Humba (Braised Pork Belly with Sugar)

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Ingredients:

2 lbs pork belly
1 cup Pineapple juice
1 large onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons salted black beans
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup dried banana blossoms
2 pieces dried bay leaves
1 teaspoon whole peppercorn

Cooking Procedure:

1. Heat the cooking pot then brown the pork belly
2. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are soft
3. Put-in the soy sauce, peppercorn, bay leaves
4. Pour-in the pineapple juice and let boil. Simmer until the pork is tender (add water as needed)
5. Add the vinegar and wait for the mixture to re-boil. Simmer for 3 minutes
6. Spoon-in the salted black beans and brown sugar then simmer for 5 minutes
7. Add the dried banana blossoms and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
8. Transfer to a serving plate and serve. Share and enjoy!


Pork Hamonado

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Ingredients:

2 lbs pork butt or loin (about 1 kilo)
2 cups pineapple juice
2 cups pineapple chunks
3 tbsp soy sauce
5 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp. cooking oil







Directions:


Step 1: Mix the pineapple juice, sugar, and soy sauce in a large bowl
Step 2: Marinate pork with the pineapple juice, sugar, and soy sauce mixture for about 1 to 3 hours
Step 3: Remove the pork from the marinade and set the remaining mixture aside
Step 4: Heat the oil in a pan and fry the marinated pork until the meat turns light brown (approximately 3 to 5 minutes)
Step 5: Pour in the remaining marinade mixture together with the pineapple chunks and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes
Step 6: Add salt and pepper to taste
Step 7: Serve Hot. Enjoy!


Igado

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Ingredients:

2 lbs pork tenderloin, sliced into 2 inch strips
½ lb pig’s liver
½ lb pig’s kidney
1 ½ cups green pea
1 medium-sized carrot, cut into strips
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 medium-sized onion, diced
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
3 pieces dried bay leaves
Salt and pepper to taste
6 tablespoons soy sauce
5 tablespoons vinegar
1 ¼ cup water
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

1. Heat the cooking pot and pour-in the cooking oil
2. When the oil is hot enough, sauté the garlic and onions
3. Add the pork tenderloin and continue cooking until the color of the outer part turns light brown
4. Pour-in the soy sauce and water then simmer until the pork is tender
5. Add the pig’s kidney, dried bay leaves, salt, and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Add the pig’s liver and vinegar then simmer for another 10 minutes.
7. Put-in the carrots and simmer for 3 minutes.
8. Add the green pea and red bell pepper and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes. Allow the liquid to evaporate to thicken the remaining sauce.
9. Transfer to a serving plate then serve.
10. Share and Enjoy!