Tocino or tosino is similar made out of pork ham or bacon. It has a reddish color with sweetest taste. Tocino is derived from the Spanish word is a cured meat product native from Pampanga in the Philippines. This is one of the favorites of Kapampangan or Cabalenian's and the rest of Pilipino's. This recipe is very easy and tasted like the Pampanga Best tocino product. Also you can add garlic to your tocino ingredients if you like garlic flavor.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. of meat pork with fat, sliced into 1/4 inch thick (The meat is sliced into thin strip)
1 pack of Mama Sitas or Mother's Best tocino Mix
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 tbsp salt
red food color
Preparations:
2 lbs. of meat pork with fat, sliced into 1/4 inch thick (The meat is sliced into thin strip)
1 pack of Mama Sitas or Mother's Best tocino Mix
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 tbsp salt
red food color
Preparations:
1. Combined meat & all ingredients in a mix bowl with 2 drops of red food coloring. Rub or toss the pork in the curing mixture. Make sure that the mixture is completely absorb the meat, Place the pork in a zip-seal bag then place in container with lid.
2. Cover and kept refrigerated for about a week to cure. After a week of curing the meat, stacked the cure meat in a separate zip-seal bags. Make sure to push all air out of the bag before closing and freeze them for use on a future occasion.
3. To cook just put a little water in a skillet and boil. Let it cook until all the liquid has evaporated and the tocino starts to sizzle. Keep stirring to keep it from burning.
4. Add a little drop of oil, fry until it has caramelized and brownish red in color.
5. When its done place the Tocino in a serving dish, serve with tomatoes and fried garlic rice as a breakfast. I love to eat this dish with white vinegar and plain steamed rice anytime lunch or dinner.
