Lechon (Suckling Pig)
Cooking Time: 2 hours
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Recipe Language : English
Ingredients:
1 whole native young pig (live weight 18 – 20 kilos)
salt and black pepper to taste
1 bottle soy sauce
For the glaze:
1 liter of Sprite (lemonade drink)
For the stuffing:
10 bundles lemon grass (tanglad)
1/4 cup star anise
6 pieces of laurel or bay leaves (cut into small parts)
5 cups of crushed garlic
2 kilos green onion leaves
6 pcs saba (banana), cut into halves
Procedure:
Pour boiling water to the butchered pig to be able to shave well all its hair follicles. Remove the innards. Rinse thoroughly leaving no lumps of blood. Rub with salt, pepper and soy sauce even the belly. Stuff the belly with anise, green onion leaves, crushed garlic, saba and laurel leaves. Put the lemon grass at the center of the stomach, and stitched the belly, making sure that no ingredients slip out. Skewer the pig with a mid-size bamboo and split roast over hot charcoal. Do not put the charcoal directly underneath the belly of the pig but over both sides, slowly churning the pig roast. While slowly roasting the pig, glaze it from time to time with sprite using a sponge. This will make the skin extra crispy. Roast for a couple of hours until the meat is tender. Do not overcooked.
Lechon or roasted pork is a highly popular food served on events and festivities. It originated in Papua New Guinea, spread down to Europe, in Spain, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Dominican Republic; then to Asia Pacific and the Philippines. In the Philippines, lechon had originated in La Loma, Quezon City in Metro Manila, the lechon capital of the Philippines. But the best lechon (Zubuchon) in the Philippines comes from Cebu City in Visayas region. They enhanced the recipe making it more delicious and tasty, and now they even have this boneless version of lechon.
Recipe Details
Recipe Name : Lechon (Suckling Pig)
Recipe Chef Name : Filipino Chef
Recipe Course : Party Food & Cocktails
Recipe Type : Meat
Recipe Cuisine : Filipino recipes
Recipe Diet :
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Recipe Submitted By
Name : Mario Gamil
Town : Compostela Valley
Region : Mindanao - Philippines
Country : Philippines
Tel : 0920 705 4980
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