Adobo

Pork Adobo with Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: Pork adobo with coconut milk(adobong baboy sa gata) is another variety of Filipino adobo. This dish is special because we include coconut milk to provide creamy and flavorful taste. Normally the pork belly marinated then sauteed and cooked in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper and coconut milk.

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes(plus marinating time)
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes

Good for 4-5 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo pork belly/liempo, cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup coconut milk
6 cloves garlic, minces
1 teaspoon peppercorns
3 pieces bay leaves
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 pieces red chili(labuyo),(optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Marinade:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground pepper

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine pork, vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar and ground pepper then marinate for an hour.

Part 2
1. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic, peppercorn and bay leaf.
2. Add pork and cook until brown.
3. Add marinade, coconut milk and red chili.
4. Cook in a low heat for 20 minutes or until pork is tender. Add water if needed.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste then simmer until the sauce thicken and start rendered oil.
6. Remove from heat then transfer to serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Chicken Feet Adobo

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken feet adobo or adobong paa ng manok is another popular adobo dish. Normally the chicken cooked in a blend of soy sauce and vinegar, season with sugar, salt and pepper. This dish is similar to other adobo dish.

Estimated time of preparation: 10-15 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 30-40 minutes

Good for 5 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken feet
1 head garlic, peeled and crushed
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
3 cups water
1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon peppercorns
3 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
salt to taste
3 pieces red chili peppers(labuyo), chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. Cut off chicken feet claws then scrub well with salt.
2. Rinse chicken feet thoroughly and drain.

Part 2
1. In a pot, arrange chicken feet, garlic, onion, ginger, soy sauce, peppercorns, bay leaves, sugar and water.
2. Cover and simmer in a low heat for 20-30 minutes or until tender. Add water in necessary.
3. Pour vinegar and season with salt then simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Add red chili and cook until sauce is thickens.
6. Transfer to serving plate, serve with steamed rice.

Adobong Labong

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Filipino Style Recipe: adobong labong or bamboo shoots adobo is another easy yet healthy dish. Normally the bamboo shoots sliced and boiled then cooked in a blend of soy sauce and vinegar, season with sugar, salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation: 20-30 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15-20 minutes

Good for 5 persons

Ingredients:
250 grams bamboo shoots(labong),sliced
200 grams pork, cut into small pieces
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, sliced thinly
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
10 pieces peppercorns
2 pieces bay leaves
1 tablespoon cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sugar
salt to taste
3 pieces red chili(labuyo), chopped(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a pot, pour water and add bamboo shoots, uncover and bring to boil for 20 minutes or until soften. Drain and set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add pork and stir-fry until brown.
3. Add cooked bamboo shoots, cover and simmer for 3 minutes or until tender.
4. Pour soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaves and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
5. Add chopped chili then season with salt according to taste.
6. Pour dissolved mixture and simmer until thicken, turn off the heat. Serve hot.

Tips:
1. Cooked bamboo shoots can be purchase at some market or grocery, skip Part 1.

Adobong Kangkong

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Filipino style recipe: adobong kangkong or water spinach adobo is healthy yet affordable dish. Normally the water spinach(kangkong) cooked with pork in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 15-20 minutes
Good for 2-3 servings

Ingredients:
1 bunch water spinach(kangkong), cut into 2 inches
1/4 kilo ground pork or belly, cut into small pieces
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1 pork broth cube(dissolved in 1 cup hot water)(optional)
2 bay leaves(laurel)(optional)
1/4 teaspoon chili flakes(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a saucepan, cook pork meat until color turns to light brown and start to render oil. Add oil if necessary.
2. Saute garlic, onion and chili flakes. Add pork stock, bay leaves, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to boil.
3. Pour vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Add kangkong stalks and cook for 1 minutes then add kangkong leaves.
5. Cook for another minute then transfer to serving plate garnish with toasted garlic. Serve immediately.

Pork Adobo in Salt

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Filipino Style Recipe: pork adobo in salt or adobong baboy sa asin is a popular dish in Bicol Region. Normally the pork boiled with vinegar, garlic, laurel and salt until all the liquid is absorbed. Sometimes they called it white adobo or adobong puti.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 30-40 minutes
Good for 3-4 persons

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo pork, cut into serving pieces
2 cups water
1 garlic head, crushed
2 pieces bay leaves
1/2 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon peppercorns(optional)
1 small-sized white onion, sliced(optional)
a pinch of chili flakes(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, arrange pork and add water. Bring to boil until the meat is tender. Add water if needed.
2. Pour vinegar, garlic, bay leaves, pork broth cubes and salt.
3. Continue cooking until all the liquid is absorbed.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
5. Cook until the garlic turns to brown and the pork is start to render oil.
6. Remove from heat and transfer to serving plate then serve!

Chicken Adobo with Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: chicken adobo with coconut milk or adobong manok sa gata is a popular dish in Bicol Region. Normally the chicken sauteed and cooked with vinegar and coconut milk.

