Pan-roasted liempo with Mang Tomas Sauce | Paksiw na liempo sa Mang Tomas

Paksiw is a term associated to a dish that is cooked with vinegar and garlic.Lechon Paksiw is a Filipino pork dish made from leftover roast pig which is known as “Lechon”. Aside from using roast pig, leftover Lechon kawali can also be used.Making this dish is a practical way to recycle leftover pork. Instead of reheating the same dish over and over, making paksiw out of it makes the pork more flavorful bringing more life to the ingredient.

Here’s my recipe for my Paksiw na liempo.  I decided to roast the pork to make it healthier and get rid of some unwanted fats rather than soaking it in and allowing it to absorb additional fats.

Estimated time of preparation and cooking: 45 minutes

Good for 3-4 persons

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 kg. Pork Liempo
3 tbsp White vinegar
1 cup Mang Tomas Sarsa
1/2 cup  Pork broth
2 tsp. Sugar
1 large Onion, sliced
5 cloves Garlic, coarsely chopped
Black peppercorns
3 pcs. Bay leaves
1 tsp. Vegetable oil
1 tsp. Salt



PROCEDURES:

1. Place the pork, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil. 
2. Cook pork for at least 10 minutes.
3. Drain and reserve ½ cup of the broth. Set aside the broth. Air dry the pork for at least an hour.
4. Roast the pork in the hot pan until it is golden brown and the skin are crunchy
5.  Chop into bite sizes when done.

Paksiw Sauce

1. Heat oil in a sauce pan. You can use the fat from the pork if you want. 
2. Saute garlic and  onion until texture becomes soft.
3. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil. Let is simmer until the sauce is thick. 
4. Put-in the roasted pork and simmer for 25- 30 minutes.
5. Adjust sugar and salt as needed. It should taste like sweet-sour-a bit salty.
6. Serve,Share and Enjoy!