🥡 Pork Asado

Meat · Main ingredient: Pork · ⏱ 63 min · Serves 5 · ~₱325 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Pork shoulder or pork belly, cubed
• 3 tbsp Cooking oil
• 6 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 pc Onion, chopped
• 0.5 cup Soy sauce
• 0.25 cup Brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 2 pcs Star anise
• 2 pc Bay leaves
• 1 tsp Ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp Cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp water (slurry, optional for thicker sauce)

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pot and sauté garlic and onion until fragrant.
2. Add the pork cubes and sear until lightly browned on all sides.
3. Pour in soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, water, star anise, bay leaves, and pepper. Stir to combine.
4. Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 45-60 minutes until pork is very tender and the sauce has reduced and thickened.
5. If a thicker sauce is desired, stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
6. Adjust seasoning with more soy sauce or sugar to taste.
7. Serve hot with steamed rice, or shred/chop the meat and use as filling for siopao buns.

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