adobo with oyster sauce

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This Adobo is different from a traditional Filipino Adobo. This is my niece's version. It's more flavorful because of added oyster sauce in it. A recipe taught by her late father-in-law who lives in Pampanga, Philippines where many good cooks reside as they say.

​When making Adobo, the marination process is the key which is a minimum of 1 hour. Overnight is preferred. I suggest to place it in a ziploc bag and turn the meat so that the marinade will sink into it. With this version, my niece simmered it in it's marinade until meat is tender, removed it from the pan, separated the marinade, left some marinade with oil from the meat fats, sauteed some garlic, brought the meat back to the pot and added some oyster sauce.  Delish! 

Tip: Make sure to get a good brand of soy sauce and oyster sauce. Many cheap brands out there are too dark and salty. Make sure to adjust the sauces accordingly.

Adobo with oyster sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 lb pork belly, cut into serving size
• 1/4 lb chicken neck
• 1 whole garlic, chopped, divided
• 1 small onion, chopped, divided
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp calamansi, use lemon if not available
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

full video how to make adobo with oyster sauce

Procedure:

• Combine meat, half of the chopped garlic, half of the chopped onion, soy sauce, vinegar and calamansi. Simmer until meat is tender and sauce is reduced.
• Remove the meat from the wok. Set aside.
• Remove the sauce leaving the pork fat.
• Add the rest of the chopped garlic and saute' until frangrant.
• Add the rest of the chopped onion and cook until soft.
• Bring back the meat into the wok.
• Add oyster sauce and stir until well incorporated.
• Bring the sauce back and cook for another 5 minutes. 
• Serve over hot steamed white rice. 
• Season with sesame seeds if you like.
• Enjoy. 

* Note:  Make sure to get a good brand of soy sauce and oyster sauce. Many cheap brands out there are too dark and salty. Make sure to adjust the sauces accordingly.

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