Beef Adobo in Coconut Milk

Beef Adobo in Coconut Milk

Basic Ingredients

  • 2 lb. beef kalitiran (either beef chuck, brisket or flank steak)
  • 2 cans coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 12 peppercorns
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt, to taste

Cooking Methods

  • Cut beef into 2 in. cubes and place in a big pot.
  • Add 1 can coconut milk, vinegar, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaf and salt.
  • Bring to a boil then simmer until beef is tender and the liquid almost gone.
  • Add the remaining 1 can coconut milk.
  • Bring back to boil then simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and serve.

How to Cook Adobo with Green Mangoes

Adobo with Green Mangoes

Basic Ingredients

  • 2 lb. pork
  • pepper
  • garlic
  • green mangoes
  • soy sauce
  • salt

Cooking Methods

  • Cut the pork, part kasim (pork shoulder) and part liempo (pork belly), into cubes.
  • Pare the green mangoes and cut the meat into strips.
  • Cook the pork with the rest of the ingredients until pork is tender, the green mangoes mushy and the sauce thick.