Pork Humba is a stewed pork dish with similarities to Filipino Adobo. Although the two dishes resemble in terms of appearance, Humba is "sweet, sour, and salty" all at once in taste while Adobo is "sour and salty". Many are saying that Pork Humba is not originally a Filipino Food. Whether it is originally Filipino food cuisine or not, Pork Humba is a common recipe for the Filipino people and many of it loves this food so much. There are many variations nowadays in different places of the Philippines. Although Pork Humba is popular in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao, there were different claims as to the origins of this delicious dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb pork belly, cut in serving pieces
- 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
- 1 small onion; chopped
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 cup rice water
- 1/4 tablespoon ground black pepper (or whole peppercorn)
- 2 tablespoons salted black beans (tausi)
- 1/2 cup dried banana blossoms
- Cooking oil
Instructions:
- Marinate pork in soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves, and pepper for 1 hour.
- Sauté garlic and onion.
- Add pork from the marinade.
- Stir fry for few minutes until pork starts to render its oily fat.
- Add rice water and the marinade. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to medium fire.
- Stew until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Add brown sugar stirring once in a while. Simmer until an oily sauce consistency is achieved.
- You can balance seasoning with soy sauce, vinegar, or sugar according to your taste. Serve hot!
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