lechon kawali

{{Short description|Filipino-style deep-fried pork belly}}

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| name = Lechon kawali

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| caption = Lechon kawali with rice, dipping sauce and atchara pickles

| alternate_name = Lechon de carajay, litsong kawali (Tagalog)

| country = Philippines

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| course = Main course

| served = Hot

| main_ingredient = Pork belly

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Lechon kawali, also known as lechon de carajay or litsong kawali in Tagalog, is a Filipino recipe consisting of pork belly slabs deep-fried in a pan or wok (kawali). It is seasoned beforehand, cooked then served in cubes. It is usually accompanied with a dipping sauce such as sarsa ng lechon (lechon sauce) made from vinegar and pork liver or toyomansi (soy sauce with calamansi).{{cite web |title=Lechon Carajay Recipe |url=https://panlasangpinoy.com/lechon-carajay-recipe/ |website=Panlasang Pinoy |access-date=March 29, 2019|date=July 29, 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://myfilipinorecipes.com/meat/lechon-kawali-recipe.html|title=Lechon Kawali Recipe|access-date=November 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411053909/http://www.myfilipinorecipes.com/meat/lechon-kawali-recipe.html|archive-date=April 11, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pinoychow.com/lechon-kawali/|title=Lechon Kawali|work=PinoyChow.com - Filipino Food Recipe}}{{cite web|url=https://ambersmenu.com.ph/lechon-kawali/|title=Lechon Kawali - Recipe 2024|work=ambersmenu.com.ph - Filipino Food Recipe}}

When deep-fried extensively until golden brown and crispy, it becomes the Ilocano bagnet, a variant of chicharon.{{Cite web | url=https://www.yummy.ph/lessons/cooking/pork-bagnet-ilocos-dish |title = Did You Know That Bagnet is Called "Chicharon" in Ilocos?}} Lechon kawali is also a common accompaniment or ingredient to stir-fried water spinach with shrimp paste (binagoongang kangkong).{{cite news |author=Sam Oh |title=#SamLikesItHot: Kangkong bagoong with lechon kawali |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/31821-sam-oh-kangkong-bagoong-lechon-kawali |access-date=April 21, 2019 |work=Rappler |date=June 21, 2013}}