Slow cooker pork adobo is a traditional Filipino dish of pork, soy sauce, vinegar, peppercorns and bay leaves. With this easy pork recipe, it’s cooked to perfection in a slow cooker.
If you’re looking for a flavor-packed dish that is easy to make, inexpensive and doesn’t take a lot of ingredients this Slow Cooker Filipino Pork Adobo is for you.
This classic Filipino dish is a family favorite. The pork is slow cooked for hours in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic and peppercorns. The result is a tangy, succulent dinner that I’m confident will become a family favorite for you too.
Let’s talk about what you’ll need to make it.
Slow Cooker Filipino Pork Adobo Ingredients:
- PORK SHOULDER: A relatively inexpensive cut of meat from the shoulder of the pig. And is best when it is cooked low-and-slow so it has a chance to get tender and pull apart.
- SOY SAUCE: Regular soy sauce is a major component of Filipino Adobo. It adds salty, umami flavor.
- VINEGAR: Also an essential component to adobo, vinegar is a key flavor and gives it its classic tangy flavor.
- PEPPERCORNS: Adds spice and smokiness.
- BAY LEAVES: Contrary to popular belief, bay leaves actually do add flavor to dishes. Don’t skip them! They are important to adobo and add a subtle earthy flavor.
- GARLIC: I like to roughly chop the cloves so that you get bites of garlic all throughout the dish.
- ONIONS: Yellow onion is perfect. They add a sweet, oniony flavor.
Step by Step Photos and Instructions:
One of my favorite things about making this recipe is that it’s done in the slow cooker. That means you can start it before you go to work in the morning and when you get home all you have to do is make some rice. It’s perfect for busy weeknights!
STEP #1: Combine all ingredients together in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6 – 8 hours.
STEP #2: Remove the bay leaves. Use two forks to shred pork. Serve over rice.
Storage and Leftovers:
Store any leftovers in the refrigerator and use within 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in a pan over low heat.
And the flavors of this Slow Cooker Pork Adobo could not be any better. The pork is succulent, the peppercorns spicy and the sauce has just the perfect tang from the vinegar. My entire family loves this dish, even my kiddos! I’m sure it’ll be a hit in your house too.
If you love this Filipino Pork Adobo Recipe, you’ve got to try these other Filipino favorites!
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Originally published in 2014. Updated in 2024 with new photos, step by step photos and nutrition information.
Watch the video below to see just how tender this Slow Cooker Pork Adobo is!
Servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork shoulder (trimmed )
- salt and pepper
- 8 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 medium yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 dried bay leaves
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients, except rice and green onions, together in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours.
Remove bones and bay leaves from slow cooker. Use a spoon to break apart the meat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve over rice.
How many hours on high?
Haha I totally get you! I LOVE heat. If you double the amount of whole peppercorns, and use them whole instead of grinding them up that will up the heat level of this :)
Boo! I like the heat. LOL. 😜 But I guess we have to help out Scoville scaled deficient!
This is Philippine adobo so it’s a bit different then a Spanish adobo and there are no chipotle peppers.
Where’s the adobo ? No chipotle adobo peppers?