Louise's Humba with Root Crops Recipe
This Filipino Recipe is commonly prepared during festivities and special occasions. It has different variations but this recipe is my family’s original version.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kilo pork belly, sliced
- 1/2 kilo pork feet, sliced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- ¼ kilo ripe tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
- 5 cloves crushed garlic
- Dash of white pepper
- 3 pieces bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon pepper corns
- 2 tablespoons, banana blossoms flower, dried
- Root crops:
- 2 pieces boiled ripe bananas, sliced
- 2 pieces boiled yam, sliced
- 2 pieces boiled sweet potatoes, sliced
- 2 pieces boiled taro, sliced
- 2 pieces boiled tapioca tuber, sliced
Directions
- In a cooking pot, combine pork slices, water, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, pepper, pepper corns, sugar, banana flower, bay leaves, and ripe tomatoes.
- Let the mixture boil and cook slowly until the meat is tender.
- In a separate cooking pot, boil the peeled and sliced bananas, sweet potatoes, yam, taro and tapioca tuber.
- Add the root crops to the cooked meat and spice mixture. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add seasonings if necessary to enhance the flavor before removing from fire and serve with steamed rice and hot coffee.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 229g | |
| Recipe makes 8 servings | |
| Calories 507 | |
| Calories from Fat 330 | 65% |
| Total Fat 36.62g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat 12.88g | 52% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium 986mg | 41% |
| Potassium 448mg | 13% |
| Total Carbs 26.7g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.6g | 5% |
| Sugars 16.96g | 11% |
| Protein 17.79g | 28% |
