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Adobong Sitaw is a simple, quick and delicious Filipino vegetable dish. Crisp yet tender string beans with pork cooked adobo-style!

This adobong sitaw recipe will make you wonder when it was that you became the sort of person who is this keen about a vegetable. You’ll be picking strips of sitaw right out of the pan because it’s so irresistibly good!

When I see string beans or yard long beans, I immediately think of two dishes I can readily cook it with. Adobong sitaw and gising-gising are two Filipino dishes that are simple to make and delivers awesome flavors. Sitaw cooked in adobo sauce is a great side dish with steamed white rice or paired with fried fish.

Inadobong Sitaw Ingredients

String Beans – Or yard long beans can be substituted with Baguio beans or green beans.
Pork Belly – To give it a meaty taste but is entirely optional and can be skipped if you want to make it vegan. It can also be swapped with other proteins like, left-over fried fish, chicken, shrimp, or fried tofu.
Oyster Sauce, Soy Sauce, White Vinegar – Oyster sauce can be skipped but highly recommended. Soy sauce and vinegar are essential ingredients for adobo.
Garlic, Onion, Salt, Pepper – are the basic spices and seasoning for this vegetableadobo. You can adjust the measurements according to your taste.

Cooking Tips

Cut the sitaw into uniform lengths approximately 2-3 inch length for an even cooking. You can snap the string beans by hand or by cutting it with a knife.
Add 1-2 pcs. red chili or dried chili pepper flakes if you want some oomph in your adobong sitaw!
Do not overcook the long beans. Stir fry the string beans for a short period of time only until tender-crisp.
Though optional, stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce for a rich flavorful dish.
Garnish with toasted garlic bits or even chopped spring onions before serving to make it visually appetizing.

How To Serve And Store

Serve while warm with steamed rice or as a side dish to your favorite grilled or fried fish and meat.
Store left-overs if any in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Adobong Sitaw

Adobong Sitaw is a simple, quick and delicious Filipino vegetable dish. Crisp yet tender string beans with pork cooked adobo-style!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: adobong sitaw, adobong sitaw recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings: 4

Calories: 289kcal

Author: Mia

Ingredients

1 bunch string beans ( trim ends and cut into 3" length. Wash and drain thoroughly.)
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 medium onion (chopped)
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
150 grams pork belly ( cut into small pieces)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet or pan over medium heat, saute onions until translucent then sauté garlic until light brown in color.
2 tbsp cooking oil, 3 cloves garlic, 1 medium onion
Add pork belly pieces and cook pork until browned. Tip in string bean strips and sauté for a minute.
150 grams pork belly, 1 bunch string beans
Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper. Gently mix to incorporate ingredients.
1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Pour water and simmer for 4-6 minutes or until beans are tender-crisp. Test tenderness by poking vegetable with a fork.
1 cup water
Pour vinegar and simmer for 3-5 minutes without covering and stirring until aroma of vinegar evaporates.
1/2 cup vinegar
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt or pepper then remove from heat. Transfer in a serving plate and enjoy. Bon appetit!