Lechon Paksiw Recipe

Lechon Paksiw is a Filipino pork dish made from leftover roast pig which is known as “Lechon”. Can make this recipe with any leftover lechon or just buy 1.5 to 2 kilos of cooked lechon from your favorite lechon stand, even leftover Lechon kawali used as main ingredient and use either the sauce provided or any of the bottled lechon sauces available in the supermarket. 

A delicious Lechon paksiw lies on the sauce used in this recipe. I included in my blog on how to prepare Lechon sauce.

Good for serving: 6 - 7 persons

Ingredients for Lechon Paksiw:
  • 1.5 kilos leftover Lechon or Lechon kawali 
  • 3 cups Lechon sauce (sauce recipe below)
  • 2 cups beef stock 
  • 6 cloves garlic, crushed 
  • 2 large onions, chopped 
  • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorn 
  • 8 pieces dried bay leaves 
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce 
  • 3/4 cups vinegar 
  • 3/4 cups sugar 
  • salt to taste
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Cooking Instruction for Lechon Paksiw:
  1. Heat a cooking pot and pour-in the beef stock. Bring to a boil. 
  2. Put-in the garlic and onions then cook until the texture becomes soft. 
  3. Add the whole peppercorns, dried bay leaves, and soy sauce. 
  4. Put-in the leftover Lechon and simmer for 30 to 35 minutes. 
  5. Add the vinegar and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. 
  6. Add the sugar and Lechon sauce then simmer for another 5 minutes. 
  7. Dash-in some salt to taste then stir. Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving plate. 
  8. Serve hot with rice. 
  9. Share and Enjoy!

Ingredients for Lechon Sauce:
  • 1 1/4 cup pig liver paste (use a food processor to liquefy slices of liver) 
  • 2/ 3 cup bread crumbs 
  • 3/4 cup white vinegar 
  • 2 1/2 cups water 
  • 2/3 cups brown sugar 
  • 2 tablespoons garlic, minced 
  • 1/2 cup onion, minced 
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil 
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Instruction for Lechon Paksiw:
  1. Heat a pan and put-in the cooking oil. 
  2. When the oil is hot enough, sauté the garlic and onions until the texture becomes soft. 
  3. Add liver paste and cook for about 5 minutes in medium heat while stirring. 
  4. Add the vinegar and bring to a boil. Stir for a minute. 
  5. Pour-in water and bring to a boil. Stir-in the brown sugar and cook for 2 minutes. 
  6. Add the bread crumbs and cook for another 2 minutes while stirring constantly. 
  7. Add salt and pepper to taste. 
  8. Turn off the heat and allow the sauce to cool down. 
  9. Place the sauce in a blender then blend for a minute. 
  10. Transfer the sauce in a serving bowl. 
  11. Serve along with Lechon.
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