Lechon Kawali

Name: Lechon Kawali
Prep time: 120 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 kilo Pork belly slab; 10 cups Water; 1 1/2 cups Datu Puti Patis; 1 tsp Black peppercorns, lightly crushed; 1 Small red onion, peeled and quartered; 5 c Loves garlic, peeled and crushed; 2 Bay leaves; 1 1/2 liter Golden Fiesta Palm Oil, for deep frying; 1/2 cup Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa

Lechon Kawali is a belly-filling fried pork dish that is both tender and crunchy. The secret behind its texture lies in the frying oil used. In this dish, your heart will race in anticipation when you hear that crackle and pop of a marinated belly slab, deep-fried in hot Golden Fiesta cooking oil.

Required cooking skill level
Intermediate
6-10

persons serving
20

minutes preparation time
90

minutes cooking time

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INGREDIENTS

1 kg pork belly slab
10 cups water
1-1/2 cups DATU PUTI Patis
1 tsp UFC Whole Pepper , cracked
1 pc small onion, sliced
5 cloves garlic, crushed
1 pc bay leaves
1-1/2 liters GOLDEN FIESTA Palm Oil
½ cup MANG TOMAS All-Around Sarsa

Procedure:

Put pork in a pot , and pour water to cover pork . Add Datu Puti Patis, UFC Pepper, onion, garlic and bay leaves .
Boil, then cover and simmer over low heat for 1 hour or until tender. Drain and cool. Wrap in aluminum foil. Freeze overnight.
In deep pot , heat Golden Fiesta Oil . Carefully put the meat into pot , and fry until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towel. Slice and serve with Mang Tomas All-Around Sarsa.