Chicharron En Salsa Chicharron In Sauce Recipes

CHICHARRON EN SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Pour your salsa over the cracklins in a pot, cover the pot and bring to a simmer for 20 minutes. You might need to add a little water or stock to keep it from sticking. You want the mixture to be stiff enough to not splooge out of a taco, though. You can cook your cracklins for more than 20 minutes if you want a softer texture.
• Heat up your tortillas and make your tacos! Top with cilantro, the onions soaked in the lime juice and cotija cheese.

CHICARRON EN SALSA DE TOMATE/ PORK RIND IN A TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Start by slicing onion, seeding and dicing jalapenos, and opening can of diced tomatoes.
• 2. Break chicharron into 3x3" pieces, of whatever size you like.
• 3. In heavy frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and jalapenos, and cook until onions start to turn tranlucent.
• 4. Add tomatoes, stirring to mix. Cover. Allow to simmer 10-15 minutes.
• 5. Using an immersion blender, blend tomato mixture until lumpy. If no immersion blender, carefully add to regular blender in small batches. Be careful not to get splashed and burned.
• 6. Add chicharron and stir to cover completely. Cover pan, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meat is softened, adding water as needed. (Those pieces without any meat will soften much faster than those with meat. Feel free to serve the latter to anyone who doesn't care for the meat, or just can't wait to eat!!!)
• 7. I serve these with gently refried beans, rice, and a couple of avocado slices. Try an egg over easy with this for breakfast!! Yum.

CHICHARRON EN SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Grill tomatillos and serrano chiles.
• In a food processor, blend tomatillos, chicken broth, garlic, peppers, salt, onions and half of the cilantro.
• In a deep sauce pan, heat the oil and cook the sauce for 15 - 20 minutes.
• In the meantime break the pork chicharron (crispy fried pork skin) down to medium sized pieces (1 - 2 inches) and add to the sauce when cooked.
• Cook for an additional 5 - 10 minutes. The sauce should be thick but also still runny, so you may need to add some water or chicken stock.
• Before serving sprinkle remaining chopped cilantro.
• Enjoy your tacos!