5 from 16 votes
Dinuguan
Dinuguan is a Filipino savory stew made from pork belly cooked with pig's blood, vinegar, garlic, onions, bay leaves, and chili. This dish features tender pork in a rich, dark, and slightly tangy sauce balanced by aromatic spices and a bit of heat. It's a traditional Filipino comfort food with a unique flavor profile.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
841 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 2 cups pig blood
- 1 cup vinegar ½ for mixing with pig's blood, ½ for cooking
- 2 tablespoon neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 big red onion chopped
- 2 pounds pork belly , cut into bitesize
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ tablespoon salt
- ½ tablespoon black pepper
- 2 pcs bay leaf
- 1 cup water
- 4-6 pieces green long chili
Instructions
- Mix ½ cup vinegar with pig's blood. Set aside.
- In a large pot over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in oil until limp and aromatic.
- Add pork belly and cook until fat is rendered. Add fish sauce, bay leaves, then season with salt and pepper.
- Add vinegar and simmer for 2 minutes without stirring.
- Pour in the blood with vinegar. Stir continuously to prevent clumping. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add water and the green long chili peppers. Bring to a boil then cover the pot with lid and lower heat to low. Cook until pork is tender.
- Once pork is tender, remove the lid and let it simmer for a few minutes to thicken the sauce to desired consistency.
- Turn the heat off and transfer to serving bowls.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
841kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
85g
(131%)
Saturated Fat
30g
(150%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
(59%)
Monounsaturated Fat
40g
(200%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
1119mg
(47%)
Potassium
315mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 841
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 841kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 85g | 131% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 40g | 200% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1119mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.