Down-to-the- Bones Delicious Pork Humba or Braised Pork Belly with Sugar Recipe

Without a doubt, pork humba or in English term braised pork belly is one of the famous Philippine recipes. This recipe is never absent in big events such as fiesta celebration, annual birthday, graduation event, batch reunion, special gatherings and to any special occasion. Do you know how to cook pork humba?

 

If you are a mommy or a daddy with kids, I am pretty sure that you have tried this recipe for how many times, am I correct? If it’s been a long time that you haven’t eaten this recipe of pork humba, can’t be avoided to eat more and more. Once served in the dining table; three cups of rice or one plate of rice is not enough to complete your meal. There many people who likes to eat frequently pork humba while others don’t like because of fatty taste.

Pork can be cook to any kind of recipe. Expert chef knows how to arrive with perfect taste using pork as main ingredients. Pork is the main ingredients of cooking roasted pork, pork ginger stew, menudo and etcetera. No matter recipe you may cook, once pork is used as the main ingredients, it will result to a perfect taste.  Can I share to you how to cook pork humba or Braised Pork Belly? Would you like to learn how to cook this? Either you are located in the Philippines or to any countries all over the world; you can still cook this recipe for your family and friends. Now, here is the recipe.

 Ingredients of Pork Humba:

1/2 kilo pork belly, cut in cubes

1 tablespoon garlic, crushed

1 small onion; chopped

1/3 cup vinegar

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

3 bay leaves

1 cup rice water

1/4 tablespoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon salted black beans (optional)

Cooking oil

Cooking Instructions of Pork Humba:

Note: You need to marinate first the pork in soy sauce and pepper for 1 hour so that the taste of soy sauce will deeply absorbed to the pork.

First, you need to sauté garlic and onion. Next, you may add pork from the marinade and bay leaves.  Consequently, sauté or stir fry for few minutes awaiting pork begins to provide its greasy fat. Next, add rice water, and after that bring it to a simmer until the majority of the water has fade away or evaporated.  Subsequently, put in vinegar however do not mix sequentially not to over vinegary the taste. Then, boil for few minutes, plus add the brown sugar stirring occasionally. Boil it until a saucy evenness is reached. Lastly, adjust the flavor with soy sauce according to your taste. Serve hot with lots of extra rice!