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Liempo Estofado Recipe

Liempo Estofado is a sweet stew composed of pork belly (liempo), saba banana, and carrots. The components are cooked in mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.

Difficulty Medium
Time 60 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 11
Steps 9
Liempo Estofado Recipe
Filipino Recipe Updated 8/12/2014

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 2 lbs pork belly sliced
  • 4 pieces ripe saba banana peeled and sliced
  • 2 carrot sliced
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 3 pieces dried bay leaf
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed and minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • salt

Instructions

9 cooking steps

  1. Heat the cooking oil in a cooking pot.
  2. Sauté the garlic.
  3. Add the pork and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Pour-in the soy sauce and water. Add the bay leaves and ground black pepper. Let boil and then simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Add the vinegar and sugar. Cook for 15 minutes. Note: add water if needed
  6. Put-in the banana and carrots. Cook for 10 minutes.
  7. Add salt to taste.
  8. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
  9. Share and enjoy!

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