🇵🇭 Philippines
Pork Hamonado, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
65 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Sauté 450 g pork shoulder (cubed) in 1 tbsp vegetable oil over medium-high heat until browned, about 5 minutes.
- 2
Add 250 ml pineapple juice, 60 ml soy sauce, 60 ml brown sugar, 1 onion (chopped), and 4 cloves garlic (minced), then simmer covered on low heat for 45 minutes until tender.
- 3
Stir in 250 ml pineapple tidbits and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
🇵🇭 How it's eaten in Philippines
In the Philippines, it is served warm over steaming white rice, often accompanied by pickled papaya (atchara) to cut the richness.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- pork shoulder, cubed450 g
- pineapple juice250 ml
- soy sauce60 ml
- brown sugar60 ml
- pineapple tidbits250 ml
Swap: 250 ml canned pineapple chunks（Pre-cut・convenient）
- onion, chopped1
Swap: 120 ml frozen chopped onions（No chopping・faster）
- garlic, minced4 cloves
Swap: 1 tsp garlic powder（No peeling・easier）
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- bay leaf1
Swap: 1 pinch dried oregano（Optional）
- whole black peppercorns1 tsp
Swap: 1/2 tsp ground black pepper（Common staple）
Authentic ingredients in Philippines
- pork shoulder, cut into 4 cm cubes450 g
- pineapple juice250 ml
- soy sauce60 ml
- brown sugar60 ml
- pineapple tidbits250 ml
- onion, chopped1
- garlic, minced4 cloves
- vegetable oil1 tbsp
- bay leaf1
- whole black peppercorns1 tsp
Optional authentic touch
Marinating the pork overnight in the pineapple juice mixture helps tenderize the meat deeply and Infuses sweet-savory flavor.
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