WATCH: How to Make Pork Embotido

No need to wait for an occasion to enjoy pork embotido. It's a make-ahead dish that you can store in the freezer and just take out and pan-fry when you want to include it in your weekday spread. 

Pork Embotido Recipe

• Serves 6
• 
  Prep Time 25 minutes
• 
  Cooking Time 30 minutes
• 1/2 kilo ground pork
• 
  1/3 cup pickle relish
• 
  6 slices ham, minced
• 
  1/4 cup raisins
• 
  3 eggs
• 
  1/ 2 cup grated cheese
• 
  2 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
• 
  ¼ cup finely chopped carrots
• 
  Salt and pepper, to taste
• tin foil, for wrapping

• 1 In bowl, combine all ingredients and mix until well blended.
• 2 Divide the mixture into four. Place a tin foil on a flat surface. Place one part of the pork mixture and put it on the bottom part of the foil. Form the pork mixture into a log.
• 3 Roll tightly and seal the ends.
• 4 Repeat with the remaining pork mixture. Place wrapped pork logs in a steamer and cook for 30 minutes.
• 5 Allow the embotido to cool and keep in the freezer. To serve, slice the embotido on a diagonal and pan-fry each slice.