Binagoongang Baboy

Ingredients

• •1 kilogram pork loin, cut into 1 inch cubes
• •1/2 cup vinegar (spicy preferred but not required)
• •1/2 cup bagoong or, for the Ilonggos, ginamus
• •6 cloves of garlic, crushed and then minced fine
• •6 to 10 peppercorns, crushed
• •2 bay leaves

Directions

1. 1Marinate the pork cubes in the other ingredients overnight in the refrigerator.
2. 2Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a wok or large frying pan. Sautee the bay leaves to bring out their fragrance.
3. 3Add the marinated pork along with the marinade. Cook over a medium heat until the pork is nice and tender (30 to 45 minutes). Check the frying pan every so often to make sure the sauce isn't drying out. If it is, lower the heat and add 1/3 cup of water and stir.
4. 4To lessen the smell of the bagoong, you can clap a lid on the frying pan. Also, burning a piece of bread helps (the carbon absorbs the smell).