Pork Estofado Recipe
Pork with plantains and carrots cooked with sweet Filipino adobo sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: estofado, estofadong baboy, sweet adobo
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 999kcal
Author: Vanjo Merano
- 3 lbs pork cubed
- 3 pieces dried bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon whole peppercorn
- 1 1/2 cup carrot sliced
- 4 plantains sliced diagonally (1 inch thick)
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 5 tablespoons garlic minced
- 1 cup cooking oil
Heat a frying pan and pour 3/4 cups of cooking oil.
When the oil is hot enough, fry the sliced plantains until the color of each side turns medium to dark brown. Set aside.
Pour 1/4 cup of cooking oil in a separate cooking pot then apply heat.
When the oil is hot enough, put-in the garlic and sauté until the color turns light brown.
Add the cubed pork and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.
Put-in the soy sauce, water, whole peppercorns, and dried bay leaves then bring to a boil. Simmer until pork is tender.
Add vinegar and wait for the liquid to re-boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add brown sugar and carrots. Stir then simmer for 10 minutes more.
Turn off the heat and transfer the contents of the cooking pot to a serving plate.
Garnish with fried bananas then serve.
Share and enjoy!
Serving: 6g | Calories: 999kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 86g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 45g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1775mg | Potassium: 875mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 5402IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 3mg