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Easy Crispy Bagnet Recipe

Bagnet is a Filipino dish consisting of pork belly (liempo) boiled and deep fried until it is crispy. Crispy Bagnet originated from the Ilocos region of the Philippines and is also known as “chicharon”.

Easy Crispy Bagnet Recipe

Here is an easy crispy bagnet recipe that you should try.

What is Bagnet?

Bagnet is a Filipino dish consisting of pork belly (liempo) boiled and deep fried until it is crispy. Crispy Bagnet originated from the Ilocos region of the Philippines and is also known as “chicharon“.

It is seasoned with garlic, black peppercorns, bay leaves, and salt. The meat is first boiled and then allowed to dry overnight before frying.

The drying of the pork allows it to achieve its chicharon texture.

Bagnet can be eaten on its own or with white rice. It is traditionally dipped in sukang ilokos (vinegar). It could also be used as an ingredient for pinakbet.

Bagnet is almost similar to Lechon Kawali except that is it crispier.

There are several twists to Bagnet like bagnet sisig, binagoongang bagnet and bagnet kare-kare as examples.

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Easy Crispy Bagnet Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: MAIN COURSECuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

2

hours 
Calories

1984

kcal
Total time

2

hours 

30

minutes

Bagnet is a Filipino dish consisting of pork belly (liempo) boiled and deep fried until it is crispy.

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg pork belly (pork liempo), whole

  • 1/2 head garlic

  • 1 tsp peppercorns

  • 2 tbsp salt

  • 1 bay leaves

  • Cooking oil for frying

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce (patis)

  • Others:

  • Sukang Ilocos for serving

  • Tomatoes and red onions for garnish

  • Rice for serving

Directions

  • In a large pot, pour enough water to cover the pork belly.
  • Add in salt, peppercorns, garlic, bay leaves.
  • Cover and bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until pork is tender.
  • Remove the pork belly from the pot and place in a colander and let sit for a while so the liquid will drain.
  • Prick the skin many times using a fork then dry with paper towels if necessary.
  • Brush lightly with fish sauce (patis).
  • Refrigerate for several hours.
  • Cooking the Bagnet
  • In a large frying pan (kawali), heat enough cooking oil and deep fry pork belly at low heat for 30-45 minutes or until the pork turns brown.
  • When the skin side is up, ladle cold water onto the skin.
  • Remove pork belly from the kawali and drain oil in a colander or paper towels, allow to cool completely.
  • Chop Bagnet to serving pieces. Garnish with tomatoes and/or onions.
  • Serve immediately with rice and Sukang Ilocos.

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving Size517

  • Amount Per ServingCalories1984
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 176.03g 226%
    • Saturated Fat 35.839g 180%
    • Trans Fat 30.026g
  • Cholesterol 368mg 123%
  • Sodium 5132mg 224%
  • Potassium 1217mg 26%
  • Total Carbohydrate 2.29g 1%
    • Dietary Fiber 0.1g 1%
    • Total Sugars 0.73g
  • Protein 95.23g 191%
  • Vitamin A 2mcg 1%
  • Vitamin C 2mg 3%
  • Calcium 12mg 1%
  • Iron 38mg 212%
  • Vitamin D 29mcg 145%
  • Vitamin E 130mg 867%
  • Vitamin K 88mcg 74%
  • Thiamin 172mg 14334%
  • Riboflavin 126mg 9693%
  • Niacin 107mg 669%
  • Vitamin B6 139mg 8177%
  • Vitamin B12 149mcg 6209%
  • Folate 3mcg 1%
  • Pantothenic Acid 98mg 1961%
  • Phosphorus 113mg 10%
  • Magnesium 38mg 10%
  • Zinc 228mg 2073%
  • Selenium 293mcg 533%
  • Copper 57mg 6334%
  • Manganese 10mg 435%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Lechon Liempo (Easy Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe

This easy roasted pork belly (lechon liempo) recipe affords you to enjoy the taste of lechon without having to spend too much money and effort.

