Lechon Kawali

Last week Nelbert and I planned to have a barbecue party on a Sunday afternoon at home, quite a good plan since I still have pork and chicken stocked in the freezer, frozen meat that was neglected for weeks.

In the morning, I marinated the meat so i could have enough time to prepare for the grill in the afternoon, but just after lunch I was caught in an emergency when two of my electric fan went dead, a bad timing since I'll be heating the charcoal in the stove which will add up to the room's temperature that is already near that of a sauna. And I can't let my visitors soak to sweat while eating barbecue. So before the clock strikes 5, I head to SM to buy this 'Ionizer Fan' which i was contemplating to buy 3 weeks ago. Though I told myself before to hold on just a little more, that situation totally forced me to let go. So i bought the fan and went home.

Afternoon's weather went bad, the rain drown up our plan of doing a barbecue party in the yard. So instead of cancelling things, I decided to cook indoors and readied the pork for Lechon Kawali, not that troublesome to prepare and just as good as the pork barbecue.

So here's how to make lechon kawali.

Menu for the day: Lechon Kawali

Ingredients:
1 k pork belly
2 tbsp salt
cloves of garlic
1 tied lemon grass
dash of black pepper
oil for deep fry

Procedure:
1. Put pork, salt, garlic, pepper and lemon grass in a pot with half full of water. Bring to a boil.
2. Wait till meat becomes tender. Drain.
3. Slice meat into serving size.
4. Place cooked pork under the sun to dry up. If there's none, place meat in the freezer until it hardens.
5. Prepare deep frying pan and add a good amount of oil . Bring oil to boiling heat.
6. Place your meat in a pan and prepare to cover with lid.
7. To avoid burned meat, lower your flame just enough to heat the oil.
8. Wait till color is golden brown and turn to the other side.
9. Drain oil and serve. Best served with Mang Tomas or Pinakurat.


Our kawali was paired with hot beef broth bought by Nelbert, just perfect for a cool and rainy evening. Btw our party went quite well, with only three of us to enjoy the good food. =)

Forgot to take actual pics "kay gin gutom na kami". hehe

Ciao!

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