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Pork Afritada (Braised Pork in Tomato Sauce)

Pork Afritada is one of my family’s favorite Filipino recipe that I’ve cooked over and over again. This Filipino dish is somewhat similar to caldereta, mechado and menudo recipe that are tomato sauce based stews which I believe was introduced by the Spaniards in the Philippines.

So, try this Afritada recipe and don’t forget also other Filipino tomato based stew recipes in your next meal. 

Ingredients :

  • 1 lb. pork, cut into serving pieces
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 2 tbsp. fine breadcrumbs (or flour, or cornstarch)
  • vegetable oil
(Measurements For Cooking)

Cooking Procedures :

  1. Put pork in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Let stand 10 to 20 minutes.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir-fry pork pieces until no longer pink in color and turn lightly brown.
  3. Add and sauté garlic until fragrant. Stir in onion until soft and translucent. Season with patis and then add potatoes, stir-fry for a few minutes.
  4. Pour in water and tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer covered for about 25 to 30 minutes or until pork is cooked and potatoes are tender.
  5. Add in bell peppers and stir to blend. Correct seasonings. Thicken sauce with breadcrumbs (or flour, or cornstarch, if using). Stir and blend and let simmer for another few more minutes.
  6. Remove from heat. Transfer to a serving dish and serve hot.

My Recipe Rating is 5 out of 5 stars: with 28 comment review(s)

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28 Responses to “Pork Afritada (Braised Pork in Tomato Sauce)”

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  1. pcso says:
    May 14, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    yum! yum! yum! ito haponan namin mamaya! 😀
    Reply
  2. dave says:
    January 19, 2012 at 5:57 am

    Pork afritada for dinner! Hope my dad will love this..
    Reply
  3. mike paez says:
    January 3, 2012 at 3:33 am

    the result was good ! thanks for the recipe ! 😀
    Reply
  4. may soliva says:
    October 27, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    i love it
    Reply
  5. abigail lumague says:
    October 7, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    il cook this for my boyfriend i hope he’ll like it:)
    Reply
  6. Agnes Ortega says:
    September 1, 2011 at 8:12 pm

    Hi, thank you for this recipe. Since back home in the philippines I didn’t know how to cook. Now I followed your recipe and I found out this 2 tbsp constarch is too thick in consistency so my afritada is like pudding. However, it taste so good.
    Reply
  7. Jaira Mae Dimaculangan says:
    August 8, 2011 at 2:17 am

    SOOOOOO…GOOD TALAGA NO.1 RECIPE ME AND MY SISSY ARE ALONG AGAIN
    Reply
  8. jepay says:
    July 9, 2011 at 10:41 am

    il try to cook this tomorrow….hope my family wil like it…thanks for this..:)
    Reply
    • maya says:
      August 8, 2011 at 2:13 am

      Sarap……. So hungry na ako love you jepay
      Reply
  9. janet jamandre guireba says:
    April 7, 2011 at 10:34 am

    love it thanks…
    Reply
    • janjan says:
      August 8, 2011 at 2:14 am

      sarap naman i will cook it 4 my dad
      Reply
  10. EuLaira Bicas says:
    April 6, 2011 at 6:27 am

    ..my fav0rite..!
    Reply
  11. norina machico bordan says:
    March 23, 2011 at 7:51 pm

    Thanks, I’ll be serving this to our town fiesta….
    Reply
  12. kareen rivera says:
    March 9, 2011 at 3:00 am

    i will try this recipe tonight. i think i can do this. This will be my first time preparing pork afritada. Hope my family will like this.
    Reply
  13. Nikka says:
    February 28, 2011 at 3:29 am

    hi! I tried this with chicken and it worked even then! Thank you thank you thank you! I cooked this for my mom (the first time I ever cooked for her) and she loved it!:D
    Reply
  14. Cristall Jah Llanzana says:
    February 4, 2011 at 7:01 am

    YUM YUM YUM I REALLY LIKE IT I SO HUNGRY NA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    SANA ALWAYS KO YAN ULAM!!!! HEHEHE
    Reply
  15. RA says:
    January 21, 2011 at 7:48 pm

    oh hi… dunno how to cook afritada and i tried browsing some recipe and found this, well the outcome was really fine… they said it taste good! thanks a lot :))
    Reply
  16. Berna says:
    January 2, 2011 at 7:27 am

    Hi! I’ve tried your dish and everyone loves it. And the funny thing was, it was my first time to cook Pork Afritada. It was very fulfilling. Thanks and Happy New Year!
    Reply
  17. claire says:
    December 17, 2010 at 5:09 am

    i love your recipe! it taste so good and easy to prepare..

    Thanks ;D
    Reply
  18. Jhenny says:
    December 15, 2010 at 6:11 am

    thanks for your afritada.. taste great my family loves it when I cooked it. thanks more power and more recipes to come.
    Reply
  19. t.a.e says:
    December 11, 2010 at 6:20 am

    nice filipino recipe!!
    Reply
  20. Aurora says:
    December 5, 2010 at 2:01 am

    yay! thanks for sharing this recipe..I am hosting a dinner for my Japanese friends tomorrow and I’m cooking pork aftritada and chicken menudo. I’m sure they’ll love it! thanks!
    Reply
  21. joie elmed says:
    November 25, 2010 at 2:44 am

    thanks for sharing this pork afritada recipe
    Reply
  22. gingmelo says:
    November 2, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Thanks much for your Afritada, i cooked it for my family they love it.. more recipe to come! more power
    Reply
  23. yayee says:
    September 22, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    hi, you’re afritada is easy to prepare and cook it taste so good. My family will surely love it again. Youre site ismy favorite i cook all Filipino food here in Florida we just migrated here and my hub missed all Filipino food. His favorite is saute monggo.

    Thank you for guiding us and being my partner in my kitchen.
    God bless all of you.
    Reply
  24. Rhinna says:
    August 23, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Hello, Thanks much for your Afritada, i cooked it for my host family here in geneva @ they love it.. more recipe to come!!God bless!
    Reply
  25. Lorda says:
    August 22, 2010 at 8:12 am

    Thank u,im teaching myself cooking.cant afford culinary school
    Reply
  26. ethel ae says:
    July 27, 2010 at 9:16 am

    thanks for creating this pinoy recipe site…..
    this will help us to learn more about cooking filipino recipes………:)
    Reply

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