Estimated time preparation and cooking: 40-50 minutes
Good for 5-6 persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut in serving pieces
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 onion, chopped
1 thumb-sized ginger, julienned
1 tablespoon peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1/4 cup white vinegar
2 cups coconut milk
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
salt to taste

1 chicken broth cubes(optional)
2 pieces chili finger(siling labuyo)(optional)
6 stalks lemon grass, pounded(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a stock pot, add chicken and lemon grass. Bring to boil until chicken is tender.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute ginger, garlic and onion.
2. Add chicken pieces then pour vinegar. Simmer for 1 minute.
3. Add peppercorns and bay leaves.
4. Pour 1 cup of coconut milk, chili finger and chicken broth cubes.
5. Simmer until the coconut milk is half absorbed. Stir occasionally.
6. Pour another cup of coconut milk and bring to boil until thickens.
7. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
8. Serve hot with rice.

Notes:
1. You may also add chayote or green papaya if desired.

Beef Adobo with Coconut Milk

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Filipino Style Recipe: beef adobo with coconut milk recipe(adobong baka sa gata) is normally the beef marinade. Then sauteed and cooked in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper and coconut milk.

Estimated time of preparation: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Good for 4 servings

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo beef, cut into cubes
1 can coconut milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

1 piece red chili(siling labuyo)(optional)
2 pieces bay leaves(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a large pot, combine beef, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, peppercorns, ground pepper and sugar.
2. Marinate for 2 hours.

Part 2
1. Bring to boil for an hour or until the beef is tender. Add water if needed.

Part 3
1. In a pan, heat oil and saute the garlic from beef mixture.
2. Add beef meat and cook until browned on all sides.
3. Add coconut milk, red chili and sauce. Bring to boil.
5. Adjust seasoning according to taste.
4. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Serve with steamed rice.

Notes:
1. You may also add chayote or green papaya if desired.

Adobong Isda

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Filipino Style Recipe: adobong isda or fish adobo recipe is another simple yet delicious dish. Usually the fish marinade, fried then simmer in a blend of soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 20-30 minutes
Good for 2-3 persons

Ingredients:
1 medium-sized fish(milkfish, tuna, salmon), sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
sugar, salt and pepper to taste
cooking oil
1 small onion, minced(optional)
1 thumb-sized ginger, minced(optional)
1 small bay leaf (optional)
1 red chili, sliced diagonally(optional)

Procedures:
Part 1
1. In a bowl, combine fish, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper.
2. Marinate for an hour in the refrigerator. Drain fish and reserve the marinade.

Part 2
1. In a frying pan, heat oil and fry the fish until golden brown on both sides. Drain and set aside.

Part 3
1. In a sauce pan, heat oil and saute the garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Pour marinade then bring to boil.
3. Add fried fish and bay leaf then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Adjust the taste according to taste.
5. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving plate. Serve with steamed rice.

Adobong Pusit Recipe

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Filipino Style Recipe: Adobong pusit(squid adobo) recipe is another variant of Filipino Adobo. Adobo is a mixture of meat cooked in soy sauce and vinegar. This dish is versatile and flexible, the meat can be pork, chicken, squid or any other meat. Here is my recipe for adobong pusit, share and enjoy!

Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes
Estimated time of cooking: 15 minutes
Good for 6-8 Persons

Ingredients:
1 kilo medium-sized squid
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 pieces bay leaves(laurel)
1 small piece of ginger, sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
3 long green peppers(siling haba), chopped(optional)

Preparation:
Part 1
1. To clean the squid, pull the head and everything that comes along with it from the body tube, including the clear, hard bone.
2. Then push the head in, popping out the hard “beak” and discard it.
3. Rub off scrape with knife the outer skin under running water, leaving the white meat. (If the squid is small no need to rub off)
4. Wash the insides and the surface of the squid very well under running water.
Cut into rings if preferred. Set aside.

Part 2
1. In a pan, heat cooking oil then saute the ginger, onions and garlic.
2. Add the squids, pour in the vinegar and soy sauce.
3. Season with salt and ground pepper.
4. Add bay leaves and sugar.
5. Add long green peppers(optional).
6. Cook uncovered for about 5 to 8 minutes.(Don’t overcooked the squid, it will become rubbery texture and tough.)
7. Remove from heat, serve and enjoy!

Adobong Sitaw

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Filipino Style Recipe: Adobong sitaw is another variant of classic Filipino adobo. It consist of string beans and meat braised in soy sauce, vinegar and spices. It can be cooked with chicken, pork or both, with liver or without. Some used crispy pork(liempo), mushrooms and tofu cubes as alternative protein base. Ideally, sauce should be naturally thick and oily but this is very delicious. This recipe is so easy to cook.

Estimated cooking time: 40-50 minutes.
Good for 2-3 person.

Ingredients:
1/4 kilo pork belly or ground pork, cut into small cubes or strips
1 bunch string beans(sitaw), cut into 2-inch lengths and ends discarded
1 head garlic; minced
1 medium onion; sliced
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
3 tablespoons of vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 bay leaf
black pepper
cooking oil
sugar and salt to taste
1-2 hard boiled eggs, cut into slices(optional)

Procedures:
1. In a pan, stir cook pork until brown and start to render oil.
2. Add garlic and onion then saute until translucent.
3. Pour water, soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaf and pepper then simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add string beans, stir and simmer for another 8-10 minutes or until string beans in tender.
5. Season with sugar and salt according to taste.
6. Garnish with hard boiled eggs, serve hot and enjoy!