This document provides a recipe for adobong sitaw ala bano, a Filipino dish of string beans cooked in a savory soy sauce and vinegar braising liquid. The recipe calls for string beans, thinly sliced pork belly, soy sauce, vinegar, onions, garlic, black pepper, and water. The pork is seared first before adding the other ingredients and simmering for 15 minutes until the pork is tender. Then the string beans are added and cooked for another 3 to 5 minutes before serving over rice.

1. ADOBONG
SITAW
ALA BANO

2. HOW TO COOK ADOBONG SITAW

3. INGREDIENTS
•1 lb string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch length
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•¼ lb pork belly, thinly sliced (optional)
•½ cup soy sauce ⅓ cup vinegar

4. •1 medium-sized onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
•4 to 6 cloves garlic, crushed
•½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup water

5. Heat a frying pan or wok then sear the pork.
•When oil and juice comes out of the pork, add garlic and onions
then cook for 2 minutes.
•Pour-in the soy sauce, vinegar, and water then bring to a boil.
•Shake-in the ground black pepper and stir.
Procedure

6. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the pork is tender.
•Add the string beans and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
•Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving bowl.
•Serve hot with steamed rice.
•Share and enjoy!