Pork Adobo is pork cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic. This is considered by many as the Philippine’s national dish because of its popularity, ease in preparation, and long storage life. Adobo is not only limited to pork and chicken, other meats, seafoods, and vegetables such as squid, goat meat, veal, beef, shrimp, river spinach can also be cooked this way. This recipe is one of the easiest and best that you will find.
If the word “adobo” is mentioned, at first you might be unsure of what it is pertaining to; is it the Mexican adobo or the version from the Philippines. This recipe is obviously for the Philippine Adobo which is also one of the signature dishes of the Philippines.
Pork Adobo Recipe
This is a recipe for Pork Adobo.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
Keyword adobo, adobong baboy, inadobo, pork adobo
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
TotalTime 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 1211 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork belly
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced or crushed
- 5 pieces dried bay leaves
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon peppercorn
- 2 cups water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Combine the pork belly, soy sauce, and garlic then marinade for at least 1 hour
- Heat the pot and put-in the marinated pork belly then cook for a few minutes
- Add water, whole pepper corn, and dried bay leaves then bring to a boil. Simmer for 40 minutes to 1 hour
- Put-in the vinegar and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes
- Add salt to taste
- Serve hot. Share and enjoy!
Filipino Cuisine 