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All year round we are given plenty of reasons to celebrate with our friends and families. It could be about a birthday, a fiesta, and even the holidays! And the Filipinos are known to prepare plenty of dishes to serve to their guests. And one of them is the iconic lechon! But with plenty of “ulam” served during these events, chances are there will be some leftover portions of lechon.
To those who are not familiar with “lechon”, it is a butchered pig that’s stuffed with a bouquet of spices and seasonings like lemongrass, salt, garlic, black beans and basil. Before it is roasted, the pig skin is rubbed with mix soy sauce and vegetable oil. And it roasted for up to 5 hours or more depending on the size of the pig.
The lechon is scored with its golden brown skin indicating that this is ready to serve. Honestly, the most tasty part of lechon is the ribs and belly because aside from less fats, this is the portion where flavor is concentrated.
But most of the time, we can’t finish a whole roasted pig overnight. So what can we do with these leftovers? Well, we can transform them into other delicious recipes and turn those leftovers into outstanding masterpieces to be served at home. Check out the…
15 Delicious Recipes You Can Make With Your Leftover Lechon
15. Lumpiang Gulay with Lechon
Do you love to eat Lumpia? We think everyone loves to eat lumpia, especially if it is crispy. The common type of Lumpia we eat are the fresh lumpia and vegetables lumpia. But how about Lumpiang Gulay with leftover lechon inside?
From the name itself, it sounds delicious and nutritious. This type of lumpia is mixed with shredded carrots, sliced cabbage and lechon rolled over and deep fried. This is best served when fresh from the frying pan so don’t let it cool for too long.
14. Lechon Adobo
In cases like fiestas, Christmas and birthdays where Filipinos might go a tad bit overboard in their preparations. The leftover lechon is usually made into Adobo especially since this recipe can last longer in the refrigerator.
The cooking process of this is also easy as one simply needs to add the bayleaf, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and lechon sauce and let it simmer for 15 minutes. Stir and then add water. Let it simmer for 5 more minutes until the sauce thickens and the pork becomes tender.
13. Lechon Sinigang
It’s not every day we have lechon leftovers, so for this recipe. It packs a bit of delicious and also sour punch. The recipe allows the lechon to bathe in a savory soup where it is boiled together with snake beans, okra, green pepper, and white pepper.
But take note that you must go easy on the oil. Depending on your lechon leftover, it’s probably best to no longer add any oil. This lechon leftover recipe, lechon sinigang, it is best enjoyed during cold holiday nights.
12. Pinakbet with Lechon
Pinakbet with a chunk of lechon is not as common as other recipes but to tell you this is one of the best recipes you could probably enjoy. This recipe is about balancing your healthy lifestyle because aside from the lechon alone, the presence of vegetables, like eggplant, squash, beans and Chinese pechay provides a lot of nutrition.
Just make sure to add the lechon last and don’t overcook those veggies. If you want to, you can also add shrimps to make the pinakbet even tastier.
11. Sisig na Lechon
Have you thought of any other recipe that you can make out from your leftover lechon? How about Sisig na Lechon? Basically, this is one of the best foods served during post-celebration.
Lechon Sisig is usually accompanied with ale and drinking sessions amongst families and friends. This can be the best “pulutan” or finger food that you can ask for. And serving this on a sizzling plate with an egg on top makes it even more interesting.
10. Lechon with Fried Rice
Aside from “tapsilog” (beef and egg) and “longsilog” (sausage and garlic rice with egg), what other meal breakfast can you think of? Probably not lechon with fried rice, are we right?
Lechon for breakfast might seem too much but it makes a great use of both leftover lechon and rice from the party last night. The fried rice itself uses leftover rice mixed with leftover lechon cooked with minced garlic and served as a morning breakfast.
Go easy on the oil and you can expect to have a hearty morning meal. Our tip, have it with some coffee and it’s gonna be a feast.
9. Lechon Bicol Express
We are on the next list of our delicious recipe from a leftover lechon recipe, Lechon Bicol Express. If you want something spicy, then this is the recipe for you. Bicol Express is a spicy dish from the Bicol region, it is mixed with coconut milk and chili.
8. Lechon Empanada
Have you ever tried Lechon Empanada before? With the plenty of leftover lechon to enjoy, this baked or fried pastry can be a good snack. It is stuffed with green peas, sliced boiled or fried eggs, pineapple chunks and of course our leftover lechon. This is made by folding dough and sealed before cooking. After deep frying it, one can enjoy it hot or warm.
7. Vegetables Salad with Lechon
Want to mix up your chicken salad? Why don’t you enliven your greens with some lechon leftovers as toppings? Salad is about personal preferences and added proportions. But a simple vegetable salad mixes radish, carrots, lettuce, grapes and some vinaigrette. So just follow your usual recipe and add some roasted lechon on top and you’ve got yourself a satisfying meal.
6. Lechon with Scramble Egg
If there’s one easiest recipe you can prepare in the morning is frying eggs or frozen foods. But how about if you have plenty of leftover lechon in your refrigerator?
Won’t you be tempted to try a new recipe out from it? Lechon with Scramble Eggs is a very easy and simple meal to prepare but full of savory flavor. Just fry your lechon chunks and then add stir eggs, surely you will have a perfect for you and for your family.
5. Saucy Pancit Canton With Lechon
Cooking something unique and delicious is truly rewarding! So for the next recipe, you can try out your skills when making a Saucy Pancit Canton that’s topped with leftover lechon. It is one of my most recommended recipes you can make with lechon.
It is called “saucy” as it refers to the extra sauce found in the pancit. Just like other pancit, common spices like garlic, onions and pepper are present. But if you would like to add leafy veggies like “pechay” (Chinese Cabbage) can also add flavor.
4. Chopsuey with Lechon
Are you familiar with Chop Suey mixed with leftover lechon? This isn’t your usual chopsuey that we see in the restaurant where it is made from simple meat.
Mixed with lechon, this stiry fry is about simmering the spices until it becomes tender and then stirring the vegetables in quickly and in high heat. If you want a bit of flavor, you may want to add butter in order to allow get that aromatic finish.
3. Lechon with Kangkong
Kangkong can be cooked in many different ways but how about pairing it with some Lechon? The cooking process on this type of meal is quite easy and simple. You just have to saute the onion, garlic and chillis until the color changes to golden brown. After that, toss in the kangkong and season with soy sauce. Stir fry gradually about 3 minutes until kangkong stalks are done
2. Ginisang Monggo with Lechon
Ginisang Monggo is much more tasty if it is mixed with some leftover lechon, don’t you agree? You just have to boil mung beans until fully cooked. Saute minced onion and garlic in a cooking oil. Then add your leftover lechon along with cooked mung beans, stir and let it cook for 3-5 minutes. Add ground pepper, salt and water if needed.
1. Paksiw na Lechon
Lechon paksiw is one of the most easy and common recipes to make but it deserves the number one spot since it’s just that savory!
For this lechon leftover recipe, it is traditionally made with a chopped of roasted lechon. And is then accompanied and boiled together with liver sauce, vinegar, sugar, garlic, onions, and bay leaves.
So if you are looking for that sweet and tangy lechon dimsum or steamed rice topped with paksiw style. Then this recipe is the one for you.
Lechon Is The Filipinos All Time Favorite Food
The Filipinos will never get tired of eating Lechon. It brings joy and happiness to us during special occasions, like birthdays, baptism, fiestas and Yuletide seasons.
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