Pork Adobo Recipe

Pork adobo, also known as Adobong Baboy in tagalog, is a stewed pork meat in a mixture of garlic, vinegar, and soy sauce.  It is a very a popular Filipino recipe in the Philippines and almost every household knows how to prepare it for lunch, dinner, and even breakfast. In fact, it is a signature dish of the Filipinos. It is being served on special occasions like bario fiestas, birthdays, Christmas, noche beunas, christenings, weddings, meetings, reunions, and other important gatherings.

Ingredients :

• 1/4 cup canola oil (or olive oil)
• 2 tbsp. macerated garlic
• 2 lb. pork (or chicken or quail, deboned)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground peppercorn
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 2 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vinegar

Cooking Procedures :

• Heat oil in a skillet. Add garlic and toast until lightly brown. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine pork in salt, pepper, garlic, and patis (fish sauce).
• Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• In a saucepan, place marinated pork along with the marinade, water and vinegar.
• Bring to a boil then simmer. Cook meat for 30 minutes or until sauce is thick and oily.
• Remove from heat. Serve with toasted garlic.