LECHON PAKSIW

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 �쏬echon��. Aside from using roast pig, leftover

 Lechon kawali can also be used.Making this dish

 is a practical way to recycle leftover pork.

Lechon, either from roasted pig or Lechon Kawali, is

 not very appetizing when it's a day old in the refrigerator.

Thus, we make it into Lechon Paksiw.

Made by simmering the pork leftover with

 vinegar, sugar, a little soy sauce, bay leaf, and

 lechon sauce, it's a little tangy and on the sweet side.

Lechon is a well known and close to becoming the

national food of the Philippines. It refers to a whole

 pig roasted over live coals. Lechon is best eaten

while the rind is still crisp, with the sweet-sour liver

dunking sauce on the side.

It is commonly served or seen during special occasions

 here in the Philippines. Sometimes, there are left overs

of lechon which is being refrigerated overnight and will

be eaten the following day.The most popular way of

 serving leftover lechon is by cooking them as a stew–paksiw.

Paksiw is the generic name for stews made with vinegar.

To make paksiw na lechon, the meat is slow-cooked in

a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce, peppercorns, bay leaves,

sugar, salt and whatever leftover liver sauce there is.

It sometimes happens that there is no leftover sauce.

 In which case, some substitutions may be in order.

 One option is to use commercial lechon sauce available

 bottled in most supermarkets. Another option is to use a

 can of liver spread diluted in a cup of meat broth. Or, if

 you have a lot of leftover lechon, you may choose both

 options and mix them all together.

The most important ingredient in making Lechon Paksiw

other than the Lechon itself or the Lechon kawali is the

 Lechon Sauce (which is also called Sarsa ng Lechon).

I can easily get some commercialized bottled Lechon sauce

 from the Asian grocery but I thought that I can save

some money if I just make it myself.

Making Lechon sauce is not as complicated as

 most of you might be thinking. With the complete

 ingredients and proper kitchen equipment on hand,

 you will find this procedure to be a piece of cake.

Lechon Sauce Recipe

Cooking Procedure

Lechon Paksiw