Tocino

Name: Tocino
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 500g pork belly, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp salt; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tbsp soy sauce; garlic fried rice and eggs to serve

Philippines

Part of the Filipino breakfast triumvirate with longganisa and tapa. The sweet version is uniquely Filipino.

Filipino cured pork — thin slices of pork belly cured in sugar, garlic and soy, then pan-fried until caramelised. The classic Filipino breakfast with garlic fried rice and eggs.

Photo: Teeejayy

Prep

10 mins

Cook

10 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Calories

480 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gpork belly, thinly sliced

4 tbspsugar

2 tbspsalt

4 clovesgarlic, crushed

2 tbspsoy sauce

garlic fried rice and eggsto serve

Method

Mix sugar, salt, garlic and soy. Coat pork slices thoroughly. Refrigerate 24-48 hours.

Fry in a pan with a little water until water evaporates, then fry in the rendered fat.

Cook until sticky and caramelised. Serve with sinangag and a fried egg.

Chef's Tip

Add a splash of water to the pan at first — it steams the tocino through before caramelisation begins.

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