Peruvian Pork Chicharron
Crispy and melty Peruvian pork chicharron that's been boiled with spices and then deep fried, and served with some delicious sides. The perfect authentic and easy dinner recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 Ib. Pork belly
- 1 tbsp. Salt
- 1 tbsp. Cumin
- 1 tbsp. Black pepper
- 1 tbsp. Garlic paste
- 4.5 cups Water
- 1 Large white potato
- 1 Large sweet potato
- 3 1/4 cups Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Fill a medium sized pot up with the water and all of the spices.
- Once boiling, cook for 35-45 minutes before removing pork pieces from the pot. Make sure they're soft.
- Once cooled off, place the pork pieces into a separate pot of vegetable oil. Be careful! The oil will pop at times because of the water that got into the pork.
- Fry until they have a beautiful bright brown color.
- Cut the sweet potato into thin slices and fry in the same oil.
- Cut the potato into large pieces and fry in the same oil.
- Enjoy!