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    You are here: Home / Main Menu Recipes / Lechon Kawali Recipe

    by Jenalyn Rose Forbes · published: Apr 15, 2016 · updated: Jan 6, 2020

    Lechon Kawali Recipe

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    Lechon Kawali Recipe is considered as the Philippines’ national dish. However, it takes a really long time to cook it, and roasting a whole pig over a hot charcoal pit is not always accessible for everyone.

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    Filipinos are always ingenious, so locals have devised a way to recreate this dish using the stove top.The belly is then lathered with salt, and deep-fried. There are others who prefer using an oven to make this dish, but there are also some who use turbo broilers.

    Filipinos love this dish so much because it’s crispy and tasty. To make sure that the Lechon Kawali will always turn out crunchy, some cooks drench the meat in cold water before deep-frying it.

    Alternatively, the meat can also be boiled first, since boiling also guarantees that the meat is cooked all the way through. Garlic, pepper, bay leaf, and onions can be added to the water while boiling, so that there are other flavors infused in the meat.

    Lechon Kawali Recipe can be served at any time of the day, and it is best paired with rice and sawsawan (dipping sauce). Lechon sauce is the most popular dip for this dish, but some also use soy sauce or vinegar as alternatives.

    This Filipino dish is also a popular “pulutan,” or a side appetizer, while drinking a bottle of beer or any liquors.

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    lechon kawali recipe

    Lechon Kawali Recipe

    Jenalyn Rose Forbes
    Lechon Kawali literally translates to “pork roasted in a pan.” Liempo, or the pork belly, is the most commonly used cut of pork used for this dish, since this part has a lot of fat that goes really crunchy when fried.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 8 mins
    Total Time 13 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Filipino
    Servings 1
    Calories 5185 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 kg pork belly
    • 1 tsp black pepper
    • 1 tsp salt

    Instructions
     

    • Boil a water in a pot then add salt and pepper
    • Add the pork belly and boil for 20 - 30 minutes
    • Dry the pork and ensure there is no water left
    • Deep fry the pork until golden brown
    • Serve with Mang Tomas sauce

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 5185kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 94gFat: 530gSaturated Fat: 193gCholesterol: 720mgSodium: 2646mgPotassium: 1850mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 100IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 5mg
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    Jenalyn Rose Forbes, Food Blogger

    Hi I am Jen

    I so love it when I see my family smile after cooking a delicious meal for them and I am sure plenty of Mom's out there will feel the same way too. This is why I started this blog.

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