Lechon Kawali -- ultimate comfort food -- extremely fattening!

Once in a while, I have the urge for some pure fat in my system -- and immediately what comes to mind is Lechon Kawali. Ultimate comfort food, oozing pictures of home and extended rollicking meals with family.

General directions for this recipe comes from Mila in Zurich.

Lechon Kawali

1 kilo pork liempo
4 cloves garlic
2 teaspoons rock salt
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Place a kilo of liempo in a pot. Put enough water to just cover it.  Grind about 4 cloves garlic, and put in pot. Add 2 teaspoons rock salt and about a teaspoon of cracked black pepper.  Leave liempo for about 10 minutes in a rolling boil.

Turn on oven to 150 degrees. Put liempo in a baking pan with meat side up.  Bake for 45 minutes, then turn over to other side, with fat side up, and bake for another 45 minutes. For the last 5-10 minutes, put the oven in grill.

 Chop liempo and serve with steaming white rice, vinegar/patis dipping sauce together with some native salad (dice onions, fresh tomatoes, coriander leaves). Sarap!!!