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Luñis

Luñis preserves fatty pork belly by slowly frying it in its own rendered fat.

50 minutes · Serves 8

Ingredients for Luñis

  • 1 kg fatty pork belly, cubed
  • 1/4 cup rock salt

How to cook Luñis

  1. 1.Toss cubed fatty pork belly evenly with rock salt.
  2. 2.Place pork fat-side down in a large wok over medium heat and cook until it begins rendering fat.
  3. 3.Continue frying in the rendered fat, stirring frequently, until pork is cooked, golden brown, and crisp.
  4. 4.Transfer pork and rendered oil to a heatproof bowl and cool completely.
  5. 5.Pack into clean jars and use as needed.
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