Let’s prepare the ingredients for your humba! Dice one large onion and mince 5 cloves of garlic. You will also need these other following ingredients:
Pork belly
Pineapple juice
Salted black beans
Soy sauce
Vinegar
Banana blossoms
Dried bay leaves
Peppercorn
Brown sugar (alternatively, you can use palm sugar –– just not white! Brown sugar has a less emphatic sweetness, and also operates as a natural thickener for your sauce)
Cook pork humba with me! In a hot cooking pot, toss in your pork belly and let it cook until it browns. Add in the onion and garlic slices you have and cook, until your onions soften. Then, add in your 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, peppercorn, and bay leaves.
Next, pour in 1 cup of pineapple juice and bring your humba to a boil. Cover the pan and let your dish simmer until your pork becomes tender. If you feel like it’s getting a little too dry for your taste, feel free to add water in as well. This should take about 30 to 40 minutes.
When that time has passed, add in 2 tablespoons of vinegar and wait for your mixture to re-boil. Let your dish simmer for about 3 minutes, then spoon in the salted black beans. Add in your brown sugar as well, then give your humba 5 minutes more. Lastly, take your dried banana blossoms and toss them into the pot. Cook all of your humba ingredients together for the last 5 to 8 minutes.
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