Pork Estofado

We all love good food. Who doesn't? I do! With this comes my passion for cooking, baking, food testing, resto-hopping. I enjoy putting twists in my cooking, and most of the time, I develop my own version of recipes. From there, too, is the fact that I've added a few pounds, here and there. (lol)
Anyway, Pork Estofado is another "most requested" dish in the family, and by friends. It is similar to adobo and paksiw na pata. Estofado is a Spanish word meaning "stewed." Pork Estofado has plaintain bananas among its ingredients. This gives the dish an added sweetness and yumminess! Shall we start?

PORK ESTOFADO

Yes, looks good, right? Tastes good, too!

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork cubes (or, your preferred cut)
• 2 tsps ground black pepper
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 4 clove garlic, minced
• 1 medium-sized onion, quartered
• 3 pieces star anise
• 3 pieces bay leaves
• 1 tsp whole peppercorns
• 6 pieces ripe plaintain bananas or saging na saba
• 4 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 cup water
• MSG (optional)
• cooking oil
• water

How to cook :

• Marinate pork in soy sauce and ground pepper. 

• Heat oil in pan. Deep-fry saging na saba, then set aside.

• Heat oil in pan. (You may use the same pan where you fried the bananas)
• Saute garlic then onions. Add pork. Continue stirring until pork becomes brown.

• Pour the marinade with an additional 2 cups water. 
• Add in the carrots, star anise, bay leaves, whole peppercorns. Let boil.
• When pork has tenderized, add sugar. Mix well with the other ingredients.
• Add the vinegar. Don't stir. Lower heat and simmer.
• Check the taste for seasonings and adjust to your preference.

• When the meat is tender enough, add the dissolved cornstarch.
• Once the sauce has thickened, add the plaintains or saging na saba.
• Turn off heat and transfer to a serving dish. 
• Arrange in a way that it would look yummy and appealing!

Done! Another cooking-made-easy for you! Try this and let me know. I'd appreciate your comments and feedback.  Follow me for more adventures in the kitchen and beyond! Thanks for dropping by! <3- jewel