Pork Belly Adobo Instant Pot
To make this adobo in the pressure cooker i use the instant pot s saute and manual features.
Pork belly adobo instant pot. Now place the pork belly in the instant pot spice side up. Pour the braising liquid over the pork belly. In a large bowl combine the salt sugar pepper star anise garlic bay leaves soy sauce apple cider vinegar and water.
When cooking filipino adobo use pork or chicken or a combination of both. It will be very. Cook until meat is browned about 5 minutes.
Pork adobo or chicken adobo is my go to dish that i can easily cook in my instant pot. Set the pressure to high and the time to 80 minutes a few minutes before the time is up preheat your oven to 400 f. Some people add liver but i don t.
Cut the pork belly in half crosswise and place in a dutch oven or large oven safe pot. The meat is braised and simmered in vinegar soy sauce garlic black peppercorn or ground pepper and bay leaves. Place a couple tablespoons of duck fat in a cast iron pan.
Whisk until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Drain excess fat if any. Using the saute feature set on normal heat about 1 tablespoon oil.
Using the sauté function boil the mixture for 5 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven to get nice and hot use two spatulas to lift the pork belly out of the instant pot. Close and lock the lid.