Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
7 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Pig Skin with Lemongrass and Chili For 3 people
Pig skin 300 gr Lemongrass 5 stalks Ginger 2 pieces Garlic 2 cloves Chili 3 pieces Vinegar 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar/ peppercorns A little
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh pig skin
- It is best to buy pig skin from the lower part of the shoulder or the loin as it will be very delicious.
- Choose thick pieces of skin, large size, with a nice pink color.
- Avoid buying small pieces of skin that have strange colors or smells. Do not buy skin from the belly area because it is very thin, easily torn during preparation, and not tasty.
How to choose fresh lemongrass
- Choose stalks of lemongrass that have a characteristic fragrance, with large and even bulbs.
- It is best to choose lemongrass with thick round roots, and a green-purple color, as it will be very fragrant when cooked.
- Avoid choosing lemongrass that only has a straight, white stalk as it will have less aroma.
How to prepare Stir-fried Pork Skin with Lemongrass and Chili
-
Prepare the ingredients
Lemongrass should have the leaves cut off, the outer layers peeled, and washed thoroughly, then crush 3 stalks and finely chop 2 stalks.
Ginger should be peeled, washed, and crushed.
Pork skin should be cleaned of hair, washed thoroughly with diluted salt water.
How to clean pork skin, without odor:- After cleaning the hair, you can use table salt to scrub the pork skin to eliminate the fishy smell and then wash it again with water.
- Alternatively, you can also use crushed ginger to scrub the pork skin. Ginger not only helps remove the smell but also gives a very appealing aroma to the pork skin.
See details: Effective methods to remove the smell from pork skin
Garlic should be peeled, crushed, and finely chopped. Chili should be washed and finely chopped.
-
Boil the pig skin
Put about 1 liter of boiling water on the stove, add smashed lemongrass, ginger, and whole peppercorns, then cover it.
When the water boils, add the pig skin to boil. After about 10 minutes, the pig skin will be cooked, then take it out and place it in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, then slice it into strips.
-
Make the lemongrass chili sauce
In a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and all the minced garlic, chili, and lemongrass. Then stir the sauce mixture well.
-
Stir-fry the pig skin
Put a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and stir-fry the pig skin over high heat. After 30 seconds, add the sauce and stir-fry together for about 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
-
Final Product
The dish has an extremely attractive color from the combination of natural ingredients. When eaten, you will feel the sweet and chewy texture of the pig skin, blended with the spicy flavor of lemongrass and chili. It’s guaranteed that not only you but the whole family will love this dish.
See more
Above is a guide on how to make the dish stir-fried pig skin with lemongrass and chili, which is extremely delicious, unique, rich in flavor, simple, and easy to make at home that anyone can do. Wishing you success with this recipe!
*Image source and recipe reference shared from YouTube Feedy Delicious Dishes
