Filipino Pork Asado

Easy Pork Asado

This Pork Asado recipe is a simple one. This is a version that does not require you to cook a big cut of pork then to be sliced when serving. This recipe uses cubed pork, but still has the delicious the sweet and salty flavor of asado.

Ingredients:

1 kilo pork, cubes
2 potatoes, sliced
1 carrot, sliced
1/8 cup soy sauce
3 tbsp atsuete oil
2 pcs star anise
ground pepper, to taste
salt, to taste
2 tbsp sugar
3 cloves garlic,minced
1 onion, chopped
oil, for frying the potatoes and carrots
1 cup water

marinade:
1/8 cup soysauce
4 tbsp calamansi juice

How to prepare:
> Marinate pork cubes in soysauce and calamansi juice mixture for about 15-30 minutes.
> Heat oil in a pan, fry the potatoes and carrots. Set aside.
> Heat atsuete oil in a pan, then saute onions and garlic.
> Add in pork cubes (Do not include the marinate).  Stir and let brown.
> Add soysauce, sugar, star anise, water. Let cook for about 30 minutes, or until the pork is tender.
> Season with salt and ground pepper, to taste.
> Once the meat is cooked and tender, add the potatoes and carrots.
> Serve and garnish with chopped onions (optional).
> This is perfect with hot steamed rice.

Enjoy!
And Happy weekend!