My pork rinds won't puff!
I was following the recipe here:
and ran into a situation. When I get pork rinds from the store, they are beautiful and puffy like a Funyun. I followed this recipe exactly and am left with deflated rinds!
Can anyone help?
Best Answer
That recipe doesn't seem right to me
Trim excess fat off with a knife, using boiling water will toughen the skin
Keeping your rind in easy to handle oven sized slabs. Pre cut it with a very sharp knife so it can be pulled part when done. Cut 5 mm to 10 mm wide strips, but not quite end to end
You can use a scalpel, craft knife, or "Stanley" knife to do this. Use a steel ruler too!
It doesn't need to be cut all the way through though, as it will snap off once fully cooked, but this can be messy
Rub with salt. I always lightly oil first too, but some people don't like that. Rub with spices if required
Cook in your oven as hot as it will go on fan mode. If the oven steams up open the door a little
It should look something like this when done (these aren't great)
Go as long as you dare. The longer the better. But be warned there is a very small window between perfect and on fire :-)
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not enough salt Once the roast is dried, rub oil and salt into the rind. Be generous with both. Pay particular attention to getting the oil and salt into the score marks. The salt reacting with the fat is what causes crackling to puff up and become crisp.How do you make crackling Fluffy?
Pork rinds may be fried in peanut oil, vegetable oil, or even lard. During the frying process, whatever moisture remains in the skin evaporates when it hits the hot oil, causing the skin to puff as it fries. The rinds are seasoned while they're still hot, and then cooled, resulting in the snacks we know and love.Why do pork rinds puff up?
Insufficient heat will make it hard for the skin to get really crisp. Make sure to take the pork out of the fridge 30 minutes before you cook it so that the meat reaches room temperature. A high starting temperature (240C/220C fan/gas 9 in this recipe) is essential for crisping up the pork.My Huge Pork Rinds Review and Taste Test (Unbiased)
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Answer 2
The ones in the store are deep fried not baked in a oven. I just finished my first batch and even the wife and dogs liked them.
I started with a pork belly because I am making some bacon:
- Trim the skin from the belly, cut off most of the fat
- Put two big slabs in a pot and boil for about 2 hours, let it cool, then scrape off some of the remaining fat
- Cut into strips (the bigger they are the bigger the end product, so be careful)
- Bake them in the oven at 350 for about 2 hours
- Deep fry them in very hot lard (or other high temperture oil) until they pop open
- Let them brown and remove
They will pop quickly. You could season them while they are in the oven, but I have only used salt at the end while they were hot.
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