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Estopado, a pork stew with vinegar and banana

Estopado, a pork stew with vinegar and banana

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A slow-cooked Filipino pork stew, simmered in a vinegar and caramel-based sauce with banana, saba, onion, and garlic, cooked under banana leaves.

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Recipe from Yivan000, Urbano (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Estopado is a Filipino pork dish, slow-cooked in a sauce made of caramelized sugar and vinegar. The addition of banana saba and garlic makes it particularly flavorful.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodnibbling

Ingredients

6 people
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Directions

  1. Fry the meat. The leftover fried meat can also be used in this dish.
  2. Caramelize the sugar in a pot with a small amount of vinegar.
  3. When the caramelized sugar releases its aroma, pour in the remaining vinegar and water, then mix well: this will be the cooking liquid. ≈ 4 min
  4. Prepare a pot by lining the bottom with parchment paper to prevent the mixture from sticking. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place all the ingredients in the pot, including the caramel sauce. ≈ 3 min
  6. Cover tightly with wilted banana leaves to prevent steam from escaping.
  7. After boiling, reduce the heat and let it simmer gently until the meat is tender.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of pork
  • 500 ml of water
  • 250 ml of vinegar
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 1 onion
  • 3 heads of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • 2 Saba bananas
  • 1 small glass of gin (approximately 30 ml)
  • Wilted banana leaves

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