Chinese New Year is coming, and what better way to celebrate than with a delectable Red Cooked Pork Belly? Many moons ago as a culinary student I tried my first red cooked chicken. My instructor in that Asian Cooking class was a feisty little Cambodian female chef, who opened up a whole world of […]
How to Make Pork Cracklings
Pork crack. . . I mean pork cracklings. Also known as pork rinds, chicarrones, deep fried fried pork skin. Practically every country in the world has a version of pork cracklings. Remember a few years ago when the Atkins Diet was all the rage? Sales of pork rinds went through the roof because, although they […]
Home Cured Maple-Pepper Bacon
If you follow my blog even the slightest bit, you will know I love pork. Especially bacon. And my 4 year old loves bacon so much that given the choice between me and bacon, I think the bacon would win. Never mind that I gave birth to her. I have always entertained the idea of […]