Recipe: Tasty My Lola's Pork Adobo

My Lola's Pork Adobo. Put your Pork, Onion, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Salt/Pepper in a big enough bowl. Mix all ingredients thoroughly, Then top with Bay Leaves and Cover with Foil. Once marinated, pull out a deep and wide cooking pan and add cooking oil.

She finally gave the recipe to me and it was so yummy I had to share, hope you all enjoy! Pork Adobo is a classic Filipino dish that is easy to make and very delicious. With this recipe you can either use pork or chicken where the meat is sauteed in garlic and simmered in soy sauce-vinegar mixture until sauce thickens. You can cook My Lola's Pork Adobo using 13 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of My Lola's Pork Adobo

1. You need 5 lb of Boneless Pork Steak ( Cut into 1in cubes, or a bit smaller.).
2. You need 3 of bay leaves.
3. It's 1/2 large of onion, diced.
4. It's 5 of garlic cloves, diced.
5. You need 1 1/2 of lemons ( Juiced, no seeds).
6. Prepare 2 tbsp of Salt.
7. You need 1 tbsp of black pepper.
8. It's 1 cup of soy sauce.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of White Vinegar.
10. Prepare 8 of Boiled Eggs.
11. It's 8 of Baby Red Potatoes, halved or in fourths your choice..
12. Prepare 1 of Pot Steamed White Rice (I used Jasmine).
13. You need 1 cup of Water, Slowly add to your taste and liking. Use less Or More if Necessary.

I will share with you the first dish I learned to cook which is Pork Binagoongan. This Filipino recipe was from my Lola Lydia, the woman who taught me how to. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat until oil is shimmering. Add all of the chicken to the pot; cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is white all over.

My Lola's Pork Adobo step by step

1. Put your Pork, Onion, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Salt/Pepper in a big enough bowl..
2. Mix all ingredients thoroughly, Then top with Bay Leaves and Cover with Foil..
3. Marinate in the fridge for 1-3hrs..
4. Once marinated, pull out a deep and wide cooking pan and add cooking oil. Heat on medium..
5. While pan heats up, Mix your soy sauce, vinegar, and water in a measuring cup and set aside..
6. Once Oil is Hot, Remove bay leaves (Set Aside for Later!) And add your meat mixture to the hot pan..
7. Toss meat with spatula or wooden spoon until meat is browned, but not fully cooked..
8. Add back the Bay leaves..
9. Then slowly pour your soy sauce/vinegar mix over all the meat but DO NOT mix or toss meat until boiling hot, vinegar will make bitterness if you do..
10. Cover and Simmer on medium for 2hrs or until sauce has reduced to half the pan, possibly less and is a nice dark brown color..
11. Check on it every half an hour but no more often then this, The meat needs the covered steam to tenderize..
12. In meantime, boil your eggs to perfection, peel, set aside..
13. Then chop your baby potatoes, and set aside in a bowl of cold water so they do not oxidize..
14. In the last 20min, add your potatoes and start your rice to steam..
15. Add peeled boiled eggs during the final 7 minutes as well..
16. Scoot all meat to the side so the eggs may simmer in the juices..
17. Once sauce color/reduction has reached its full potential, and potatoes are completely cooked, turn off burner and keep covered..
18. Serve your plate of steamed rice, topped with Adobo and some extra juice as well with an egg, then enjoy! :).
19. This should be your finished pan of Adobo :).

Heat oil in a large skillet; rotate to coat sides of skillet. Add pork pieces and cook until meat is browned. Add garlic and sauté for a minute. Add soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaf, pepper and water. Marinated and slow cooked pork shoulder in Lola's Spicy Adobo Sauce.