Crispy Fried Pork Skin with Chili Salt Recipe That You Can’t Get Enough Of

How to prepare Spicy Salted Pork Skin

• 1

  Prepare the ingredients

  Peel the onion, cut it in half. For the lemongrass, remove the ends, wash it clean, and then cut it into pieces.

  How to peel onions without making your eyes sting:

  • Method 1: The most common way is to soak the onion in water for 5 – 7 minutes before preparing it, but this will slightly reduce the flavor.
  • Method 2: Additionally, you can cut a slice of potato and rub it on the knife’s surface before cutting the onion.
  • Method 3: Moreover, cut the onion in a well-ventilated area like by the window or outside so that the onion smell can be blown away and won’t sting your eyes.

  See details: 10 tips to cut onions without stinging your eyes

  

  
• 2

  Prepare and Boil Pork Skin

  Buy pork skin, rub salt all over for 3 minutes, use a knife to scrape off the slime on the skin, then rinse thoroughly with water and let it drain.

  At the same time, place a pot on the stove with 700ml of water, half an onion cut in half, 3 stalks of lemongrass cut into pieces, and 1 tablespoon of salt over high heat. When the water boils, reduce to medium heat, add 1kg of pork skin and boil for 15 – 20 minutes until the pork skin is soft, then turn off the heat, remove and let cool or soak in ice water.

  How to eliminate the smell of pork skin:

  • Method 1: Soak the pork skin in a mixture of white alcohol for 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water to instantly clean the pork skin.
  • Method 2: Alternatively, you can use salt and crushed ginger to rub on the skin for 5 minutes, then rinse with clean water 2 – 3 times.

  See more: Tips to eliminate the smell of pork skin that everyone should know

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Cut and marinate pig skin

  After boiling the pig skin, cut it into bite-sized pieces and put it in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of salt, the juice of 1/2 a lemon, and mix well to absorb the seasoning for 15 minutes.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Dry the pig skin

  Prepare a baking tray, spread the pig skin evenly on the tray, and bake at 130 degrees Celsius for 2 – 3 hours. Then, take the pig skin out and place it in a bowl.

  Tip:

  • If you do not have an oven, you can sun-dry it for 4 – 5 hours, but it will take longer.
  • To avoid burning your hands, when taking the baking tray out, use gloves specifically designed for this purpose.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Frying pig skin

  Place a pan on the stove with 700ml of cooking oil over medium heat. Once the oil is gently bubbling, add the dried pig skin and fry for 7 – 10 minutes until evenly golden, then remove to a bowl to drain.

  Tip: When frying, avoid the pig skin not being evenly golden; only fry a small amount at a time.

  

  

  

  
• 6

  Seasoning pig skin with chili salt

  Once the pig skin has drained oil, add 1/4 tablespoon of star anise powder and 1/2 tablespoon of chili powder, mix everything together and serve on a plate.

  

  
• 7

  Final Product

  The spicy salted pork skin dish has been completed excellently. Just the outside color is enough to make us infatuated.

  Each piece of pork skin is beautifully fried to a golden color, and with every bite, the crunchiness instantly reaches the tip of the tongue, complemented by a well-balanced salty-sweet flavor. This is truly a dish worth trying at least once.