Humba Recipe (Bisaya Version)
Pork belly with black beans and banana blossoms stewed in soy sauce and lemon lime soda. This is a popular Filipino dish in the southern parts of the Philippines.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time2 hours hrs
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: adobo, beef stew, humba
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 971kcal
Author: Vanjo Merano
- 4 lbs. pork belly cubed
- 1 piece Knorr Pork Cube
- 3 cups clear soft drink
- 1 cup water as needed
- 2 ounces banana blossoms
- 2 tablespoons salted black beans
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 6 cloves garlic crushed and chopped
- ½ teaspoon crushed peppercorn
Heat a wok or pan. Sear pork belly until it turns brown and enough oil gets extracted from the fat. Remove the pork from the wok. Set aside.
Heat around 3 tablespoons of oil. Sauté garlic and onion until the onion softens.
Add the pork back into the wok and pour-in soy sauce. Sauté for 1 minute.
Add vinegar. Continue sautéing until liquid dries-up.
Pour clear soft drinks into the wok. Cover and let boil.
Add crushed peppercorn. Adjust heat to low. Continue boiling for 35 minutes.
Add banana blossoms and salted black beans. Cover the wok and continue cooking until the pork gets tender. Note: you can add water if needed.
Add brown sugar. Stir. Cook for 1 minute.
Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with warm rice.
Share and enjoy!
Calories: 971kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 96g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 816mg | Potassium: 429mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 5mg