Salad will add flavor and make your meal more delicious. Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to pocket 3 delicious and unique ways to make pig skin salad!
1. Banana Flower Pig Skin Salad
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Banana Flower Pig Skin Salad For 2 people
Pig skin 500 gr Banana flower 1 piece (about 300gr) Thai basil 50 gr Cilantro 50 gr Sawtooth coriander 3 sprigs Green onion 3 sprigs Chili 1 piece Lime 3 pieces Roasted peanuts 100 gr Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar/salt a little
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Banana Flower
- Choose banana flowers that are intact, not bruised or missing the outer skin. The skin should be dark red and covered with a fine white powder, indicating fresh banana flowers.
- You can hold the banana flower; if it feels heavy, firm, and when squeezed lightly has a certain crispness, it’s good to choose. Avoid banana flowers that have darkened skin or have yellow-brown strands when shredded, and where the outer skin has lost the white powder.
- For a delicious banana flower salad, you should choose royal banana flowers. If you can’t find royal banana flowers, you can use other types of banana flowers as usual.
How to prepare Banana Flower and Pork Skin Salad
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Prepare the Pork Skin
500g of pork skin should be cleaned, scrubbed with salt and lemon or vinegar when washing to reduce the odor, then rinsed with water.
Next, put it into a pot of water, add 3 chopped green onion stalks, and 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, then boil for about 40 minutes until the pork skin is tender. Then take it out and place it in a bowl of cold ice water, soak for about 15 minutes for a crispier texture.
After that, remove the pork skin to drain, then place it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. Afterward, take it out, trim off the excess fat, and cut it into thin long strips.
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Prepare the Banana Flower
1 banana flower should be cut into thin circular slices from the top using a knife, then soak in a bowl of diluted salt and lemon water for about 15 minutes, then remove and drain.
How to prepare banana flower without browning:After cutting, quickly immerse all the banana flower slices into the diluted salt and lemon mixture to soak for about 15 minutes, which helps keep the banana flower white and crispy as initially, preventing browning while also cleaning out the sap.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
50g of mint leaves, 50g of coriander, and 3 stalks of Vietnamese coriander, wash them clean and chop them finely. Slice the chili.
Cut 3 limes in half and squeeze out the juice. Crush 100g of roasted peanuts.
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Make the salad dressing
Prepare a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of water, and 1/2 tablespoon of lime juice, and stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved.
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Mixing the salad
Prepare a bowl, add the pre-processed banana flower, add the thinly sliced pork skin, and mix well. Next, add the chopped chili, then add the prepared salad dressing and mix well.
Finally, add the chopped herbs and mix well to serve on a plate, then sprinkle roasted peanuts on top to finish.
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Final product
The pork skin is crispy, the banana flower is also very crunchy, the aroma of peanuts and herbs when eaten is very stimulating to the taste buds and incredibly delicious.
2. Pork skin cucumber salad
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
40 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Cucumber and Pork Skin Salad Serves 2
Pork skin 300 gr Cucumber 3 pieces Carrot 1 piece Red onion 1 piece (can use white onion) Garlic 2 cloves Lemon 1/2 piece Soy sauce 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Chili powder 1.5 teaspoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Roasted sesame 1 teaspoon Vinegar 1 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (Sugar/ salt/ MSG/ ground pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh cucumbers
- Fresh cucumbers are those that are bright green, have an even color, look smooth and shiny, and particularly do not have any unusual bumps or tiny spots on the surface. Additionally, cucumbers that are crunchy and sweet are usually short and round.
- Choose cucumbers that feel firm in hand, are straight, and have minimal curvature, without many scratches.
- Avoid buying cucumbers with swollen bodies or those that have dark spots, bruises, or have turned yellow, as these are cucumbers that have been stored for too long and will not taste as good as fresh ones.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- You should choose carrots that have a bright orange color, are heavy, and feel firm; these are signs of fresh and delicious carrots.
- In addition, you should buy carrots that have a shiny, smooth outer skin, without any rough patches or unusual tiny spots on the surface.
- You should avoid buying carrots that have wilted green tops, are bruised or damaged, and are separated from the body, as these are carrots that have been stored too long and should not be eaten.