Lechon Liempo (Easy Roasted Pork Belly) Recipe

Here is an easy to follow Roasted Pork Belly (Lechon Liempo) recipe ideal for family celebrations.

Lechon is a Spanish word that means a roasted baby piglet and is popular in Spain and its former colonies. Lechon is very popular in the Philippines as it was also a former colony of Spain. But in the Philippines, when you say lechon it is usually an adult roasted pig.

Special family occasions in the Philippines usually call for a lechon to be part of the menu. It is even the highlight of the party. When you get invited to a grand gathering like a Christmas party, birthday, fiesta, wedding or christening, the first question often asked is “may lechon ba?“

The classic Philippine lechon is usually cooked over over charcoal and cooking is best left to the experts. See example below:

Lechón being roasted in one of the lechon stores in La Loma, Quezon City, Philippines (Image By Judgefloro – Own work, CC0, Link

As you can see from the picture above, lechon is not that easy to cook. However, this easy roasted pork belly (lechon liempo) recipe affords you to enjoy the taste of lechon without having to spend too much money and effort. But of course this not meant to feed a crowd. Just right for a family celebration. As is most common among Filipino homes, lechon liempo is best eaten with rice.

Instead of cooking our lechon liempo over live charcoal, we will use an oven instead. Easy right? Electric convection ovens or turbo broilers are easier to use due to the easier temperature control settings. Gas fired ovens, though, are common in most homes.

Another name for lechon liempo is pork crackling because of the crispy skin that is the result of the roasting.

Guess what? You can re-purpose left overs into pork sisig if you have any.

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Easy Roasted/ Lechon Pork Belly Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: MAIN COURSECuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Moderate
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

6

hours 
Calories

546

kcal
Total time

6

hours 

30

minutes

This easy roasted pork belly (lechon liempo) recipe affords you to enjoy the taste of lechon without having to spend too much money and effort.

Ingredients

  • 1 & 1/2 kg pork belly slab (with skin on)

  • 3 whole garlic bulbs, peeled and chopped

  • 3 red onions, peeled and chopped

  • ½ cup oregano leaves, washed and chopped

  • 4 – 5 lemongrass stalks, sliced

  • Lemon juice and lemon zest (from 1 lemon)

  • 4 tablespoons crushed black pepper

  • 1/8 cup salt

Directions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
  • Lightly mash ingredients together with a spoon. You can also use a food processor to bring everything together (use 2 to 3 pulses).
  • Place the slab with the skin side down then rub the mashed mixture all over the meat.
  • Roll the slab carefully and secure it with butcher’s twine. (If pieces of ingredients fall off, just put back later).
  • Rub the extra salt all over the meat and the skin.
  • To have a nice crackling, poke the skin of the meat with a paring knife or fork.
  • Transfer to a roasting pan fitted with a rack and line the bottom with foil.
  • Refrigerate and chill overnight. This will dry the skin, which helps the crackling form.
  • Preheat the oven to 160°C.
  • Pat the skin of the pork dry with a paper towel. Roast the pork for 5 hours.
  • Increase the temperature to 220°C, and allow the pork’s crackling to form (30 minutes to 1 hour).
  • When done, remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving Size602

  • Amount Per ServingCalories546
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 13.76g 18%
    • Saturated Fat 2.466g 13%
    • Trans Fat 0.109g
  • Cholesterol 255mg 85%
  • Sodium 7067mg 308%
  • Potassium 1743mg 38%
  • Total Carbohydrate 21.36g 8%
    • Dietary Fiber 3.3g 12%
    • Total Sugars 5.48g
  • Protein 90.38g 181%
  • Vitamin A 27mcg 3%
  • Vitamin C 157mg 175%
  • Calcium 15mg 2%
  • Iron 33mg 184%
  • Vitamin E 7mg 47%
  • Vitamin K 14mcg 12%
  • Thiamin 102mg 8500%
  • Riboflavin 93mg 7154%
  • Niacin 200mg 1250%
  • Vitamin B6 123mg 7236%
  • Vitamin B12 80mcg 3334%
  • Folate 26mcg 7%
  • Pantothenic Acid 45mg 900%
  • Phosphorus 152mg 13%
  • Magnesium 42mg 10%
  • Zinc 122mg 1110%
  • Selenium 288mcg 524%
  • Copper 66mg 7334%
  • Manganese 77mg 3348%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Easy Pork Sinigang Recipe

Pork Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew that is characterized by its sour and salty flavor most often associated with tamarind (in Filipino, sampalok).

