Monday, 28 July 2014

Pork Scratchings

Pork Scratchings are a delicious treat and a wonderful BBQ snack to share with friends and family. They are easy to make though it has a long cook time, there is very little effort involved.




Ingredients 

Pork Skin
Canola Oil
Cajun spice mix
Salt


Method

Take as much fat off from the underside of the skin as you can then cut the skin into strips about 3cm wide by 8cm long. Boil these trips in plain water for 20 minutes.

Remove the strips from the water and dry thoroughly on paper towl. Lay the strips, skin side up, on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in an oven at 140c for 1 hour until the skins dry out.

Fill a medium saucepan with approx 5cm to 10cm of canola oil and bring to a high heat ready for frying. To test that the temperature is high enough break off a small piece of bread and drop into the oil, if it fries to golden, then the oil is ready. 

Each piece should take between 30 seconds and a minute to fry and no more than 3 peices should be fried at a time. Drop each piece into the oil and wait for it to puff up and change to a beautiful golden amber.

Transfer the strips onto a plate covered with kitchen paper and let the excess oil drain off. Then place in a saving bowl and cover lightly in Cajun spices and a little salt to taste.

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