Sweet and Sour Pork with Coconut Sauce (Adobo) Recipes

Ingredients :

700g lean pork, diced

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp cracked black pepper

1 tbsp sugar

175ml cider vinegar

2 small bay leaves

425ml chicken stock

50g creamed coconut

150ml vegetable oil or lard (shortening) for frying

1 under ripe papaya or paw paw, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped

salt

1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into sticks

2 firm tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped

1 small bunch chives, chopped

Method :

Marinate the pork, garlic, paprika, black pepper, sugar, vinegar and bay leaves for 2 hours. Add the stock and coconut. Simmer gently for 30-35 minutes, remove pork, and drain.

Heat the oil and brown the pork evenly. Remove and drain. Return the pork to the sauce with the papaya or paw paw, season and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add garnishes and serve.

Adobo is a popular dish of the Philippines. Typically the meat is tenderized in a marinade before being cooked in coconut milk, shallow fried and returned to the sauce. Beef, chicken and fish Adobos are also popular.

Serves 4-6

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