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    Hog Crackling

    List of Ingredients






    MAKES: 70 - 80 (1-lb) bags





    5 gallons hog lard
    70 - 80 pounds hog fat
    salt to taste


    Recipe



    In a 20 gallon pot, add 5 gallons of hog lard. Heat over a butane burner until lard is melted. Add 60 to 70 pounds of hog fat and cook on low-medium heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until grease covers crackling, making sure to stir pot every 5 to 10 minutes. Turn fire off for 30 minutes and place lid on pot . Relight fire and reheat grease taking care to stir often. From this stage, crackling should be ready in 15 minutes. As the grease begins to smoke, crackling will rise to the surface. Remove quickly and season to taste with salt.

    (Note: For hot crackling, mix together 1 cup vinegar, salt and red pepper to taste. Dip fresh crackling in mixture and enjoy.)
 

 

 

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