6 Easy Pinoy Ulam Recipes Using Liempo
- Updated on April 24, 2023 by Camille Georgia Uy.
Pork liempo is one of those pork cuts that immediately make people want to eat. Also known as the pork belly, this prime pork cut is a delicious mixture of fat and meat that results in pork dishes that always satisfy your craving for the meat.
Take a trip to the butcher shop or meat section of your supermarket, and you'll be greeted by a few ways that the pork liempo can be prepared.
Here are different pork liempo cuts you might find:
1 Whole pork belly
The whole pork belly is usually a special request. This is usually a few kilograms at least since it's the whole belly. This is where you'll find the other cuts, and it's usually what you want if you're planning on making your own lechon belly roast or want to save by buying a bulk cut. Ask your butcher about the discount you might get if you buy more than three kilos at your meat shop.
2 Bone-in and boneless belly
The belly is also available with the bones in or the bones out. This just means that your lechon belly will be with or without any connecting ribs.
3 Lechon kawali cut
The lechon kawali cut is usually cut to be about one kilo per slab. This is long so if you have a small pot, you can request to have this cut in half since bones are usually still in this cut.
4 Country-style or sliced liempo
The country-style or liempo slices are the classic strips of liempo that you marinate and grill for inihaw na liempo. This is also the cut you use for the stovetop version of the barbecued country-style ribs that you might find in the restaurants.
5 Bacon slice
Finally, there is the bacon slice that contrary to its name is not bacon. Instead, it's thinly sliced like bacon. This is perfect for when you want to have Korean meals ala samyupsal or Korean BBQ at home, complete with the portable grill.
Are you excited to see what kind of recipes you can make as ulam with this versatile cut? Here are a few ideas:
1 Liempo with Honey Garlic Marinade Recipe
Any liempo dish can be delicious even with just plain salt and ground pepper as its seasoning. Why keep it simple when you can make it extraordinary with a few extra ingredients? For this liempo with honey garlic marinade recipe, it's a honey and garlic marinade that takes this liempo recipe over the top with its sweetness and toasted garlic flavors.
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2 Bacon Liempo Recipe
Bacon is usually made with pork belly slices but if you don't have ready-made bacon on hand, you can make it yourself! The bacon flavors are easy to recreate with this bacon liempo recipe and the best part is, you can make as much as you want since you now know the recipe.
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3 Guisadong Monggo with Crispy Fried Liempo Recipe
The liempo doesn't need to be the star but it can be the surprise addition to a meal that you didn't think would have any pork in it! In this guisandong monggo with crispy fried liempo recipe, the liempo is a delightful surprise of crunch and flavor on an otherwise normal monggo meal.
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4 Coconut Lemongrass Liempo Rice Recipe
Explore the flavor combination of coconut, lemongrass, and pork belly with this super easy coconut lemongrass liempo rice recipe. All you really need is time to marinate the pork liempo slices in the lemongrass-infused coconut marinade and then use that same marinade to cook the rice in. The result is a double infusion of the three flavors in one fantastic and satisfying meal.
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5 Crispy Fried Pork (Tulapho) Recipe
When it comes to pork, you can't go wrong with pork. This crispy fried pork or tulapho recipe is a celebration of all things that you love about pork: the fat and the meat. It's a local version of a confit or a dish that is stored and cooked in its fat. In this case, the pork fat is rendered from the pork liempo chunks and the result is super crispy pork chunks you'll want to eat on its own or serve with lots of rice.
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6 Crispy Lechon Liempo with Bagoong Sauce Recipe
If you love the flavors of the lechon, you'll appreciate this crispy liempo with bagoong sauce recipe. It takes those flavors and makes them into a recipe that you can make every day. Then, just to make it even more irresistible to your taste buds, a bagoong sauce is served on the side so you can indulge your love for Filipino flavors in one dish.
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Need more ideas on how to use those liempo cuts from the supermarket? Give these recipes a try and see if you can make your ulam meals memorable with every dish you make.
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