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Pork adobo with liver sauce

Adobo — the dish that singlehandedly brought Filipino cuisine to the attention of the world. A salty, sour and spicy stew, it derives its uniquely strong flavor and heady aroma from the combination of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper and bay leaves.

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Pork belly, with the rind (skin), is traditional for cooking adobo. If you have access to good quality pork, choose pork belly with the thinnest layer of fat. The marbled fat is what makes adobo what it is but there is no reason why you can’t cut down on the amount of fat. Other pork cuts may have even less fat but too little fat, or none at all, will affect the texture and quality of the cooked adobo.

Traditional recipes include chunks of liver but I now prefer to puree the liver to create a thick and rich sauce. For an even more exotic experience, I garnish my adobo with toasted garlic bits and finely sliced onion leaves.

Pork adobo with liver sauce

Pork adobo with liver sauce
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8
Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 kilograms pork belly skin on
  • 1 whole garlic crushed
  • 1 tablespoon peppercorns crushed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce

For the sauce

  • 5 whole chicken livers with the hearts
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • fried toasted garlic
  • 2 tablespoons finely sliced onion leaves

Instructions

  • Place the pork cubes in a wide shallow pan, add the crushed garlic, crushed peppercorns and bay leaves Pour in 1/4 cup vinegar. 
  • Set the heat on high and bring to the boil without stirring.
  • Cook, uncovered, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the pork starts to render fat.
  • Pork adobo with liver sauce
  • Stir and cook until the edges of the pork start to brown.
  • With the heat still on high, pour in 1/4 cup soy sauce and about a cup and a half of water.
  • Bring to the boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer the adobo for an hour to an hour and a half or until the pork is very tender and the liquid considerably reduced.
  • Pork adobo with liver sauce
  • While the pork simmers, boil the chicken livers in 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1/4 c. of soy sauce. Then, lower the heat, cover and simmer until cooked through, about 7 minutes. Cool.
  • Put the cooked livers in the blender, pour in the cooking liquid and process until smooth. If you prefer a more textured sauce, mash the livers in the cooking liquid by hand with the use of a fork or vegetable masher.
  • Pork adobo with liver sauce
  • When the pork is done, add the liver sauce. The sauce will be thick so you may have to scrape the sides and bottom of the blender.
  • Stir the liver sauce into the pork mixture. Cover and simmer for another five minutes.
  • Pork adobo with liver sauce
  • To serve the adobo, transfer to a serving bowl, sprinkle the garlic bits on top followed by the finely sliced onion leaves.
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About Connie Veneracion

Hello and welcome! I'm a retired lawyer and columnist, wife for 29 years, mom of two, and a passionate cook. What is this blog about? Recipes for dishes we have cooked at home since 2003.

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