Traditional adobo (pork in vinegar and soy sauce)
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 lb Pork shoulder or butt cut 1 Small bay leaf -into 1-1/2" cubes 1/4 ts Pepper
- 1/3 c Vinegar 1 tb Sugar
- 2 tb Soy sauce 1/2 c Water
- 1 ts Salt 2 tb Cooking oil
- 3 Cloves garlic
Instructions:
minced 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)
