Pork Adobo with Boiled Eggs

Pork Adobo with Boiled Eggs is a Filipino pork adobo cooked in soy sauce and vinegar, then finished with hard boiled eggs that soak up the sauce. Oyster sauce and a splash of dry sherry go in along with the usual garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Serve it over warm rice for a filling everyday meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Marinating Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Dinner, Main Course, Pork

Cuisine: Asian, Filipino

Keyword: adobo, adobo with eggs, adobong baboy with egg, boiled egg pork adobo, comfort food, Filipino pork adobo with egg, one-pot, pork adobo recipe, Pork Adobo with Boiled Eggs, Savory

Servings: people

Calories: 612kcal

Cost: $

Equipment

Wide cooking pot Gives the pork room to simmer evenly in the sauce.

Ingredients

2 lbs pork sliced in 2x2 inch cubes
6 pieces boiled eggs shell removed
9 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons white vinegar
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
6 cloves garlic crushed
2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
4 pieces dried bay leaves
2 teaspoons whole peppercorn
3 tablespoons cooking oil

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Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine the pork slices with 4 tablespoons of the soy sauce. Coat the pork with the soy sauce, then marinate for 1 hour.
2 lbs pork, 9 tablespoons soy sauce
Heat a wide cooking pot and pour in the cooking oil.
3 tablespoons cooking oil
When the oil becomes hot, add the garlic. Add the whole peppercorn and dried bay leaves. Continue cooking until the garlic turns light to golden brown.
6 cloves garlic, 2 teaspoons whole peppercorn, 4 pieces dried bay leaves
Add the pork along with the remaining marinade and the sherry. Cook for about 5 minutes.
2 lbs pork, 1 tablespoon dry sherry
Pour in the remaining soy sauce, oyster sauce, and water. Let it boil, then simmer for about 40 minutes.
9 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 1/2 cups water
Add the vinegar. Allow it to re-boil.
3 tablespoons white vinegar
Add the sugar, then stir.
2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
Add the boiled eggs and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
6 pieces boiled eggs
Transfer to a serving plate.
Serve with warm rice. Share and enjoy!

Notes

Marinate longer for deeper flavor – An hour works, but leaving the pork in the soy sauce overnight in the refrigerator gives it more flavor before it hits the pot.

Adjust the sugar to your soy sauce – Soy sauce brands differ in saltiness, so add the sugar a little at a time and taste before adding the full amount.

Use a richer cut if you like – Pork belly makes a richer sauce, while pork shoulder stays leaner and still cooks down well over the long simmer.

Quail eggs work too – Swap in boiled quail eggs for a bite-size version; use about three quail eggs for every chicken egg.

Top up the liquid if needed – If the sauce reduces too much before the pork is done, add a splash of water during the simmer.

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