Pork Hamonado is a Filipino dish where in the pork is cooked in pineapple juice and soy sauce. From the main ingredients itself, you could already tell that it is a combination of sweet and salty taste.
Although this dish is pretty straightforward, I have seen a lot of variety when it comes to the final output. Some have sauce, some have don’t; I think this is probably due to the cooking process involved.
The following recipe would result to a tender meat with a rich thick sauce that I’m sure you’ll love. Take note of the cooking process. This would be quite tricky for some but the end result would definitely be worth the try.
Learn this recipe today and have this delicious dish on your next meal!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 kg pork belly, cut into 2 inch pcs
- ½ cup pineapple chunks
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp peppercorn
- 1 tsp salt
- Dash of ground black pepper
HOW TO COOK:
- Place the pork belly slices in a cooking pot. Set aside.
- Combine all the rest of ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix until all the ingredients are well blended and salt and sugar are dissolved.
- Pour this liquid mixture to the cooking pot with the pork belly slices.
- Heat the cooking pot and bring to a boil over medium- high heat.
- When it starts to boil, lower down the heat to medium- low and cover with the lid.
- Let it simmer for 40 to 50 minutes or until the meat and fat quite literally melts in your mouth (the liquid would have been reduced to a thick sauce).
- Remove from the heat and transfer to a serving plate.
- Serve hot with steamed rice. Enjoy!
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