Chicharron Peruano

Name: Chicharron Peruano
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1kg pork belly, cubed; 2 sweet potatoes, boiled; 1 onion, sliced, for salsa criolla; 1 cup corn kernels

Chicharrón/chee-cha-RROHN/

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About this dish

Crispy fried pork chunks, served with sweet potato and salsa criolla, a beloved Peruvian dish.

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Ingredients

🐖1kg pork belly, cubed

🍠2 sweet potatoes, boiled

🧅1 onion, sliced, for salsa criolla

🌽1 cup corn kernels

Method

Serves 4

Simmer the pork belly in water with salt until tender.

Fry the cooked pork in its own rendered fat until golden and crisp.

Toss sliced onion with lime juice and cilantro for salsa criolla.

Serve the crispy pork with boiled sweet potato and corn.

Top with the salsa criolla.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Chicharrón is a widely eaten Peruvian fried pork dish, commonly served for breakfast in a sandwich or plated with sides.

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