Pork Cracklins Made From Pork Skin

pork cracklins

🥗Healthier: baked pork rinds

💰Cheaper: homemade pork rinds

Baked pork rinds are lower in fat, and homemade can save cost.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese has fewer calories while maintaining flavor.

Wash the pork skin and soak it in a mixture of vinegar, salt, and water for about 45 minutes.

Use a razor blade to remove any little hairs from the pork skin.

Cut the pork skin in half using kitchen shears or a knife.

Place the cut pork skin on a tray and refrigerate overnight to dry out.

Cut the dried pork skin into strips or squares, about half an inch wide, depending on your preference.

Heat canola oil in a pot to a temperature of 350 to 360 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fry the pork skin pieces in the hot oil, doing a twice fry method.

After the first fry, remove the pork skin pieces, then add another batch to fry.

At the end, add all the fried pieces back to the oil to blister them up.

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