My dish for today is Tocino.
To give you a little background, Tocino was first introduce by Spaniards way back their settlement here in the Philippines (thanks to them cause it’s one of my favorite food :)). Tocino is a Spanish word that means “bacon” or “cured meat”. It’s a sweetened pork dish that has been traditionally served for Filipinos breakfast.
My mother used to cook Tocino by frying it in cooking oil. I think that’s how many people cooked it. Now, as a mother myself and trying to cook for my partner and my son, frying tocino with cooking oil is not a good idea for me cause it turned out slightly burned and overcooked.
How can I serve this burned meat to my family?! :(. So I did some experimenting and hoping it will work. Here’s what I did:
- Remove the tocino from the pack and put it in the frying pan
- Put a little water. Don’t put too much cause it might turn into a tocino soup (just kidding :)). Just balance the quantity of tocino and the water.
- Wait for the water to boil and lower the heat once it starts boiling. Wait for it to caramelize.
- And that’s it. Ready to serve my sweet and tender Tocino. :)
Cooking it the healthier way. :)
Would love to be invited to dinner sometimes xD
Sure. Come and visit Philippines @ayushthedreamer :)
This is my favorite food 😊
Same here
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I visited Philippians last year and I remember this very well, Its one of my favorites breakfast dishes in Philippians.
Glad to hear that @jordanx2
Beautiful! Looks delicious. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you
Looks delicious 😋
Thanks :)
sarap.kakagutm
salamat po
recipe?
nope. that's just how I cook the tocino but I can also give you the recipe if you want.
yes please
Ingredients:
1 kilo pork (butt, shoulder, ham or belly) cut into ¼ inch thin
¾ cup brown sugar
11/2 Tbsp salt
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
¼ cup fruit juice (pineapple, apple) - optional
½ tbsp finely ground black pepper
1 Tbsp rice flour- optional
natural red food color -optional
Instructions:
In a big bowl, combine all ingredients except for the pork slices. Mix until well blended.
Add the pork and mix using hand, use hand gloves to avoid stains. Mix for several minutes to an hour.
Transfer to a container with cover and let it sit overnight on the counter.
Mix again for a couple of times before putting in the fridge. Cure for 24 hours or up to 3 days. Can be frozen afterwards and stored longer.
Hope you like it. :)
do you not cook it then? It looks yummy but the not cooking part I do not get..
My article is how you cook the tocino. What I gave you is the recipe of a home made tocino.
you are right so sorry it was still early guess Thank you XX
Hailo! Enjoy ur food...