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.