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Tokwa at Baboy Humba
Pork belly stewed in soy sauce, pineapple juice, and vinegar with salted black beans and fried tofu.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1805 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. pork belly cubed
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 10 ounces extra firm tofu cubed
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons salted black beans
- 1 piece onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic crushed and chopped
- 1 piece star anise
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil in a wok or cooking pot. Add tofu. Deep fry until outer part turns golden brown and crisp. Remove from the wok. Set aside.
- Transfer 3 tablespoons cooking oil used to fry tofu on a clean pan. Heat and saute garlic until it starts to brown. Add onion. Continue sauteing until the later softens.
- Add pork. Cook until the outer part turns light brown.
- Pour soy sauce. Continue sauteing until liquid reduces to half.
- Add pineapple juice and vinegar. Cover and let boil.
- Stir and then add salted black beans. Cover once more. Continue cooking between low to medium heat for 35 minutes.
- Add water and brown sugar. Cook on a covered pan until pork gets very tender. Note: I usually cook it for 40 minutes in low heat.
- Add star anise. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove star anise from the wok.
- Season with ground black pepper and then add fried tofu. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve.
- Share and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
1805kcal
(90%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
176g
(271%)
Saturated Fat
39g
(195%)
Cholesterol
122mg
(41%)
Sodium
977mg
(41%)
Potassium
659mg
(19%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
26g
(52%)
Vitamin A
17IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
76mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1805
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1805kcal | 90% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 176g | 271% |
| Saturated Fat | 39g | 195% |
| Cholesterol | 122mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 977mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 659mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 26g | 52% |
| Vitamin A | 17IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.