Pork Belly Adobo (Braised Pork Belly)

Adobo comes from Spanish word adobar ,means marinated sauce or seasoning..

This dish is very popular in the Philippines.there are many regional varities of Adobo to eat or to cook deppends on its preferences ..

It is a comfort food for every Filipino...Adobo contains of very simple ingredients like garlic ,vinegar ,soy sauce and black pepper ..while others adding bay leaf, sugar ,star anise and creating new version of adobo to enhance its flavor..

I rarely cook pork meat, but when my kids requested i cook adobo for them..

today i added boiled egg and spinach para hindi puro meat..

To reduced the greasy meaty pork and removed the first few percent of its oil, i give a 2 to 3 minutes boiling the pork before cooking to also remove some dirt ,then next rinse and drain..
after that,in a clean frying pan .with some tbsp of water , simmer the cut pork until the oil comes out from the meat.

we don't need too much oil from the pork meat..

INGREDIENTS 

732 grams PORK BELLY (boiled in 3 minutes in enough water ) then cut into size you like

6 boiled egg

5 tbsp Kiko man Soy sauce

4 tbsp Apple VINEGAR

5 cloves of garlic..

1 tsp garlic powder 

1 tsp ground black pepper 

2 tsp black  pepper corn

some salt or fish sauce/adjust 

4 cups water

2 to 3 laurel leaf

star anise /optional

1 tsp muscovado sugar/optional

Preparation and Cooking

1.Let start first by a 3 to 5 minutes boiling the pork belly, over high heat .you can use sharp tools to prick the meat while boiling .or cut into halves before boiling ,when you noticed no traces of scum in the meat,throw out the boiled water and take out the meat , then rinse and clean the meat with tap water
cut the meat into bite sizes you like..

2.In a frying pan again ..pour some amount of water or 1/4 cup ,then simmer the pork belly until to lose water and comes out the oil ..then take out the meat and discard the oil using kitchen paper..
rinse and clean the meat in cold water ,then start to marinade or cook right away with out marinating process..

3.in a bowl  ..marinade pork belly..combine all ingredients

garlic..3 tbsp soy sauce ,vinegar,black pepper ,black pepper corn,laurel  leaf..you can rest them long hours or one night.if you can not wait .cook them right away.

4..add 2 cups water or adjust as it needed, cover and simmer in a low heat fire until the pork belly become tender..
adjust seasoning according to your taste.

While cooking you can add the boiled eggs or half way of cooking..to absorb adobo flavor to your eggs. then cover ,cook and relax ..

5..then after an hour check when meat are tender enough, i adjust the seasoning with 1 more tbsp of soy sauce and 1 tbsp vinegar .garlic powder,black pepper or so 

and then cover,

of course be observant while cooking it..you can reduce the liquid if you like or let syrup remain in your adobo .

when 90 percent adobo is done, i added 1 tsp muscovado sugar..cook for about 1 minute then it's done..

Another extra work for cooking adobo..just ignore if you don't like
This idea was adopted in our own house when i was a kid.

there we made a habit when we were younger,we usually fry the pork meat in a separate frying fan to make crispy adobo but without adding oil ...
and later just pour the adobo syrup or the remaining sauce on top of the fried pork belly meat..yummy

yeah, i know it's time consuming.

ENJOY YOUR MEAL..

VIDEO COOKING HERE...

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