Easy Pork Sinigang Recipe

Pork Sinigang (Sinigang na Baboy) is a Filipino soup or stew that is characterized by its sour and salty flavor most often associated with tamarind (in Filipino, sampalok). It is one of the most popular dishes in Philippine cuisine.

Sinigang comes from the Tagalog verb “sigang“, which means “to stew”. Sinigang literally means “stewed” but mostly it is classified as a soup. Although pork sinigang is common all over the Philippines, it is considered to be culturally Tagalog in origin. Fish sauce (patis) is a common seasoning for pork sinigang.

The protein for this dish is pork belly (liempo). Some cooks add pork bones for more flavor. It is up to you. Another variation, for more flavor, is to use pork broth in place of the water.

You can try to experiment with other pork cuts like pork chops, or whatever is available to you. This is what makes sinigang an easy to cook dish.

There are other variants of sinigang that use beef or seafood. The cooking process though remains the same.

Sinigang is usually made sour with the use of tamarind (sampalok). Other cooks would use fruits such as guava, tomato, kamias or santol for the sour flavor. To make this easy pork sinigang recipe, we will be using sinigang mix (tamarind mix) normally available in grocery stores. This is how tamarind looks like:

Tamarind Image Source: By Mlvalentin at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Trengarasu using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, Link

To make this recipe easier to cook, we will use Knorr Sinigang Mix instead:

Knorr Sinigang Mix

The main vegetable added to this dish is the water spinach (kangkong). It is very common in southeast asian countries. It looks like this:

IMAGE SOURCE: Wikipedia

If water spinach is not available, you may use spinach instead.

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Easy Pork Sinigang Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: MAIN COURSECuisine: FilipinoDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

1

hour 
Calories

892

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

20

minutes

Pork Sinigang is a Filipino soup or stew that is characterized by its sour and salty flavor most often associated with tamarind (in Filipino, sampalok).

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo pork belly

  • 1 bunch water spinach (kang-kong)

  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce

  • 12 pieces string beans (sitaw), cut in 2 inch lengths

  • 2 pieces tomatos, quartered

  • 3 pieces long chili (siling haba) or banana pepper

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

  • 8 cups water

  • 1 piece onion, sliced

  • 2 pieces taro (gabi), quartered

  • 1 pack Knorr Sinigang Mix

Directions

  • Heat the pot and then add the cooking oil.
  • Sauté the onion until its layers separate from each other.
  • Add the pork belly and cook until it turns light brown
  • Add the fish sauce and stir.
  • Pour the water and bring to a boil.
  • Add the taro and tomatoes then simmer for 40 minutes or until pork is tender.
  • Add the sinigang mix and chili. Stir.
  • Add the string beans (and other vegetables if there are any) and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes
  • Add the water spinach (kang-kong), turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the water spinach (kang-kong) cook using the remaining heat in the pot.
  • Serve hot. Best with rice. Share and enjoy!

Notes

  • Ladie’s Finger (okra) and radish (labanos) are vegetables that may be added if you wish.
  • To enjoy pork sinigang, make sure to cook the pork until tender.

 

Nutrition Facts

4 servings per container

Serving Size6

  • Amount Per ServingCalories892
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 83g 107%
    • Saturated Fat 29g 145%
  • Cholesterol 108mg 36%
  • Sodium 1067mg 47%
  • Potassium 1070mg 23%
  • Total Carbohydrate 18g 7%
    • Dietary Fiber 6g 22%
    • Total Sugars 8g
  • Protein 20g 40%
  • Vitamin C 42.8mg 48%
  • Calcium 157mg 13%
  • Iron 4.5mg 25%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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