Easy Filipino Pork Menudo Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
• 1 medium onion, choped
• 1 ½ pound pork shoulder, butt or belly (with less fat)

  cubed, "menudo cut"
• 2 tablespoon calamansi/ lemon juice
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 medium tomato, diced
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 2 pieces laurel leaves
• 2 medium potato, cubed
• ½ cup red bell pepper cubed
• ½ cup green bell pepper cubed
• 1 cup carrots, cubed
• ¼ cup oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ cup raisins

  (optional)

Instructions

• 1 Put pork, lemon juice and soy sauce on a bowl and marinade for at least 30
  minutes.
• 2 Heat some oil in your pot and toss in those chopped potatoes. Fry them until
  they're golden brown and crispy on the outside, then set them aside for later. 
• 3 Sauté garlic and onion them until they turn slightly golden and release their
  delicious aroma.
• 4 Add your cubed pork and brown it all over on high heat. T
• 5 Add fresh tomatoes, chopped or mashed, along with some tomato paste and oyster
  sauce for extra richness. Toss in bay leaves, salt, pepper, and a touch of sugar
  to balance the acidity. Now simmer, simmer, simmer, letting the sauce work its
  magic.
• 6 Add the bell peppers, carrots, potatoes and raisins.
• 7 Simmer for a few more minutes, until the veggies are tender but still have a
  satisfying crunch.

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