Bacon Liempo

Description
Homemade bacon is easy enough to make at home: all you need are thin pork belly slices and a couple of pantry staples. It's perfect with atsara and heaps of steaming rice!

Ingredients

 * 2 cups water, lukewarm or regular only
 * 1 cup white vinegar
 * 1 teaspoon ground pepper, black only
 * ½ tablespoon salt, iodized or rock only
 * ½ cup minced garlic
 * 1 kilo pork belly or (2 ½ kilos sliced, boneless pork belly)
 * cooking oil

Directions

 * 1) In a small, fresh bowl, combine water, vinegar, pepper, salt, and garlic. Stir until salt is completely dissolved. Set aside.
 * 2) Arrange pork slices lengthwise in a large plastic storage container and pour the vinegar marinade over them. Just leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or overnight.
 * 3) When ready to cook, drain marinade and place pork strips in a colander or sieve to let the rest of the marinade drip off. Pat dry with paper towels to remove more excess liquid.
 * 4) Heat oil in a large frying pan. Fry the pork strips until golden brown and crunchy at the edges.
 * 5) Blot the fried pork strips with paper towels to remove excess oil. Just serve while hot.

Nutritional Information
Servings: 5