How to Marinate Pinoy Tocino

Pinoy cuisine comes from the Philippines. One traditional Pinoy breakfast dish is tocino, or sweet pork. Many years ago, before the days of widespread refrigeration, cooks used saltpeter to cure the tocino meat so that it would have a longer life. Today this ingredient is not necessary, but if you wish to make authentic tocino, you can use it. This recipe for the tocino marinade contains all of the traditional Pinoy ingredients with options of substitutions for those ingredients that are hard to find in the United States.

Things You'll Need

• 2 lbs. of pork loin or pork chops
• 4 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. salt
• 2 tbsp. anise wine (or red wine)
• 2 tbsp. annatto water (or water with red food coloring)
• 1/8 tsp. saltpeter (optional)
• Covered container

Instructions

1. Combine all of the ingredients except the pork in your covered container. Mix well.

2. Add the pork, turning it over several times to ensure that each piece is coated in the marinade.

3. Cover the container and store it in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.

References

• PinoyRecipe.net: Pork Tocino Recipe
• Nanay Helen: Tocino
• Cook Mobile: Pork Tocino