How Do You Make Crisp Pork Cracklings?
Pork cracklings are very tasty and can be used as a snack, added to salads and greens or added to your favorite cornbread recipe for true Southern style crackling cornbread. Place the pork roast skin side up in a baking dish and score the skin with 1-inch vertical cuts. Do not cut all the way through the skin at this time. Season the roast as you normally would, including the skin. Cover the skin portion with tin foil. Bake the roast. Allow to cool after cooking. With a sharp knife, slip the blade under the skin area and cut the skin, along with a layer of fat, away from the roast meat. Place the skin on a flat surface and following the initial cuts you made before baking, using the knife to cut all the way through the skin. Continue cutting until all of the skin is in strips. Next, cut all of the strips into small cubes. Set aside. Heat a iron skillet on the stove. Once it’s hot, place the cubes of pork skin and fat into the skillet. Keep the temperature at medium-high to high so the
