Tocino Home Recipe

by Gabriela on September 15, 2008 in Homemade Recipes · 0 Comments

Kids love cured meat. Buying them from the supermarket may be expensive and not so healthy. Why not do it yourself? It’s easy as ABC.

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 ( saltpeter ) ( Note: Saltpeter may be optional because it’s only a coloring agent )

Procedure:
1. Except for the pork, combine all the dry ingredients in a shallow pan;on 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 3 days to cure the pork.
4. To cook, just put a little water in a skillet and add the pork and fry it until done.


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