Recipe courtesy of Elena's Restaurant
Lechon Special
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
- Total: 3 hr 45 min
- Active: 1 hr
Ingredients
2 pounds pork belly, cut into 6-inch squares
1 gallon vegetable oil, for frying
1/2 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon Hawaiian salt
2 tablespoons chopped green onions, for garnish
Directions
- Put the pork belly in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook until it fork tender, 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Place the pork in a strainer and drain to remove all of the water, 30 minutes.
- Add the oil to a deep fryer or Dutch oven and heat to medium-high heat. Fry the pork until golden brown, 30 to 45 minutes. (The thicker the slab of belly, the longer it will take to fry.) Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Chop the pork belly into 1-centimeter-square pieces. Toss the pork belly, onions, tomatoes, fish sauce and Hawaiian salt in a medium mixing bowl. Garnish with green onions.