Lechon Kawali

Name: Lechon Kawali
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1kg pork belly; 1 head garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp salt; oil for deep frying; liver sauce or spiced vinegar to serve

Crispy twice-cooked pork belly — boiled until tender then deep-fried until shattering, served with liver sauce or vinegar.

Total time

75 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Filipino

Ingredients

1kgpork belly

1head garlic

2bay leaves

1 tbspsalt

oilfor deep frying

liver sauce or spiced vinegarto serve

Instructions

Simmer pork belly with garlic, bay leaves and salt in water for 45 minutes until tender.

Remove and pat completely dry. Refrigerate uncovered 4+ hours or overnight.

Deep-fry at 190°C for 10–12 minutes until skin shatters and is golden all over.

Drain and chop into pieces.

Serve with liver sauce or spiced cane vinegar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1326

Protein

24g

Fat

133.3g

Carbs

7.5g

Fiber

2.6g

Sodium

1515mg

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