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Kilayin
Kilayin is a classic Kapampangan-style kilawin you need to try! This pork and liver stew cooked in vinegar and spices is full-on flavor and delicious with steamed rice.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Marinating
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 326 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 pound liver, cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 piece pork heart, cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 cup vinegar
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- ½ pound pork lung, minced
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
Instructions
- In one bowl, combine pork and ½ cup of the vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Marinate for about 30 minutes.
- In another bowl, combine the liver, heart, the remaining ½ cup of the vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Marinate for about 30 minutes.
- After marinating, drain pork from marinade and squeeze excess liquid. Reserve marinade.
- Drain liver and heart from marinade and squeeze excess liquid. Reserve marinade.
- In a pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened.
- Add minced lung and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and sizzling.
- Add pork and cook until lightly browned.
- Add fish sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add reserved vinegar marinade and bring to a boil, uncovered and without stirring, for about 3 to 5 minutes. Lower heat, cover and cook until pork is tender.
- Add liver and heart and continue to cook for about 3 to 5 minutes or until cooked through and sauce is reduced.
- Season with salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot.
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Notes
- Do not marinate for too long, as the acids in the vinegar might break down the protein fibers and make the meat mushy. Plan for thirty minutes to an hour.
- When added to the pan, give the vinegar a few minutes to boil uncovered and without stirring to cook off the strong acid taste.
Nutrition Information
Calories
326kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
266mg
(89%)
Sodium
350mg
(15%)
Potassium
537mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
12811IU
(256%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 326
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 326kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 266mg | 89% |
| Sodium | 350mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 537mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 12811IU | 256% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.