Lechon Kawali (Crispy Roast Pork)

Ingredients:
1-1 1/2 bulbs of garlic (10 cloves or more)
1 tbsp coarse salt (you can lessen this to 2 tsps. if you want to control your salt intake)
1 tbsp peppercorns
1 onion, quartered (optional)
lemongrass, pounded (optional)
1 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
pork liempo (pork belly)

Procedure:
1. Put all ingredients in a pot except fish sauce and fill with water to cover. Once boiling, lower heat to simmer. Cover. Let it simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until tender.
2. Brush meat with 1 tbsp fish sauce. Bake in a wire rack in the oven at 250F/120C/1/2 gas mark for 30 min.. This will ensure that the pork will be crispy. (This is optional if you intend to refrigerate your cooked meat overnight).
3. Remove from oven and air dry until you are about ready to serve.
4. Put in turbo oven at 425F/230C for 15-20 min. or until you see the pork covered with blisters all over.
5. Serve with chopped garlic/vinegar dipping sauce or lechon sauce.

My notes:
I don't feel as guilty eating lechon kawali when I cook it this way. One sees tons of oil on the baking dish when baking it in the oven. Before I put the meat in the turbo oven, I sometimes separate the skin with the fat and cook it for about 15 min. This will drain more fat from the meat. Then, I put the meat in the turbo oven and put the skin on top of it for about 5 min. This will be about as healthy as it can get!!!