Pork crackling
Dish: Appetizer
Number: 4
The pork crackling is a traditional dish of Spanish gastronomy, particularly in the area of Andalusia, although it is also often prepared in many other cuisines of the world, basically consists of frying the skin of the pig, although we can also prepare it with other animals such as lamb, cows, chickens among others.
We can enjoy the pork crackling as an appetizer or as an accompaniment to main dishes, it is a delicious recipe that we can make at home in a simple and quick way, also at the time of cooking, we can add other ingredients such as bay leaf, onion, among others, to give it even more flavor.
The first thing we must do to prepare this pork crackling recipe, is to buy a pork belly of a good thickness to which then we must salt and pepper and incorporate in a frying pan and cook until it is well crispy and golden brown.
We invite you to follow our video below, where we will show you in a simple way how to make pork crackling, a really delicious recipe that we can enjoy for lunch or to accompany some cold beers.
Ingredients to prepare Pork crackling
- 8 thick strips of pork belly
- Water
- Salt and pepper to taste
How To Make Pork crackling
Step 1: We begin the preparation of our pork crackling, to do this, we make a cut in the strip of pork belly as shown in the video, then we salt and pepper to taste on both sides, then we incorporate them in a pan at medium heat, add water to cover half of the pork belly, let it cook until the water is consumed, then you will see that the pork belly begins to cook in its own fat until it is quite golden and crispy and now we only have to enjoy our delicious pork crackling.
Tips for preparing Pork crackling
To prepare the pork crackling we recommend buying a pork belly of a good thickness.
What can we accompany Pork crackling?
This delicious pork crackling can be served as an accompaniment to dishes such as cassava, potatoes, arepa, among others, or simply eaten as an appetizer with a cold beer.
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