{"id":2213,"date":"2013-06-09T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2024-10-22T23:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:06:31","slug":"pork-tocino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/pork-tocino\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Pork Tocino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pork Tocino is a hearty Filipino all-day breakfast served with sunny-side-up eggs and garlic fried rice. Sweet and garlicky, it's sure to be a family favorite.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Different regions of the Philippines are known for various specialties, and we, Kapampangans, are known for the best pork tocino, tapa<\/a>, and longganisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pork tocino is Filipino cured meat made of beef, chicken, or pork. It's typically served as an all-day breakfast meal as part of a combo called tocilog, a portmanteau for tocino, sinangag (garlic fried rice), and itlog (sunny-side-up eggs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This regional delicacy has evolved to be a delicious balance of sweet and salty, but traditional Kapampangan burong (cured) babi (pork), as I remember it, is fermented at room temperature to achieve a slightly sour taste. For food safety, I highly recommend curing the meat in the refrigerator for no more than three days and storing it in the freezer immediately after.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It's so easy to make at home; you'll never have to buy it again! I suggest marinating a few pounds and freezing it for future use. Portion out in individual resealable bags, and you'll have a delicious meal ready in a pinch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Traditional pork tocino included salitre (saltpeter), a food preservative and colorant. The recipe below, however, uses basic pantry ingredients and has no added preservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The marinade is a simple mixture of salt, sugar, garlic powder, and pepper to bring on the sweet and garlicky flavors you'll love. The red food coloring is for aesthetic purposes only and can be omitted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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