How to prepare Cucumber Pig Skin Salad
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Prepare and boil the pig skin
300g of pig skin, after purchasing, clean off all the remaining hair and rinse it several times with clean water.
Then put it in a pot of water to boil for about 30 minutes, adding 1 spoon of vinegar to make the pig skin whiter.
Once the pig skin is soft, take it out and place it in a bowl of ice water for about 10 minutes. After that, take it out and rinse it again, then use a knife to slice it into bite-sized pieces.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
Wash 3 cucumbers, then cut them into strips, not too thin, as they will not be crispy when mixed.
Peel 1 carrot, then shred it.
Slice 1 red onion. Peel 2 cloves of garlic, then mince them.
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Make the salad dressing
Add minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper into a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1.5 teaspoons of chili powder, then mix well.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil into a pan, place it on the stove, wait about 1 minute for the oil to heat up, then turn off the stove and pour the hot oil into the salad dressing bowl, stirring well.
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Mix the salad
Combine all the prepared ingredients into a bowl including cucumber, carrot, red onion, and pig skin.
Then add the prepared salad dressing, use your hands to mix everything well. Squeeze in 1/2 a lime, add 1 teaspoon of roasted sesame, mix thoroughly and serve on a plate.
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Final Product
The Pig Skin Salad with Cucumber is colorful and visually appealing. The cucumber and carrot are crunchy, while the pig skin is chewy and absorbs the rich sweet and sour flavors.
This salad pairs well with braised fish, and your family will love this dish!
3. Pig Skin Salad with Vietnamese Mint
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pork Skin Salad with Vietnamese Mint Serves 2
Pork skin 300 gr Vietnamese mint 100 gr Carrot 1 piece Common seasonings A little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Vietnamese Mint
- Choose Vietnamese mint leaves that are dark green, evenly colored, elongated, with serrated edges, and smaller than peppermint leaves, with no fuzz on the leaf surface.
- Do not choose leaves that are infested with pests, torn leaves, or yellowed, wilted mint leaves. Choose mature leaves for a tastier salad; young leaves will not be as fragrant.
- You can taste the leaves to see if they have a mildly spicy flavor; if there is no flavor or an unusual bitterness, the leaves may have been sprayed with chemicals, definitely do not choose.
How to Make Pork Skin Salad with Vietnamese Mint
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Prepare and Boil the Pork Skin
300 gr of pork skin should be scraped to remove the rough outer layer and any remaining hair, then wash thoroughly, rinsing multiple times with clean water.
Next, place it on the stove and boil for about 40 minutes until the skin is tender.
After that, remove it, and use a knife to cut it into thin strips.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients (carrots, Vietnamese coriander)
100g of Vietnamese coriander, remove the tough stems, wash thoroughly, and let it drain.
1 carrot, cut into strips.
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Mix the salad
Add the shredded pork skin into a pot, then add the 100g of Vietnamese coriander and the carrot strips, along with 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Mix well to absorb the seasonings.
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Final product
Serve on a plate and sprinkle some roasted peanuts to have a delicious and appealing salad.
The fragrant and slightly spicy Vietnamese coriander combined with the crispy and tasty pork skin, and the crunchy sweet and sour carrots that absorb the seasonings make it increasingly addictive.
How to choose fresh and delicious pig skin
- Choose pieces of skin that have a rosy color, without dark bruises or tiny black spots on the surface.
- Fresh and delicious pig skin is thick, with a flat surface. When pressed, it feels elastic and does not have a strong fishy smell.
- Avoid buying unusually white pig skin as it may have been soaked in chemicals that negatively affect health.
How to clean pig skin effectively without fishy smell
- Using a scraper: This method is often used when wanting to remove remaining hair on pig skin, or deeper parts like the pig’s ears. For difficult areas, using tweezers can make it easier to clean the hair.
- Using boiling water: If there is too much hair on the skin, using boiling water is the best way to quickly remove them. Boil the pig skin until cooked, then use a scraper to clean it off; the hair will be removed completely very quickly. In the boiling water, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice for more effective odor removal.
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