Liam MacIntyre a.k.a Spartacus had me sleeping at 2am on a Saturday….
So most of my Sunday morning today, I spent fantasizing about spending the whole day in bed — with the a/c turned on and wrapped with the fluffiest and warmest blanket I have.
However, real life gave me shove — I got a shop to run, a four year old who wants to eat a spoonful of peanutbutter for breakfast {No!} and a full laundry basket which has been waiting for me all week. Dang!
Hey, don’t give me that look… I did everything I’m supposed to do…. including making the best of my Sunday..
…a beautiful and delicious dish.
This is the kind of dish that makes a Sunday….
the kind of dish that makes everybody sit down on the dining table and eat…….a lot.
…eat a whole lot than what they would normally eat on a daily basis….
this is the kind of dish that makes you eat a full meal including a dense chocolate and caramel cake for dessert…
this is the kind of dish that makes you want to take siesta time up a notch….
Obviously the kind of dish that you want to have a photo taken with and if it could sign, I’m sure you’d have it’s autograph….
Just take a look at this nosey little girl who insisted on a picture taken with today’s lunch…
Yup, she was holding a sword. And no, I don’t let her watch Spartacus.
- 1Kg pork belly, cut into pieces
- 1½ cups thick coconut milk
- 4 cups thin coconut milk {Or you can use canned coconut milk if fresh is not available}
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 8 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 2 pcs bay leaf
- 3 tbsp shrimp paste
- finger chilies {optional}
- Combine vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar in a bowl and mix well.
- Add pork belly and marinate for 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté garlic until aromatic…
- Add peppercorns, bay leaf and shrimp paste.
- Add pork belly and brown it a little then stir in the thin coconut milk.
- Add chili and simmer until tender.
- Stir in the thick coconut milk and simmer until sauce is really thick.
- With the pork and the coconut milk, this will yield a large amount of oil, you might wanna skim it from the top.
- Serve with steamed rice
This dish sounds delicious and that cute photo makes me laugh.
lol!she’s so cute..and with that sword – looks like she’s having the biggest serving of all… sarap nito! and with this rainy day, perfect ito! kakagutom tuloy 🙂
That pork looks SO appetising…I can almost taste it! Is that your daughter in the photo? Really cute. 😀 And love your photos!! So sharp and colourful. I never thought of using ramekins as rice bowls!! Great idea. 🙂
Peach, do you know how to cook Balbacua?
I love gata. It’s healthy too. Will try this!
Waaahhh!! Our nanay prepared Bicol Express yesterday and I haven’t tasted it yet, but this post is now making me crave for it. I wanna try making this too soon! 🙂
Oh, I love adobo. That is my childhood food!
One cup of rice is not enough for me. This is perfect ^_^
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Indeed! A dish that would make me ask for another serving of rice to go with it :-! And the photo looks great!
Your right no one can resists such lunch. Especially if it’s presented that well. Complete with platting and all. No wonder that girl is so happy. 🙂 It feels like she’s eating in a resto with that kind of presentation. I love adobo so much and bet yours is divine. 🙂
This dish not only makes Sunday, it makes everyday of the week! Yummy!
I love Adobo din but I haven’t tried Adobo in coconut milk pa. I am looking forward to try it one of these days.
Dishes like this one makes me miss eating pork. 🙁 If I can eat this, I’d sprinkle it with a lot of chili flakes!
Thanks for sharing this, Peach.
great twist! I’ll try it one of these days!
Hi Peach,
I would love to try this at home for a different Adobo twist…. We are Bicolanos that’s why we love foods with coco milk.
looks very interesting! Cute little girl.
really delicious…family’s favorite adobo but this one with a twist, will try one of these days! btw, i love your food picture and how you present it each time, galing. visiting super late from YS, hope to see you around. thanks and have a great week. 🙂