Crispy Pigs’ Ears

Oreja de Cerdo Frita

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Claudia's Cocina: A Taste of Mexico from the Winner of MasterChef Season 6 on FOX

By Claudia Sandoval

Published 2016

  • About

If you are feeling adventurous and can come by pigs’ ears (you can ask your butcher to special order them for you), I truly hope you will make this recipe—not only because the texture is unlike anything you have ever had before, but because the boiling liquid is infused with a depth of spices that can be tasted in each crunchy morsel. Just think of this dish as a kind of pork crackling and you will have no problem crunching away!

This snack is the perfect crunchy topping for