Pork Sinantomas
Dan
Recipe draft | Filipino | Comfort Food | Weeknight Dinner
A Filipino pork stew with tomato, soy sauce, fish sauce, potatoes, peas, bell pepper, and a savory-sweet sauce.
Why make it: This version turns the uploaded inspiration into an original, testable home recipe with clear shopping notes and a practical cooking process.
About This Recipe
A Filipino pork stew with tomato, soy sauce, fish sauce, potatoes, peas, bell pepper, and a savory-sweet sauce.
Why You Will Love It
- Practical for U.S. kitchens: the shopping list uses ingredients that are realistic to find in Filipino, Asian, and mainstream grocery stores.
- Built for testing: the process separates prep, cooking, finishing, and serving so you can adjust it after a trial batch.
- Flexible but focused: variation posts keep one core method and show exactly where the flavors change.
- Review-ready: the draft uses the same recipe card, quick facts, table of contents, tips, and FAQ structure as the rest of the site.
Ingredient Notes
Pork cut
Ribs give a lighter stew while belly gives a richer sauce.
Tomato paste
Cooking the paste before simmering removes the raw canned taste.
Pork Sinantomas Recipe
A Filipino pork stew with tomato, soy sauce, fish sauce, potatoes, peas, bell pepper, and a savory-sweet sauce.
Shopping List
- pork ribs
- pork belly
- onion
- garlic
- tomatoes
- tomato paste
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- fish sauce
- brown sugar
- bay leaves
- potatoes
- green peas
- bell pepper
Ingredients
Pork and Aromatics
- 2 pounds pork ribs or pork belly, cut into serving pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
- 3 cups water or broth
Vegetables and Finish
- 1 pound baby potatoes or diced potatoes
- 1 cup green peas
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water, optional
Instructions
- Season pork lightly and brown in oil.
- Saute onion, garlic, and tomatoes until softened.
- Stir in tomato paste and cook until darker red.
- Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, bay leaves, peppercorns, and broth.
- Simmer gently until the pork is tender.
- Add potatoes and cook until just tender.
- Stir in peas and bell pepper near the end.
- Thicken lightly with cornstarch slurry if you want a glossy sauce.
Nutrition Estimate
Approximate values per serving based on the listed ingredients and yield. Actual nutrition will vary by brand, exact portion size, and cooking changes.
Tips For The Best Pork Sinantomas
- Brown the pork: This gives the sauce more depth.
- Add bell pepper late: It keeps color and texture.
- Skim if needed: Belly can release extra fat.
- Taste at the end: Fish sauce and soy sauce vary by brand.
How To Serve And Store
Serve with steamed rice. Refrigerate up to 4 days or freeze up to 2 months.
Common Questions
Is this the same as menudo?
It is related in flavor but this version is built as a chunkier pork stew.
Can I use pork shoulder?
Yes. It is a good substitute.
Can I omit oyster sauce?
Yes. Add a little more soy sauce and sugar.
Can I make it ahead?
Yes. It improves after resting overnight.
Testing note: Use this draft as the starting formula, then record sweetness, salt, texture, and timing adjustments after the first cook.
Recipe developed as an original Filipino-American Cooking draft for testing and review.
