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The Nasty Bits: How to Make Chicharrones Recipe

The Nasty Bits: How to Make Chicharrones Recipe
  • Category

    Side Dish

  • Cusine

    Asian Latin

Ingredients

2 pounds pork skin

1 tablespoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chili powder

Vegetable oil, for frying

Directions

Combine the baking soda with 1 teaspoon salt and rub all over the surface of the skin, taking care to distribute the mixture evenly. Set the pork belly on a rack and place it uncovered in the refrigerator for at least an hour but preferably overnight and for up to a day.