So this is how I cooked my last adobo...

My adobo has been very inconsistent, but the last one I made was close to how I like it to taste. I want to stick to it.

Fry garlic in olive oil, add pork, let it brown, add pepper corn and bay leaves, add 1/4 cup soy sauce, add 1/2 cup water, after simmering add 1/5 cup vinegar, 1 tbsp brown sugar, and let boil n simmer to reduce liquid. add cornstarch mixture in the end if you want the sauce to be a little thicker.

XS: There is also another adobo which I really love, and that's my mom's adobo! It's simmered and all the remaining sauce just evaporates and the meat was like fried in its own oil. the toasted garlic in the bottom of the pan is just heaven!