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Humba
Humba is a Visayan braised pork belly dish cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar, resulting in a sweet and savory flavor profile.
⏱️ 90 minutes • 👥 Serves 6 • 📊 Medium
Sangkap (Ingredients)
☐1 kg, sliced Pork Belly
☐1/2 cup Soy Sauce
☐1/4 cup Vinegar
☐1 cup Brown Sugar
☐6 cloves, minced Garlic
☐1 medium, sliced Onion
☐2 pieces Dried Bay Leaves
☐1/2 tsp Peppercorns
☐1 piece, optional Banana Blossom
How to luto (Cooking Steps)
1. In a pan, sear pork belly until browned. Set aside.
2. Saute garlic and onion until fragrant. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
3. Add the seared pork belly and simmer for about 60-75 minutes or until the pork is tender.
4. Add banana blossom and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Tips
For a richer flavor, marinate the pork belly in the soy sauce mixture overnight before cooking. Serve hot with steamed rice.
Luto Time: 90 mins
Serves: 6
Medium

Humba

Humba is a Visayan braised pork belly dish cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar, resulting in a sweet and savory flavor profile.

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How to Cookhow to luto
1In a pan, sear pork belly until browned. Set aside.
2Saute garlic and onion until fragrant. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
3Add the seared pork belly and simmer for about 60-75 minutes or until the pork is tender.
4Add banana blossom and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Tipstips

For a richer flavor, marinate the pork belly in the soy sauce mixture overnight before cooking. Serve hot with steamed rice.