Sancocho-inspired slow cooked pork hock and vegetables
Slices of pork hock go into the slow cooker with sliced sausages, onion, garlic, bay leaves, oregano and tomatoes. When tender, cabbage wedges, sweet yellow corn and saba bananas are added.
Recipes with pork
Creamed spinach, bacon and mushroom spaghetti
Let me explain the dish. The first time I made it was in 2011. I was so smitten with creamed spinach that I was pairing it with meat, seafood and chicken. Finally, I tried it with pasta and I loved it. Still, being more carnivore than herbivore, I just had to add bacon. In this updated recipe, mushrooms join bacon to give an already excellent dish even more flavor and texture.
Blanched Chinese broccoli with ground pork adobo
They are not traditional partners but boldly flavored Filipino adobo, made even richer with the addition of oyster sauce, is just so good with lightly seasoned greens.
Pork, pepper and mango stir fry
It’s salty and sweet with a bit of tang and more than a little heat. The sweetness is supplied by mirin and mango. The heat is from shichimi togarashi (a Japanese spice mix) and sweet chili sauce.
Spicy pork belly, spinach and coconut cream stew
Born out of an effort not to waste excess vegetables in danger of spoiling, this is a creamy and spicy one pot dish that’s best enjoyed with newly cooked rice.