Adobo Twist

Pork tenderloin is braised with garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, and cane vinegar in this quick-cooking dish, perfect with steamed rice.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 288 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar, or more to taste
• 1 head garlic, crushed
• 2 pounds pork belly, cut into 1-inch squares
• ¾ cup soy sauce, or to taste
• 1 ½ teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• ¼ cup cane vinegar
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil leaves, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pork; cook just until evenly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Stir in soy sauce, water, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Reduce heat to low and cover stockpot. Cook until liquid is at a simmer, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 2

Uncover stockpot, add vinegar, and cook without stirring until vinegar dissipates and liquid thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in brown sugar and basil, cover stock pot, and cook until pork is tender and cooking liquid has thickened to sauce consistency, 10 to 15 minutes.