Dinuguan
A stew featuring pork innards and/or meat simmered in a rich gravy consisting of pig blood, garlic, chili.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Filipino
- 2 cups pig blood
- 1 cup vinegar (½ for mixing with pig's blood and ½ for cooking)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 big red onion (chopped)
- 2 pounds pork belly (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- ½ tablespoon salt
- ½ tablespoon pepper
- 2 pieces bay leaves
- 1 cup water
- 4-6 pieces green long chili peppers
Mix ½ cup vinegar with pig's blood. Set aside.
In a large pot over medium heat, sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic in oil until they become tender and aromatic.
Add the pork belly to the pot and cook until the fat is rendered. Stir in fish sauce, bay leaves, and season with salt and pepper.
Pour in the vinegar and let it simmer for 2 minutes without stirring.
Stir in the blood and vinegar mixture continuously to prevent clumping. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
Pour in the water and add the green long chili peppers. Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover the pot with a lid, lower the heat to low, and cook until the pork is tender.
Once the pork is tender, remove the lid and let the stew simmer for a few minutes to reach the desired sauce consistency.
Turn off the heat and transfer the stew into serving bowls.