Pork Hardinera

Pork Hardinera is that complex dish from Quezon province which is a fusion of meatloaf, Menudo, and Embutido.

It is a special occasion dish with a lot of ingredients — but well worth all the work! This recipe is cooked by steaming in a banana-leaf lined loaf pan, it is like the meatloaf, except that it has cubed pork rather than ground.

Pork Hardinera Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1  Kg Pork ( cubed and boiled)
• 1/4 Chicken liver (cubed)
• 1 pc Chorizo de bilbao (cubed)
• 5 pcs. Hotdog (cubed)
• 1 can Tomato sauce (small)
• 1 can Pineapple tidbits
• 1/2 cup Pickle Relish
• 1 cup Grated Cheese
• 1/2 cup Raisins
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 pc Onion
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup Bread crumbs
• 2 Eggs – uncooked, beaten
• Margarine for greasing
• Banana leaves
   
  Topping
• 1 Red Bell pepper, cut in strips)
• 4 Eggs(hard boiled), sliced
• 2 pcs Hotdog (sliced diagonally)

Cooking Procedures:

1. Grease 2 loaf pans with margarine and line them with banana leaves.  Set aside.
2. Saute the garlic and onion, then add the pork, chicken liver, chorizo and hotdog. Cook for 2 minutes.
3. Add the tomato sauce, raisins, pineapple and pickles and bring to a boil, cook for about 10 minutes.
4. Stir in the breadcrumbs to thicken, divide into 2 (1 portion for each loaf pan).
5. In each loaf pan, pour 1 beaten egg, and add the meat mixture.
6. Steam for 40 minutes, and let it cool down before inverting on a serving platter.
7. Remove the banana leaves and serve. (Recipes from https://www.filipino-food-recipes.com/pork-hardinera.html)

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