Homemade Tocino (Spanish Bacon)

This favorite breakfast dish from the Philippines is actually a carryover from Spanish influence in the country. It can be prepared using pork bellies, chicken, or beef marinated in a tasty sauce, simmered, and then lightly fried. The recipe can be found below.

Recipe: Homemade Tocino (Spanish Bacon)

katrine2706
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December 3, 2019

cooked Spanish Bacon on plate Tocino is famous in this country and is mostly served during breakfast time. Upon searching the Web, I found out that it is actually not an original dish from the Philippines. According to history of this country, we were influenced a lot by the Spanish people from words, clothing, and dishes/recipes and in many other aspects.

Tocino is known as the Spanish bacon. To us, it's a special breakfast treat, a must have on our tables. Today, we have different versions and variations as we also use chicken and beef for this recipe.

Ingredients:

250 g pork belly
3 chicken drumsticks (breast fillet is best)
1/4 cup chopped or minced red onion
1/4 cup garlic chopped
2 tsp powdered black pepper
1 inch ginger, sliced into thin strips
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
2 Tbsp brown sugar
60 g Tocino mix*

* If Tocino mix is not available, mix together 1 Tbsp. honey, 2 Tbsp. oyster sauce and 1 tsp. vinegar. Use this mixture as substitute for Tocino seasoning mix.

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