Recipe: Adobo

Whether it’s returning to the source, chasing your love, respecting the land or awakening the past – "Family Ingredients" is a journey where host Ed Kenney highlights a simple dish that reminds us of the importance of family, friends and purpose.

Learn how to make Adobo, featured in "Family Ingredients."

Adobo

Serves 5

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. pork belly, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and left whole
• 1 large red onion, cut in wedges
• 1/3 cup shoyu (soy sauce)
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorn

To Prepare

• Heat a large heavy bottomed skillet on medium high heat.
• Add oil and allow to come to temperature.
• Add pork belly, cooking until pieces are brown and beginning to crisp.
• Add garlic, red onion, shoyu, vinegar, and water. Simmer on medium and add bay leaves and black peppercorns.
• Allow to simmer for about 30 minutes or until pork belly is tender and the sauce has reduced by one third. Serve with rice.