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Mexican-style pork adobada

Mexican-style pork adobada

A spicy smoky stew cooked with pork belly and Mexican-style adobo sauce made with chili flakes, chipotle, roasted garlic, cinnamon, thyme, oregano, vinegar, salt and sugar.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Pork larb (laab)

Pork larb (laab)

What is this ultra photogenic dish? It is sweet-tangy-salty-spicy ground pork with khao koor (ground toasted sticky rice), basil, mint and chili traditionally served with sticky rice.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Dulce de leche macchiato

Dulce de leche macchiato

Macchiato is espresso with milk foam; dulce de leche macchiato is coffee with dulce de leche and milk foam. But dulce de leche is milk; isn’t that redundant? No, it’s absolutely divine!
Cook time: 2 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Beef pares

Beef pares

A meal that hails from the Philippines, pares (pah-res), literally “pair”, means a combination of rice and protein, usually very tender stewed beef. Brisket, short ribs, flank or shanks are ideal for making beef pares.
Cook time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Chinese braised pork hock

Chinese braised pork hock

A whole pork hock is browned until the skin blisters then slow cooked with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, shallots, peppercorns, bay leaves and star anise.
Cook time: 7 hours hours
Servings: 4 people
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