WE LOVE FRIED PORK RINDS for their crunch, but it’s worth getting to know their softer side, too. In his second Slow Food Fast recipe, Houston chef Hugo Ortega calls for simmering the savory snack, ...

This is a great recipe for the crispiest chicharrones paired with fresh homemade guacamole for the perfect Summer meal!

On first glance, chicharrones de pollo might just look like garden-variety chicken nuggets. Don’t be fooled. This recipe with Dominican roots calls for the chicken to be marinated in a mix of rum, ...

Instructions: In blender combine fresh tomato, bell pepper, onion and cilantro until completely blended. Place in a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Continue cooking for 5 minutes. Blend in the ...

Note: The chicharrones de queso are adapted from Jimmy Shaw, chef-owner of Lotería Grill, who serves them with warm tortillas, guacamole and salsa verde. Make the salsa one day ahead to allow the ...

Chicharrones are a meatier and classier variation of pork scratchings. This Cádiz version is made by slow-roasting belly of pork, chopping it up and serving it with lots of freshly squeezed lemon ...

Did you all watch the Super Bowl this past Sunday? Well, you probably did, and here’s hoping that your team won (since I’m writing this prior to the big game, it’s all a mystery to me). Sunday wasn’t ...

Many people might know chicharrónes as a dried snack food — pork rinds. But in Latin cuisine, they also are fried chunks of pork that, in this dish, add a touch of decadence and crispy texture to ...

Chef Tim Hollingsworth’s ”Smoked Ruby Red Grapefruit with Cured Amberjack, Chicharrones and Yuzu Crème Fraîche.” It’s being served now at Otium. (Photo courtesy of Otium) (All photos courtesy of Otium ...

Sometimes when I make a grilled cheese sandwich, I deliberately load the bread with far more cheese than it can handle, knowing full well that as the sandwich cooks, the cheddar or Emmentaler will ...