Pork Hamonado

Pork belly stewed in soy sauce and pineapple juice

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: crispy pork belly, sweet pork

Servings: people

Calories: 1478kcal

Author: Vanjo Merano

Heat the oil in a cooking pot. Fry each side of the pork belly for 2 minutes.
3 tablespoons cooking oil, 2 lbs. pork belly
Pour-in the soy sauce, pineapple juice, and half of the pineapple chunks.
2 cups pineapple juice, 6 tablespoons soy sauce, 20 ounces pineapple chunks
Add the garlic and whole peppercorn. Cover and let it boil.
6 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons whole peppercorn
Reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue cooking until the pork tenderizes. Note: This should take around 60 minutes. You can add water as needed.
Add the remaining pineapple chunks and brown sugar. Season with salt as needed. Cook for 2 minutes.
3 tablespoons brown sugar, Salt to taste
Serve warm with rice. Share and enjoy!

Note that you can skip the first step (frying the pork) and simply combine all the ingredients together and simmer until done. This will still give you the same flavor, but I like you to try frying the pork first. You can try this suggestion on your next attempt and then compare what works for you. I personally like to fry the pork because of the texture that it brings.
This is a basic recipe. Feel free to experiment by using other ingredients. I tried adding oyster sauce and it works too.