Pork Adobo

Adobo is a popular Filipino dish, it is considered by many to be the national dish of the Philippines. Pork and chicken are combined to cook adobo, or you can cook them separately too though I have always cooked adobo with pork without adding chicken. It is cooked differently across various regions, but the basic ingredients remain the same, i.e. soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, peppercorn and bay leaves. There are different versions that add either red chillies, brown sugar, potatoes, coconut milk etc, but that varies based on personal tastes, preferences and regions.

I have adapted the recipe to suit our tastes, but I learnt the recipe originally from Aate Rhea, who was my cook at one point. It tastes best with hot rice and steamed vegetables.

Recipe credit : Aate Rhea

Ingredients:

1. Pork - 1/2 kg (2 inch cubes)
2. Garlic - 6 flakes
3. Crushed peppercorn - 1/2 tsp
4. Bay leaves - 2 nos
5. Dry red chilly - 2 , roughly ton
6. Soy sauce - 1/4 cup
7. Vinegar - 2 tbsp
8. Coconut milk - 200 ml
9. Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add the chopped garlic and fry for a minute. Add the pork cubes, and fry till they are browned.
2. Add all ingredients except coconut milk and cook till the pork is almost done.
3. Add the coconut milk and cook till the pork is done.

Note : Aate Rhea's recipe

No coconut milk, red chilly and oil is used
Combine all ingredients in a pan and cook till done.