Authentic Lechona Recipe Tolima Department, Colombia

Name: Lechona
Prep time: 12 h
Cook time: 12 h
Yield: 50 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 1 piglet, weighing 55 lbs/25 kg alive; 3.5 lbs/1.6 kg split peas, soaked and cooked until soft; 2 lbs/900g white rice, cooked (replace with split peas if you do not want to use it and want to be in line with tradition); 4 cups/1 kg lard; 10 lbs/4.5 kg pork meat, cut into pieces, to stuff the pig; 1.5 lbs/680g green onions, only white parts, chopped finely + 3 lbs/1.35 kg green onions, finely chopped x 2; 2 x 0.5 lb/225g garlic; cumin, to taste; black pepper, to taste; salt, to taste; bitter orange juice, for glazing the skin, as needed

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