Classic Phillipine Roasted Pork - Lechon Recipe

whole pig

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

rock salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Sea salt offers a similar flavor with less processing.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and offers a similar taste.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a unique flavor profile.

Dry the piglet thoroughly with paper towels, especially the skin.

Make an incision between the meat and the ribs to detach the meat from the bones.

Repeat the incision process on the other side to expose the ribs.

Pour soy sauce inside the piglet and sprinkle it everywhere for flavor.

Add garlic, spring onion, and red chili peppers inside the piglet.

Sew up the piglet using butcher's twine and a meat needle, starting from the front and making a knot at the end.

Continue sewing with about a centimeter between stitches until the piglet is completely sewn up.

Secure the feet of the piglet by tying them together with butcher's twine.

Skewer the piglet through the mouth and out the back to secure it for roasting.

Pour soy sauce over the outside of the piglet for color and flavor.

Set up the kamado joe grill with a rotisserie attachment, creating two sections: one for the piglet and one for the charcoal.

Place an aluminum tray in the center of the grill and add charcoal on both sides of the tray.

Light the charcoal and place the piglet on the rotisserie, ensuring it is centered.

Close the lid and maintain a cooking temperature of 140-160 degrees Celsius.

Keep the top vent open for smoke to escape and control the fire with the bottom fan.

Monitor the piglet, adding more soy sauce to keep it moist and flavorful.

After four hours, check the core temperature of the piglet, aiming for around 80 degrees Celsius.

If the skin isn't crispy, add more charcoal to increase heat and crisp the skin.

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