Kids love tocino (Filipino for cured meat). But buying tocino from the supermarket may be expensive and you’re not really sure if it was prepared in a clean environment and with good ingredients. So why not make tocino yourself at the comfort of your own home? Here’s a tocino recipe that’s as easy as A-B-C.

Ingredients

2 lbs of pork, pork chops, or red loin with fat, sliced into 1/4 inch thick
2 tablespoons of anise wine
2 tablespoon of annatto water
2 tablespoon of salt
2 tablespoon cooking oil
4 tablespoon of sugar
1/8 teaspoon of salitre or saltpeter (optional, for coloring purposes only)

Cooking Procedure

1. Except for the pork, combine all the dry ingredients in a shallow pan. In another container, combine the wet ingredients.
2. Sprinkle the mixture onto the pork and make sure that it is distributed evenly.
3. Pile the pork inside a container with a cover and keep refrigerated for about three days to cure the pork.
4. To cook, just put a little water in a skillet and add the pork. Fry it in its own fat until done.