would normally use 6-8 pieces.

Do not add the vinegar during the early stages of cooking. Doing so will make the process of tenderizing the pork longer than what would it normally be.

This dish is a good source of protein, especially for those people on a low carbohydrate diet.

This can be made with chicken, or a combination of pork and chicken.

When selecting vinegar, try to find native palm vinegar available at an Asian grocery store. If not, use apple cider vinegar.




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