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Crispy Pork Cracklings
Danish Crispy Pork Cracklings [Photograph: Mads Damgaard]
Making crispy pork cracklings yourself actually isn't that difficult. You just need some pork rind cut into 1/5-inch slices, some salt, a hot oven, and your heart doctor on speed dial.
Crispy Pork Cracklings
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 8 to 10 |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 1 hour |
| This recipe appears in: | Scandinavian Street Food: Danish Crispy Pork Cracklings |
| Rated: |   |
Ingredients
- 1 whole rind from a pork shoulder or belly (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut in to 1/5 inch slices
- 1/3 cup of kosher salt
Procedures
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1
Toss the pork rind slices in some salted boiling water and boil for one minute. Remove, strain, rinse in cold water, and let drip off.
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2
Mix slices with generous amount of salt and spread out evenly on sheet pan. Roast in a 400°F oven until crispy, 25 to 35 minutes (turn cracklings occasionally to cook evenly). Drain and cool on paper towels and serve.
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