Posted on Wed 15th November 2023
Filipino Roasted Pork Belly (Lechon Liempo)
This Filipino Lechon Leimpo is the best pork you will ever have.
Cuisine
Pinoy
Time
2 hours 30 mins
Servings
4 people
Ingredients
- 2 - 2.5kg boneless, rind-on pork belly
- 4 stalks lemongrass, bruised
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 8 spring onions
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- Kitchen twine
For the marinade
- 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
Method
Preparation
Preheat oven to 175˚C.
Make slits in the meat-side of the pork belly, then spread on the marinade and massage well into meat. Evenly distribute the red onion slices, lemongrass stalks, and spring onions over the centre of the belly. Roll up the belly, and secure with kitchen twine to secure the filling inside.
Cooking
Place rolled belly on a rack set over a roasting tray lined with foil. Roast in oven for 2hr, until deep golden. Remove from oven and brush with vinegar. Turn up the oven to 220˚C and roast for a further 30min to crisp up the skin.
Remove lechon from oven and rest for 30min before carving.