Tocino pairings to try - Manila Standard (2024)

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What pairs well with tocino? ›

Tocino is best eaten with some rice, fried egg and some salad or atchara (pickle) on the side.

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In Filipino cuisine, it is eaten at breakfast, part of a meal called tosilog, which is tocino served with garlic fried rice and an over-easy fried egg. Just like Spam, tocino goes perfect with fried, runny eggs and rice, so creating this new flavor was genius!

Tocino is bacon in Spanish, typically made from the pork belly and often formed into cubes in Spain.

Tocino (Filipino Bacon)

Slice the pork shoulder against the grain into ¼-inch thick slices and then cut the slices into bite-size pieces. In a bowl, whisk together the coconut sugar, rice syrup, garlic, soy sauce, celery juice, salt, ground annatto and black pepper.

first up, you have to boil the meat with some water. and start cutting them into smaller pieces. then after about 5 minutes, drain the water and put it back, adding a little bit of oil and turn down the heat. and fry it slowly until caramelized.

Ways to cook

Stovetop- you can pan-fry straight in hot oil, but I suggest cooking the tocino first in water until fork-tender. Add enough water to cover the meat and simmer until the meat is tender and the liquid is mostly absorbed. Add oil and cook, stirring regularly, until lightly browned and caramelized.

Its vibrant red hue often comes from annatto seed, an orange-red food coloring from the achiote tree. In this recipe, the annatto seed is swapped out for beet juice, which adds both color and sweet earthiness to the dish.

Traditional tocino recipes tend to be high in sugar and unhealthy fats, such as saturated and trans fats. The excess sugar content can lead to spikes in blood sugar levels and contribute to weight gain, while the unhealthy fats can increase the risk of heart disease and other health issues.

Tocino is cured like ham and bacon, but with the addition of red food coloring. Tocino used to be cured using salitre (saltpeter), a food preservative and colorant. Nowadays, people mostly use pink curing salt or Prague powder. Sodium phosphate and Vitamin C powder are must-haves for curing pork tocino as well.

The word “tocino” is a Spanish term for “bacon,” something I hope all of us are very familiar with. In short, it's cured pork belly and was originally introduced to the Philippines during Spanish colonization.

What is the difference between longganisa and tocino? ›

Pork tocino- is a Filipino dish cured in sugar, salt, pepper, and garlic. Longganisa- filipino sausage usually made of ground pork, garlic, and spices.

A savory mixture of sugar, spices and natural Annatto. It is free from chemical preservatives, phosphates, artificial coloring and unhealthy nitrates, which is proven to be carcinogenic and harmful to human if used in excess. Available in: 2.6 oz (75 g) flat pouch, 2.2 lbs (1 kg) foil bag.

Traditional tocino recipes tend to be high in sugar and unhealthy fats, such as saturated and trans fats. The excess sugar content can lead to spikes in blood sugar levels and contribute to weight gain, while the unhealthy fats can increase the risk of heart disease and other health issues.

For cooked tocino, store the meat in an airtight container so you can refrigerate it for up to three days. You can also store uncooked tocino in your refrigerator for up to three days.