02:00 PM - 04:00 PM Mothers' Club Tocino-Making

Details:

Part of the Club's objective is to engage in entrepreneurial activities. In the Philippines, the best way to get a better return of your money is to engage in food business.

VFV tapped agencies and persons who can give entreprenerial ideas and guidelines to the members of the Mothers' Club. Today the club wil be taught how to make tocino (cured pork).

TOCINO MAKING
INGREDIENTS
pork (kasim or pigi) - 1 kg
salt - 2 tbsp.
sugar - 5-8 tbsp.
rhum or gin - 1 tbsp.
prague powder - ¼ - ½ tsp.
vetsin (optional) - 1 tsp.
ascorbic acid (250 mg) - ½ Tablet

UTENSILS
mixing bowl
measuring spoons
knife
weighing scale
chopping board

PROCEDURE
1. Slice meat to about 0.63 cm (¼ inch) thick.
2. Mix all above ingredients for curing.
3. Rub the mixture on both sides of the slices and re-mix all to allow even distribution of curing mixture.
4. Arrange the pieces in a bowl and cover.
5. Keep at room temperature for 12 hours or in the refrigerator for 3 days to cure (the slices may be dried under the sun after curing to prolong shelf life).