Pork Adobo

Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:
• 1/4 kilo pork (cut into bite-sized cubes)
• 2 ladles white vinegar
• 2 ladles soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
• ½ medium onion (rings)
• 2 pcs. laurel (bay leaves)
• 1 1/2 glass water
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• Pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:
1. In a frying pan, sauté garlic and onions. Let simmer for 2 minutes.
2. Add the pork. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add 1 glass water, vinegar, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, set the fire to 4 and cook uncovered for 25 minutes or until meat is tender.
4. When it gets too dry just add 1/2 glass of water.
5. When meat is tender, add 1 scoop of sugar.
6. Put in the laurel leaves. Stir.
7. Take out the pork, and leave the sauce behind.
8. Add cornstarch to the sauce and stir. Set aside.
9. Put back the pork in the frying pan and cook in a little oil.
10. Add black pepper. Stir. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
11. Put the rest of the adobo sauce.
12. Serve hot.

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Note: I’m so happy with the outcome of this dish, because I was able to capture the exact taste that I wanted for adobo. I just experimented a bit, and followed a general recipe, but I added a bit of sugar and cornstarch as well. It turned out great. At least, it was done according to my taste, and I was satisfied.