Crêpes Filled with Pork Cracklings

Crepas de Chicharrón

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings as a first course
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Food from My Heart: Cuisines of Mexico Remembered and Reimagined

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1992

  • About

I remember eating pork cracklings, chicharrónes, whenever we butchered at the ranch. They are a beloved snack everywhere in Mexico and are usually eaten with bottled red hot sauce and fresh lime juice. Butcher shops and street stalls sell them fresh and crisp. This recipe is a little eclectic, because the usual way of serving chicharrón filling would be in antojitos (snacks) like tacos, Sopes, and