Oven-Baked Pork Cracklings are a delicious and savory recipe that varies according to culture, but always maintains its crispy and juicy essence.
The special touch when baking them is that they are cooked slowly, allowing the fat to melt and the skin to become incredibly crispy.
You can serve them with rice, yuca, salads, or some spicy sauce.
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Oven-Baked Pork Cracklings
Ingredients
1 kilogram of Pork belly
4 tablespoons of Salt
½ teaspoon of Baking powder
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare the pork belly, start by drying the piece and scoring the crackling portions.
Step 2 : Then, make thin cuts in the skin without reaching the meat, cover them with salt, and let them rest.
Step 3 : After some time, scrape off the salt and season the meat, adding baking powder if desired, and let it rest again.
Step 4 : Next, preheat the oven to 350ºF and bake the meat with the skin side up.
Step 5 : After some time, increase the oven temperature to 450ºF and bake for an additional 25 minutes, until achieving crispy cracklings.
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