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Checkout! How to Cook Crispy Pork Belly Lechon (A La Cebu) Without Using an Oven

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Due to popular demand, I'm going to share how I cooked this super crispy pork belly lechon without using an oven. So, grab your apron and let's start cooooking! 🍴🔪  Recipe Ingredients: 2 kilograms of Pork belly slab For the brine/marinade: 1 stalk of lemon grass (tanglad) 1 stalk on onion leeks (scallion) 2 pieces of laurel (bay leaves) 1 table spoon of ground black peppercorn 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup rock salt 5 cups of water For the fillings: 1 stalk of lemon grass (tanglad) 1 stalk on onion leeks (scallion) 2 cloves garlic, crushed For the glaze: 3 part of evaporated milk + 1 part of water Recipe Cooking Procedure: 1. Wash the pork slab with running water and make sure that hairs on the skin are shaved. 2.  In a pot, put 5 cups of water then add lemon grass, bay leaves, onion, black peppercorn, garlic, and salt. 3. Make the brine/marinade: Bring water to boil then lower heat and simmer for at least 10 minutes. This will...