Pork Crackling

[calibra101]

I don't  cook pork often but when I do I can never seem to achieve the lovely crispy crackling. I have bought a nice shoulder of pork so I thought I'd ask you ladies and gents for any tips on getting the crackling rght. 🙂 Thanks.

[ed_blackadder_1]

Theoretically you should let the skin dry for a few hours, then salt it and put it on a high heat to start off with.  However I can never get mine right either, I have found if it is butchers pork it works better than supermarket pork maybe because it is in plastic it doesn't dry out.

Good luck with it.

[aernethril]

I think you have to score the rind and rub the salt in it.

At some point, give it a boost on either a hot oven or under the grill - near the end perhaps?

[aernethril]

Enter this into the youtube home page

Getting good crackling on pork

Lots of helpful vids

[chickengrandma-2008]

I don't want the crackling for myself so I cut it off the cooked joint (it's usually soft at this point because I always cover and slow cook meat) so I cut it all off, cut most of the fat from it and put it on a baking tray in the equivalent Aga oven to a slow cooker. and leave it for an hour or more.  It goes really crisp.  When it cools I break it into small pieces and use it sparingly as treats for Lottie. 

[ilove2patch]

I cut it off & cook it seperately at the same heat as the roasties.

[twishy123]

What I do is pat the skin dry with kitchen roll then sprinkle a small amount of salt on it,put in roasting tin.....

Meanwhile whack your oven onto it's highest heat setting until it reaches temperature...

As soon as it reaches temperature put the joint in and immediately turn down to recommended heat for the required cooking time....don't open the oven for the first 45 mins at least...

Scrummy, crunchy crackling every time....

 I have a fan oven but this method used to work in my gas oven too....

[captainbovine]

I want to be Lottie....I love pork crackling

[ginap.123]

I've heard that supermarket pork doesn't make crackling as well because it's been frozen whereas butchers pork is normally fresh

[dairyview123]

 I like my butchers pork too 

[stampingpat]

I have pretty good luck with mine. I don't know where I picked it up, probably watching a tv chef. I will take and boil a kettle of water and put my pork in a tin then pour the boiling water over the pork skin side. I do this a couple of times. Then I take a bit of vinegar and rub it on and then one last kettle of boiling water. Let the pork dry or you can pat dry with some kitchen paper. Then I rub the salt in. Cook on high and then turn down. I also will sometimes coat in maple syrup before cooking. It gives the crackling a yummy flavour. 🙂  I try not to do this too often as I make myself sick eating it. 🙂 Also while the meat is resting I will take and cut the layer off and place it back in the oven to render off the fat a bit more.

[soppysofty]

Please tell me Lottie is NOT a dog!

Pork crackling, along with chocolate, is one of the worse things you can give a dog as it can cause all kinds of digestive problems.

If you want to treat a dog then either the specially made pet treats or a good, old fashioned, marrow bone from the butchers.

[queenelsa83]

For me the crackling will always be the tastiest part of eating any pork 😄

[ilove2patch]

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@soppysofty wrote:

Please tell me Lottie is NOT a dog!

Pork crackling, along with chocolate, is one of the worse things you can give a dog as it can cause all kinds of digestive problems.

If you want to treat a dog then either the specially made pet treats or a good, old fashioned, marrow bone from the butchers.

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I am sure Lottie is fine with a little treat of crackling & I don't think her digestive system is problematic. She seems like a very happy little dog. Some dogs are fine eating all sorts of things.  Mine gets a very bad tummy from butchers marrow bones so I don't give her those.  She likes spag bol though! 

[rose2008-2008]

I dont like Crackling but my ex used to put salt on and even cook it longer on its own to really harden it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

[calibra101]

Thanks for the tips :). There are great expectations from my family for my crackling on Sunday haha. I will reveal the outcome in Sundays food thread. 🙂

[captainbovine]

so how did it go then????