Lechona Tolimense (Colombian-Style Stuffed Pork)

Name: Lechona Tolimense (Colombian-Style Stuffed Pork)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 296 milliliters cooked white rice; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 177 milliliters peas; 454 grams pork meat, cut into small pieces; 59 milliliters pork fat; 907 grams pork fatback skins; 2 potatoes, peeled and diced; 8 servings Salt and pepper; 3 scallions, chopped

Lechona Tolimense (Colombian-Style Stuffed Pork) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 901 calories, 82g of protein, and 54g of fat. A mixture of salt and pepper, garlic cloves, pork fat, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the cooked white rice you could follow this main course with the Healthy Raw Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium sauce pan melt the pork fat.

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Pork Fat

Sauce

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Sauce Pan

Add the scallions and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes.In a large bowl mix the pork meat, cooked rice, ground cumin, sazon goya, peas, potatoes, salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Ground Cumin

Cooked Rice

Green Onions

Potato

Garlic

Sazon Completa

Meat

Peas

Pork

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Bowl

Add the pork fat and onion mixture to the bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.o assemble: Rinse the pork fat skin under cold water and pat dry.

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Pork Fat

Onion

Water

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Bowl

Lay the pork fat skin on a work surface, top with rice mixture. Start rolling the pork skin to enclose the rice and pork mixture completely. Tie with kitchen string to hold the roll together.Preheat the oven to 325 F.Cover the lechona with aluminium foil and place on a baking dish.

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Pork Fat

Pork

Rice

Roll

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Aluminum Foil

Kitchen Twine

Baking Pan

Oven

Bake for about 40 minutes uncovered and turn the lechona, cover again and cook for 30 minutes more.Uncover and cook for 25 minutes more, to allow the skin to brown.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and transfer it to a cutting board. Carve the lechona after it has rested for at least 15 minutes.

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Cutting Board

Oven

Serve with arepa and lime wedges on the side.Note: If you want to see pictures of a traditional lechona made with a whole pig you can visit Nika’s blog here. If you are a vegetarian, I don’t recommend the pictures.

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Lime Wedge