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Pork Crackling and Scratchings
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By Gary Rhodes
Published 1999
Roast pork is so good to eat, but one of the best bits is the crackling – good, crunchy, salted pork flavour. Irish pubs used to serve salted pigs’ trotters to increase the thirst of their customers. Nowadays, it’s pork scratchings, which have much the same effect.
Method
To get good, crispy crackling, the skin has to be scored with a sharp knife just deep enough to break through. Brush the skin lightly with cooking oil or lard, then sprinkle liberally with salt before roasting. The salt will draw any water from the
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