Lechon AKA Pork Roast

Posted by Dexie

Lechón (Tagalog: Litson) Is the Spanish word for suckling pig. In the Philippines it connotes a whole roasted pig, lechón baboy. Chicken and beef, are also popular. The process of lechón involves the whole pig/piglet, chicken, or cattle/calf to be slowly roasted over charcoal. Similar in method to Chinese Peking duck, Balinese Guling celeng, or Western suckling pig, this day-long and arduous method of roasting leaves a crispy skin and very moist meat inside.From Wikepedia

This particular pork dish is usually served at Family reunions or national festivities. When I was a little girl in the Philippines, I remember this as a staple item for our Christmas Dinner and even New Year's Eve. Unfortunately, I can't roast a whole pig over charcoal in our backyard so I have to get creative just like my fellow Filipinos who crave for this crispy skin and soft meat all the way to the bone classic dish. So what to do?, Well, according to a friend of mine, all you need to do is rub a 4-pound shoulder bone-in with skin pork with salt generously. Then place it on a rack in a roasting pan and bake it in the oven for 3 1/2 hours in 350F. I modified it a little bit by cutting 2 slits, each side in the skin and tucked in peeled cloves of garlic inside the slit. 1 garlic per slit. Let the roast cool for the skin to crisp up.

Are you drooling yet?. :)

TAGS: Filipino Dish, Lechon, Pork, Pork Roast
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kc said:

Yes, I am drooling! Dang! LOL

Posted at 10:45 AM, on March 5 2007

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dexie said:

you can do this with your eyes closed :)

Posted at 12:19 PM, on March 5 2007

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joey said:

So this is where you are Dexie! :) My goodness! That looks incredible! I am a BIG fan of lechon and all things pork...so YES, I am drooling already! Hehe :)

Posted at 09:42 PM, on March 5 2007

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dexie said:

yup, here I am. :)Pork rules...hehe

hope to see you more here joey. :)

Posted at 07:07 AM, on March 6 2007

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