Traditional adobo (pork in vinegar & soy sauc
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | pounds | Pork shoulder or butt cut into 1-1/2\" cubes |
| ⅓ | cup | Vinegar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Soy sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | Cloves garlic, minced | |
| 1 | Small bay leaf | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Water |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cooking oil |
Directions
1. Combine all ingredients except cooking oil in a pot and let stand for at least 30 minutes.
2. Simmer covered for 1 hour or until meat is tender. Drain and reserve the sauce.
3. Heat cooking oil in a skillet. Brown meat on all sides. Transfer to a serving dish.
4. Pour off all remaining oil from skillet. Add reserved sauce and cook for a minute or two scraping all browned bits sticking to pan.
Pour sauce over meat and serve. Variation: May be done with chicken or a combination of chicken and pork. Beef or chicken livers may be added too if desired.
Preparation time: 10 minutes plus marinating time. Cooking time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Serves: 4 to 6 Recipes by Dennis Santiago, TWS bbs (1-310-676-0492), formatted by Manny Rothstein (1/24/94)