Pork Adobo
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Pork Adobo

Serves 4 · 2 hrs 10 min total

Pork Adobo includes pork shoulder, vegetable oil, large onion. Total time: 130 minutes. Serves 4.

Ingredients

2 lb pork shoulder, skinless, cut into 6cm/2.5" cubes – or belly, the parts ribboned with fat not lean parts, Note 1
2 tbsp vegetable oil, or any other neutral flavoured oil
1 large onion, cut in half then 0.8″ / 1/3″ wedges
8 cloves garlic, finely sliced
3 cups water
½ cup light soy sauce, Note 2, sub regular/all-purpose soy
1½ tsp dark soy sauce, Note 2
¼ cup rice vinegar, sub regular white vinegar
3 tbsp brown sugar, tightly packed
1½ tsp black peppercorns, Note 3, can omit
5 bay leaves, preferably fresh, dried ok too
Optional pineapple (Note 4)2
6 pineapple rings, each cut into 8 pieces, from canned pineapple in juice not syrup, or 2 cups fresh pineapple pieces
2 tsp vegetable oil, or any other neutral flavoured oil
Garnish/serving2
1 green onion, finely sliced
2 batches jasmine rice, garlic rice would be amazing!, or any other rice of choice

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