A very different dish, but a firm favourite with us and Filipinos alike! A dish with Spanish influence and one of the national dishes of the Philippines, Adobo is delicious and unlike anything else you will eat in Asia. The dish can be made with chicken as an alternative to pork.
AuthorHungry PandaCategoryMeatDifficultyIntermediateUse two rice measuring cups so fill to the white level 2 in your rice cooker bowl with water. Press the ’WHITE’ rice setting (or ’LONG GRAIN’ setting if you have it on your rice cooker and press START.
Saute garlic, onions and ginger until onions are soft. Add the pork chunks and seal.
Add the soy sauce, vinegar, water, bay leaves and paprika. At this point add a little salt and pepper and sugar (usually around 1½ tbsp).
Leave to simmer for up to an hour. The longer you leave to simmer, the fuller the flavour.
Add cornflour and water to thicken and add more salt and pepper, according to how it tastes.
Boil for a further 10 mins - serve with rice
Ingredients
Directions
Use two rice measuring cups so fill to the white level 2 in your rice cooker bowl with water. Press the ’WHITE’ rice setting (or ’LONG GRAIN’ setting if you have it on your rice cooker and press START.
Saute garlic, onions and ginger until onions are soft. Add the pork chunks and seal.
Add the soy sauce, vinegar, water, bay leaves and paprika. At this point add a little salt and pepper and sugar (usually around 1½ tbsp).
Leave to simmer for up to an hour. The longer you leave to simmer, the fuller the flavour.
Add cornflour and water to thicken and add more salt and pepper, according to how it tastes.
Boil for a further 10 mins - serve with rice
HANDY TIP! – As this recipe is tradtionally meat heavy we usually also add carrots and some other veg like red pepper, broccoli and cauliflower, but the dish can be served with just pork and potatoes.