Pork Pochero

                                                                           

Pork Pochero is a Filipino food stew that has Spanish-influences and has been improved as times pass by to suit the Filipino taste-buds.                                                

The dish is made-up of meat and different vegetables and saging saba which is abundant in most Filipino farm houses.

The inclusion of canned pork and beans added twist to this special recipe.

This dish is prominent in the Filipino serving table in the early times when town fiestas were very commonly celebrated annually. 

The first time I served it with my family, they are bit skeptical of pork and beans and saging saba in the recipe.  But after they taste it, they gave it a 100% thumbs-up. 

Try this delicious dish with your family.  It is a recommended dish to served your family.

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo pork belly, cut into cubes
• 3 pcs saging saba cut diagonally
• 1 bundle baguio beans, cut into half
• 2 pieces potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 piece carrots cut into chunks
• 2 small can or 1 big can pork and beans
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tomato, chopped
• 1 bundle petchay, leaves separated
• 1/4 cut cabbage
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil
• a pinch of ground pepper
• a pinch of salt
• 2 cups water

How to Cook:

1. In a medium heat pan, put 2 tablespoon of cooking oil.
2. Pan-fry saging saba. Turn into other side until banana is slightly brown.
3. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
4. Do the same with potatoes and carrots.
5. Saute onion followed by garlic until slightly golden brown.
6. Followed it up with tomatoes and mashed it with the back of the ladle to release juices
7. Add pork belly.  Mix occasionally.
8. Seasoned with fish sauce and ground pepper and until slightly golden brown.
9. Add water and brings into a boil.
10. Let it simmer for 20 to 30 minutes until meat is tender. 
11. Add pork and beans, potatoes and carrots and saging saba until it turned tender.
12. Then followed it up with cabbage and petchay.
13. Add salt to taste.

Serve it hot with rice.

Enjoy eating with the whole family and don't forget to share it with your favorite kapitbahay!

Have you tried this recipe? Let me know how you like it by commenting on below.  And please don't forget to tag me a photo in my Fb and Instagram account.

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 Happy cooking and eating!

Arlene