Lechon Kawali

The first thing that a Filipino misses when he goes abroad is its food. And aside from not being able to cook them due to lack of time, or too much splatter, it is my contention that a filipino must haves are: rice cooker, slow cooker and a turbo broiler.

When i visited the wine shop to purchase a bottle of red, I was surprised that a certain brand of white wine was on sale for a dollar a bottle, which in the regular market could have sold for at least 8. The sommelier then informned me that the liquid has oxidized and is just considered better for cooking than for the table version than it was suppose to be. I bought a whole box since i do a lot of cooking with wine.

The night before, I had already placed the pork belly in the slow cooker, poured a bottle of wine and some store bought broth to cover the meat. I then added some garlic, onions, bay leaf, salt and peppercorns and left it overnight to boil for 8 hours under the slow cooking method. When I woke up, I took it out of the slow cooker and strained it on a rack. At this point I got the turbo broiler.

An hour before lunch, I started to cook my rice on the rice cooker, placed the belly on the turbo broiler and set the timer for 45 mins. Then I just forgot all about it until I became hungry for lunch.

Did I need to watch the pork while it was boiling? NO
Did I need to stir my rice while it was cooking? NO
Did I have too much splatter while making my lechon kawali or did I
need to turn it and keep watch over it while making it crispy? NO

Did I have a good, complete Filipino meal without having too much hassle:

YES!YES!YES!....
(the side dishes are your choices...mine came from a bottle)

In conclusion, are you a filipino that has a rice cooker, slow cooker and a turbo broiler...

GUILTY AS CHARGED!