20-Min Pork Humba with Garlic Fried Rice
Tender pork in a sweet-savory soy glaze with a dark caramelized finish, served over crispy garlic fried rice. A TikTok-easy Filipino classic that tastes like it simmered for hours—ready in 20 minutes.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 720
- Protein
- 52g
Ingredients
- 1.25 lb pork shoulder or butt, cut into 1-inch cubes
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 6 cloves garlic, minced, divided
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 3 tbsp neutral cooking oil, divided
Instructions
- 1
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Brown pork cubes in two batches, ~3 minutes per batch without stirring.
- 2
Return all pork to the skillet. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, and 4 minced garlic cloves with 0.5 cup water.
- 3
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer until pork is fork-tender and sauce darkens, ~10 minutes.
- 4
While pork simmers, heat 1 tbsp oil in a separate skillet over medium. Fry remaining 2 garlic cloves until fragrant, ~30 seconds.
- 5
Add rice to garlic oil and break up clumps. Stir constantly until rice is heated through and grains separate, ~2 minutes.
- 6
Divide rice between two bowls. Top with pork humba and glaze. Serve hot.
Tools you’ll need
- large 12-inch skillet
- separate 10-inch skillet
- wooden spoon or spatula
- measuring spoons
- knife and cutting board
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