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Pinoy Pork Tocino Filipino Tocino is a sweet pork dish that is traditionally served for breakfast in the Philippines. “Tocino” is a Spanish word that means ‘bacon’ or ‘cured meat’ and comes from back in the days of Spanish settlement of the Philippines.

To make it, Filipino recipes call for using pork pigue or kasim…which is just regular ham shoulder that’s been sliced to a 1/4 inch thickness.  This part is what makes it different…the spicing and curing of the meat.  Various  recipes have a whole slew of ingredients for this but basically its saltpeter, pepper,  regular salt, garlic, sugar, and some anise wine.  The individual slices are then treated with this mixture and placed on top of each other in a container, preferably refrigerated.  At the end of 3 days or so, what remains is the kimchi of pork. The reddish color is from the saltpeter and often makes it look like beef. 

Preparing it is nothing more than lightly frying it until it caramelizes on the edges.   Common serving will include egg and rice on the dish as well. Tocino is quite tasty if one likes sweetly coated meats similar to many asian ’sweet & sour’ dishes.

Estimated cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes

 

Pork Tocino Ingredients:

  • Pinoy Tosilog 2 lbs. of pork/pork chops or red loin with fat, sliced into 1/4 inch thick
  • 2 tablespoons of anise wine
  • 2 tablespoon of annatto water
  • 2 tablespoon of salt cooking oil
  • 4 tablespoon of sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon of salitre ( saltpeter )

Pork Tocino Preparation Cooking Instructions:

  • Combine all the ingredients in a shallow pan except for the pork.

  • Sprinkle the mixture onto the pork and make sure that it is distributed evenly.

  • Pile the pork inside a container with a cover and keep refrigerated for about 3 days to cure the pork.

  • To cook, just put a little water in a skillet and add the pork and fry it until done.

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7 Responses

  1. rebb

    April 29th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    1

    I’m gonna try to make this one. Thanks a lot PinoyRecipe.Net!!! I’m looking forward to get some more of your goodie recipe! GOD BLESS!!

  2. belinda baltes

    September 28th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    2

    its simple recipe,n yummy…ty/

  3. neri

    November 11th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    3

    can i make tocino without using saltpeter?

  4. jharen villareal

    July 9th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    4

    hi napaka sarap po tlaga ng tocino nyo lasang caldereta…
    sana mkgawa p po kau ng ibang recipe… haizzttt… sayang lng ang erap q…!!

  5. may

    August 26th, 2009 at 1:25 am

    5

    sarap talaga ng tocino…yummy…,

  6. Ben

    January 27th, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    6

    Gusto ko sana linawin yung saltpeter iba ba ito sa nabibili na fertilizer, O mag kapngalan lang? Kung mag ka iba sila. saan naman kaya ako pwede makabili ng saltpeter na para sa tocino… pasensiya na po hindi ko kasi alam. Salamat po.

  7. Katlene

    January 28th, 2010 at 9:53 am

    7

    Nice but try the real Filipino Tocino, as below my uncle has a restaurant in bacold here is his recipe plan and simply delouse.

    1 Kilo Pork loin Butt or fillet

    175 grams brown sugar

    4 cloves garlic minced

    5 table spoons soya sauce

    Procedure

    In a bowl combined all the above and mix well till sugar is dissolved, slicing the pork thinly or roll of hammer out flat, and then add to marinade above, mix well and leave to marinate for 30 minutes add pepper if desired after 30 minutes place on a grill rack under a hot grill, grill till crispy enjoy, if using less than a kilo just use half the amount above


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