FILIPINO LECHON SAUCE

Filipino Lechon Sauce image

This sweet and sour Filipino sauce made with liver goes very well with lechon. Any leftover lechon can be boiled in this sauce for another meal.

Provided by lola

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can liver spread
1 ½ cups water
1 cup white vinegar
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 bay leaves
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Steps:

Mix liver spread with water in a bowl until a paste is formed. Add vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the vinegar mixture and let boil for 2 minutes. Stir until combined. Add bread crumbs. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until sauce is thickened, about 20 minutes. Add cornstarch if necessary to thicken the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 101.2 mg, Fat 15.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 516.9 mg, Sugar 11.6 g