Adobo Fried Rice
Before today, I’ve never tried adobo fried rice, much less cook it. My family loves adobo and will even have it for days in a row so I’ve never had enough leftover adobo pork meat to try my hand on an adobo fried rice recipe. However, my submission of binagoongan rice to the Lasang Pinoy 22 Rice Challenge sent a few food bloggers for a visit and somehow, all their warm enthusiasm and comments awakened the rice-loving monster in me! I cooked pork adobo specifically to make adobo fried rice! I suppose the sizable mound of it that I consumed was a clear indication of what resolution I won’t be meeting AGAIN this year!
Makes 4 Servings
Ingredients
3 cups cold rice
1 cup of pork adobo, shredded coarsely
1/4 pork adobo sauce
2 eggs, lightly beaten
vegetable oil
fried garlic chips
Procedure
Heat around 2-3 tbsps of vegetable in a wide skillet. Saute shredded pork adobo meat until slightly crisp and dry.
Stir in rice until well combined. Slide rice mixture to the side of skillet and pour around 1 tbsp vegetable oil at the center of the skillet.
Lightly scramble egg in the oil. Mix in with the rice mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup of the pork adobo sauce.
Place in serving platter and garnish with fried garlic chips, as desired.
Adobo Recipe Recipe below will yield more than you need.
3 lbs boneless pork shoulder, pork leg or pork belly, cubed
1 1/2 cup vinegar
3/4 cup soy sauce
1 large onion, sliced
1 head garlic, minced
1/4 tsp peppercorn, crushed
3 to 4 cups water
2 tbsps vegetable oil
1/2 onion, sliced into rings
1 to 2 pieces bay leaf
Wash, cut pork shoulder into serving cubes and place in deep bowl. Add soy sauce, onions, garlic, bay leaf and pepper. Marinate for around 30 minutes. Squeeze marinade out of meat. Set aside liquid.
In a heavy skillet or wok, heat oil until very hot. Saute marinated pork plus the onions, garlic and bay leaf in skillet. Allow to brown, stirring constantly.
Add vinegar and allow to boil for around 1 to 2 minutes. Lower heat to medium-high. Simmer uncovered until vinegar is reduced, around 10 minutes.
Add water and reserved marinade, lower heat to low, and cover. Simmer for around 35-40 minutes, or until pork is tender, and juice is reduced and natural grease from meat has seeped out.
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I’ve been on a fried rice kick since LP too!
My next post is also fried rice. lol! I’ve been holding off posting something new to give more time for the round up to stay on top.
I’m glad to hear you’ve been getting visits from other LPers.