Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork)

Name: Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork)
Prep time: 3 d
Cook time: 3 d
Total time: 3 d
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons annatto powder; 79 milliliters brown sugar; 2 servings Type of fire: Direct; 1 medium Grill heat: -high; 2 Tbsps Kosher salt; 0 teaspoons pink salt (aka InstaCure, Prague Powder); 907 grams pork shoulder cut into 1/4-inch slices; 79 milliliters white sugar

Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork)

Tocino (Filipino-Style Grilled Cured Pork) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 61g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 773 calories. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up pink salt, brown sugar, pork shoulder, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 72 hours.

Instructions

To make the cure: In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, white sugar, salt, annatto powder, Anisette, and pink salt.

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Annatto

Brown Sugar

Granulated Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Place pork slices in a medium container.

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Cooked Pork

Add in cure and toss to evenly coat pork. Cover and let cure in refrigerator for 3 days.

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Pork

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread the coals evenly over entire surface of coal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate. Grill pork slices over medium-high direct heat until lightly charred and cooked through, about 3 to 5 minutes per side.

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Cooked Pork

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