Spicy Pork Adobo
Here's an extremely simple, inexpensive and totally delicious Filipino based spicy pork adobo recipe. This can also be made with chicken, beef or seafood
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 pounds of pork belly cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 red onion sliced
- 5 cloves of garlic minced
- 4 pieces of bay leaves
- 1 tsp black pepper corns
- 2-3 whole habanero peppers (or any type of hot pepper you choose)
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
In a hot pot on medium heat, toss in pork pieces and stir continuously for 10 minutes until the fat from the meat begins to render (if using a lean cut of meat add about 2 tbsp of oil before adding in the meat).
- 2
Once the meat begins to brown and some of the fat begins to render, add in onions and salt and continue stirring for another 5 minutes until the onions begin to wilt.
- 3
Add in garlic, bay leaves, black pepper corns, peppers, rice vinegar, and soy sauce, then simmer on high heat for 5 miuntes.
- 4
Add water and continue to cook on low heat for 20 minutes, or until sauce thickens and reduces to about half.
- 5
Taste for seasoning, and serve hot.