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Humba (Bisaya Version)

Humba (Bisaya Version)

Pork belly with black beans and banana blossoms stewed in soy sauce and lemon lime soda. This is a popular Filipino dish in the southern parts of the Philippines.

⏱ Prep: 15 min ⏱ Cook: 120 min

Ingredients

  • 4 large bs. pork belly (cubed)
  • 1 piece Knorr Pork Cube
  • 3 cup clear soft drink
  • 1 cup water (as needed)
  • 2 oz banana blossoms
  • 2 tbsp salted black beans
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • 0.5 cup soy sauce
  • 1 piece onion (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 6 clove garlic (crushed and chopped)
  • 0.5 tsp crushed peppercorn

Instructions

  1. Heat a wok or pan. Sear pork belly until it turns brown and enough oil gets extracted from the fat. Remove the pork from the wok. Set aside.

  2. Heat around 3 tablespoons of oil. Sauté garlic and onion until the onion softens.

  3. Add the pork back into the wok and pour-in soy sauce. Sauté for 1 minute.

  4. Add vinegar. Continue sautéing until liquid dries-up.

  5. Pour clear soft drinks into the wok. Cover and let boil.

  6. Add crushed peppercorn. Adjust heat to low. Continue boiling for 35 minutes.

  7. Add banana blossoms and salted black beans. Cover the wok and continue cooking until the pork gets tender. Note: you can add water if needed.

  8. Add brown sugar. Stir. Cook for 1 minute.

  9. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with warm rice.

  10. Share and enjoy!