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Lechon Paksiw (Pork Roast Leftovers in Sweet and Sour Sauce)

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If you have ever hosted a true Filipino party whether it be a birthday, wedding or a community fiesta (feast) then you would know that a party is never complete without Roast Pig or Roast Suckling Pig.

Ingredients

  • 1–3 lbs roast pork leftovers
  • 6–12 cups water
  • ½ cup cane vinegar
  • ⅓ cup soy sauce
  • 1–2 cups liver sauce
  • 1 head of garlic, cloves crushed
  • 1–2 tbsp coarse black pepper
  • 1–2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 banana blossom
  • ½ cup corn starch (mixed with ½ cup water)
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a large pot, heat 12 cups of water to a brisk boil on high heat.
  2. 2
    Reduce heat to low.
  3. 3
    Add in roast pork leftovers, and all dry ingredients (garlic, black pepper, brown sugar, banana blossom, bay leaf), allow to sit for 30 minutes.
  4. 4
    Once all pieces of the leftover pork is tender (almost falling off the bone), add in vinegar, liver sauce and soy sauce. Let sit for 15 minutes.
  5. 5
    Add in diluted cornstarch to thicken sauce.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Roasting

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lechon_Paksiw_(Pork_Roast_Leftovers_in_Sweet_and_Sour_Sauce)