My dish for today is Tocino.
To give you a little background, Tocino was first introduce by Spaniards way back their settlement here in the Philippines (thanks to them cause it’s one of my favorite food :)). Tocino is a Spanish word that means “bacon” or “cured meat”. It’s a sweetened pork dish that has been traditionally served for Filipinos breakfast.
My mother used to cook Tocino by frying it in cooking oil. I think that’s how many people cooked it. Now, as a mother myself and trying to cook for my partner and my son, frying tocino with cooking oil is not a good idea for me cause it turned out slightly burned and overcooked.
How can I serve this burned meat to my family?! :(. So I did some experimenting and hoping it will work. Here’s what I did:
- Remove the tocino from the pack and put it in the frying pan
- Put a little water. Don’t put too much cause it might turn into a tocino soup (just kidding :)). Just balance the quantity of tocino and the water.
- Wait for the water to boil and lower the heat once it starts boiling. Wait for it to caramelize.
- And that’s it. Ready to serve my sweet and tender Tocino. :)
Cooking it the healthier way. :)
