HOW TO COOK LECHON KAWALI

This is a Lechon Kawali recipe from someone I used to know. I made a little twist to it to suit my tastes. To me, Lechon is the most popular Filipino traditional dish because this is what I was always looking for whenever there was an occasion. But in this recipe, we are going to discuss how to cook Lechon Kawali. This dish is a variation of Lechon. To those who dont know how to cook Lechon Kawali, here is the time that you don’t need to go to La Loma or call Mila’s and Lydia’s for a delivery just to eat Lechon. This Lechon Kawali Recipe is an easy version so you don’t need to ask someone for assistance. Just be careful when you are frying the Liempo because I had a bad experience cooking this dish. Here is how to cook Lechon Kawali:

INGREDIENTS

1 kg of Liempo (pork belly)

Water

1 teaspoon of peppercorn

6 cloves of garlic (crushed)

Cooking oil for deep frying

12 oz. of lemon soda

2 tbsp of salt

Tomato sauce

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. In a pot, boil water.
2. Add the pork Liempo, garlic, peppercorn, soda, and salt.
3. Simmer until the Liempo is cooked and tender.
4. Remove the Liempo from the water and keep it dry.
5. In a deep pan, deep fry the Liempo until golden brown.
6. Chop the Liempo into the desired sizes.
7. Pour in a little tomato sauce in a saucer for dip.
8. And serve.

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HOW TO MAKE PICHI-PICHI (CASSAVA CAKE)

 

This Pichi-Pichi recipe is very easy to make. There are many variations of this cake too. Pichi-Pichi is made of cassava and this cake became popular in the Philippines because cassava is one of the major crops grown in the Philippines and that is why also it became a traditional food in this country. You can use either Pandan syrup or Maple syrup as flavoring or some other syrup that you would find good for Pichi-Pichi flavoring. Pichi-Pichi does not need to be as sweet as the candies. You may use as much sugar as you want as long as it suits your taste but be careful on the amount of flavoring because too much pandan or maple flavors would ruin the taste. Here is how to make Pichi-Pichi:

 

INGREDIENTS

* 4 cups of cassava (grated)

* 3 cups of brown sugar

* 1 tbsp of Pandan syrup (or 3 pandan leaves)

* 4 cups of water (boil this water with Pandan leaves if the leaves are being used)

* 2 cups of coconut (grated)

COOKING PROCEDURE

1. Combine the cassava, sugar, water and the pandan syrup together..

2. Stir thoroughly and pour into the baking moulds.

3. In a steaming pot boil some water and steam the mixture for 1 hour or until the Pichi-Pichi is cooked.

4. Cool it down and cut into desired sizes.

5. Scatter some grated coconut over the Pichi-Pichi cakes.