Slow Roasted Pork Adobo Recipe
Eric Pascual was born and raised in the Bay Area and spent a good amount of his childhood in Hawaii. Growing up in a household with two working parents, Eric had to learn independence at a young age and it began with cooking. Eventually this responsibility became a curiosity, slowly turning into a hobby and now Eric's passion. Eric loves to portray his style of cooking through pop-up dinners he hosts through chef-hosting network, Feastly.
"Adobo is one of the most common dishes in the Philippines, but cooked in a variety of ways and with different kinds of meats. The most common ingredients of adobo are vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaves and black pepper," says Chef Pascual. I wanted to add another layer of flavor by adding the dry rub and roasting the pork in beer. The end result is tender flavorful meat with a hint of spice, and with the traditional adobo flavors."
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons sea salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cracked pepper
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 (5-pound) pork shoulder roast
- 10 cloves garlic
- 12 ounces beer (I prefer to use a lager)
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup cane vinegar (or vinegar of choice)
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cracked pepper
- Combine rub ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Rub all over pork shoulder.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Remove plastic wrap and place pork in a roasting pan.
- Cook for 30 minutes until pork begins to brown.
- Remove the pork from the oven and lower the temperature to 325°F.
- Pour beer and the cup of water over the pork, add garlic cloves and bay leaves into the pan and cover lightly with aluminum foil.
- Poke a couple of small slits at the top of the foil and cook for 2 hours.
- Keep the oven heated at 325°F, remove pork from the oven and uncover (reserving the foil).
- Add vinegar, brown sugar, black pepper and soy sauce and cover pork lightly with foil again.
- Return pork to the oven for an additional hour and a half.
- Remove pork from the oven, remove the foil and let sit for 10 minutes.
- With a large spoon, skim the fat off the top of the liquid (as much as desired, since it does take some time and patience).
- Once fat is skimmed, pull the pork apart with 2 forks and allow the meat to absorb the liquid, then serve with rice.
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