First of all, tell you that Peruvian Pork Rind or Chicharrón de Chancho Peruano is one of the tastiest recipes. You can prepare it at any time. In Peru you eat a lot for breakfast, especially on family Sundays. My grandmother’s secret is to accompany this delicious dish with sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and onion sauce.
At now, let me show you this fabulous dish where you’ll feel all the amazing taste of Peruvian Pork Rinds.
Peruvian Pork rind Chicharrón de Chancho Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 kg of chopped pork
- 6 tbsp 6 tablespoons of ground garlic salt oil water
- 7 branches of species fine grass
Instructions
- At first, put in a bowl we place 1 kg of chopped pork, salt, and 6 tablespoons of ground garlic and mix.
- After that, we boil in a pot with 7 branches of species fine grass for 4 o 5 minutes
- Then place the pork chop and let it cook for about 40 minutes.
- Then, we retire the pork pieces and put in a pan with plenty of oil. It must be there until the pork change to brown and they are very crispy.
Notes
- A portion of boiled potatoes,
- Boiled Sweet Potatoes,
- White rice,
- Boiled Corns
- 2 pieces of bread and
- Unmissable hot pepper sauce.
3 Tips to cook Chicharron de Chancho at Home
Yes, here I’ve 3 tips for you to cook chicharron de chancho al truly Peruvian style. Pay attention of them:
- I recommend you always use the pork belly, which is the part of the pork from which the Peruvian chicharron is originally prepared.
- You can make it from other parts but the cooking time varies will be longer and it will be less juicy and harder.
- When frying the pork for the pork rind, place a lid on the pan or pot so that the oil does not splash and you can burn yourself.
- Use the lard that is produced when cooking the pork. But you can also use oil or butter, if you use oil it will be healthier.
Chicharron de Chancho’s Nutritional Values
The pork rinds or chicharron de chancho provide a large amount of protein which maintains the feeling of satiety and benefits the muscles. As well as nutrients based of proteins like stearic acid, saturated fatty acid. It doesn’t increase blood cholesterol levels but it is not recommended to consume it immediately since Being a fry can cause some damage to your health.
