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Igado
A rich and savory Iloilo specialty, Igado features tender pork belly simmered in a flavorful sauce of vinegar, soy sauce, and spices.
⏱️ 60 minutes • 👥 Serves 6 • 📊 Medium • 👨‍🍳 By Ulam Today
Sangkap (Ingredients)
☐1 kg, cut into 2-inch cubes Pork belly
☐1/2 cup Soy sauce
☐1/2 cup, preferably cane vinegar Vinegar
☐1 cup Water
☐2 tablespoons Brown sugar
☐6 cloves, minced Garlic
☐1 inch, minced Ginger
☐1 teaspoon Black peppercorns
☐2 pieces Bay leaves
☐2 tablespoons (optional, for extra flavor) Liver spread
☐2 tablespoons Cooking oil
☐2 stalks, chopped (for garnish) Green onions
How to luto (Cooking Steps)
1. Sauté garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant. As in, super fragrant, ha? Don't burn it, teh!
2. Add pork belly and cook until lightly browned on all sides. Para sosyal, diba? Char-char lang, konti lang.
3. Pour in soy sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Mix well, then simmer for at least 45 minutes, or until the pork is super tender, like melting in your mouth, okay?
4. If using liver spread, stir it in during the last 10 minutes of cooking. It's the secret weapon, girl! Shhh... don't tell anyone.
5. Garnish with chopped green onions before serving. Ang ganda, diba? Perfect for your IG feed!
Tips
For a deeper flavor, marinate the pork in the soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic for at least 30 minutes before cooking. Mas sosyal, promise! And, use good quality cane vinegar, ha? Wag yung mura, sayang ang Igado mo!
Luto Time: 60 mins
Serves: 6
Medium

Igado

A rich and savory Iloilo specialty, Igado features tender pork belly simmered in a flavorful sauce of vinegar, soy sauce, and spices.

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How to Cookhow to luto
1Sauté garlic and ginger in hot oil until fragrant. As in, super fragrant, ha? Don't burn it, teh!
2Add pork belly and cook until lightly browned on all sides. Para sosyal, diba? Char-char lang, konti lang.
3Pour in soy sauce, vinegar, water, brown sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Mix well, then simmer for at least 45 minutes, or until the pork is super tender, like melting in your mouth, okay?
4If using liver spread, stir it in during the last 10 minutes of cooking. It's the secret weapon, girl! Shhh... don't tell anyone.
5Garnish with chopped green onions before serving. Ang ganda, diba? Perfect for your IG feed!
Tipstips

For a deeper flavor, marinate the pork in the soy sauce, vinegar, and garlic for at least 30 minutes before cooking. Mas sosyal, promise! And, use good quality cane vinegar, ha? Wag yung mura, sayang ang Igado mo!