Grilled Liempo

A thick slab of pork belly marinated in soy, calamansi, garlic, banana ketchup, and sugar, then grilled until charred and juicy.

Estimated cost: ₱126–₱140

Prep 30 min · Total 60 min · Serves 1

Nutrition per serving: 765 kcal · 22 g protein · 20 g carbs · 66 g fat

Ingredients

• 250g slab Pork belly (liempo), skin-on
• 1 tbsp, for basting Cooking oil
• 2 tbsp Banana ketchup
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 4 cloves, minced Garlic
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Calamansi juice
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper

Steps

1. Score the pork skin with shallow cuts about 1cm apart.
2. Mix garlic, soy sauce, calamansi, banana ketchup, sugar, salt, and pepper.
3. Coat pork thoroughly and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
4. Preheat grill to high heat and brush the grate lightly with oil.
5. Grill pork skin-side down for 8–10 minutes until charred and blistered.
6. Flip and grill the meat side for 5–6 minutes.
7. Baste during the final 2 minutes per side until glossy and caramelized.
8. Rest for 3 minutes, then slice against the grain.

Prices are estimates based on Department of Agriculture price monitoring. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient data (USDA FoodData Central, FNRI).