Cooking with Chippie: Pork Scratchings

[jlss]

Look really nice

 

[tripitaka]

There was an episode of 'The Food Programme' on radio 4 a few weeks back about scratchings:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tcz94

 

[kylew]

Scratching haters, a quick question - what's your stance on black pudding? Do you avoid that, too?

Yes, disgusting.

 

[Deadbeat]

Yes, disgusting.

I don't think I've agreed with any post of yours I've ever seen

 

[kylew]

I don't think I've agreed with any post of yours I've ever seen

I can't tell if that's good or bad. If you like black pudding and pork scratchings though, I'm leaning towards it being a good thing.

 

[danza]

Scratching haters, a quick question - what's your stance on black pudding? Do you avoid that, too?

I love crackling/the look of these pork scratchings, but cannot stand the thought of black pudding. Bleurgh. Pub pork scratchings are usually pretty vom, and I'll only buy them if:

-There are no Cheese Moments
-There are no Scampi Fries
-I've had lots of beer (at which point, and for some reason which escapes me right now, the concept of stale, hairy pig skin becomes slightly less repulsive)

Black Pudding is food fit for kings!

NO NO NO!

 

[adam cool dude]

one question I would like to know is how they make the sauce for pork scratchings. It's not just salt thats for sure but I love it!

 

[chippie]

one question I would like to know is how they make the sauce for pork scratchings. It's not just salt thats for sure but I love it!

It's just salt. There is no sauce on park scratchings.

 

[jbs]

Looks great.

 

[arc@css]

Been a long time since I had black pudding, don't recall liking it.

 

[Narziss]

Black Pudding is food fit for kings!

Ambrosia! Love it.

 

[Haircut]

Baguette with sausages and black pudding covered in lashings of ketchup is a great Sunday morning breakfast if you're hungover.

 

[Efour]

nice, only thing putting me off is the time needed to cook em

i lurve a good scratchin'

 

[mushroomsoup]

looks great, will try this week!

 

[-westy-]

Top man! Westcountry boy myself, so this is ultimate food

Cheap too! I'll be trying them this week...

 

[PapaLazaru]

This looks like a winner to me. Love my scratchings.

74p? I just hope the Morrisons in Reading sells it.

Love my black pudding as well. And white pudding. And livers, kidneys, trotters, hearts. tongues, etc etc.

 

[Stupot_]

What's with all the weeners in this thread? I bet you all like crackling with your roast pork!

Cheers for the recipe OP, I impulse bought that skin about a year ago with the same idea, but followed the wrong recipe. Didn't dry them out and just ended up with smokey burnt fat. May try this again

 

[dowie]

5*

Think I'll be trying this next weekend...

 

[Jonny69]

How the hell did I miss this thread? I love making pork scratchings. Amazingly better than the ones in a bag!

Oh man, massive thumbs up. They look great.

Damn straight, they look amazing.

 

[dekez]

Looks awesome, need to give this a go.