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Suckling Pig Recipe
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Suckling Pig Recipe

9 ingredients openrecipes

This is a popular style of cooking whole pig in Asia and Southeast Asia especially in the Philippines. In my catering company, suckling pig is one of the symbolic...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

61
Calories
2g
Protein
0g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lemongrass 1 tbsp (6g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Suckling Pig of 12-15 lbs
  • 4 stalks of lemongrass cut half (crushed)
  • 1 cup salt
  • 5 tbs whole black pepper (crushed coarsely)
  • 8-10 pcs bay leaf
  • 2 pcs medium garlic bulbs (peeled and crushed)
  • 3 bunches of spring onion (sliced into 2 inches)
  • 1 can of Coke
  • 1 roll of kitchen twine and large needle for meat

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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