Wash the pork skin very well under running cold water, then place them in a large pot and cover them with plenty of water.
Boil over medium heat for about 30 minutes.
Discard the cooking water, then wash very well the skins with cold water and cut them into small pieces.
Place the skins on a pot and cover them with water.
Add vinegar, 1 tablespoon salt, 2 bay leaves, and 1 garlic clove.
Cook over medium heat until pork skin pieces are very soft. From 40 to 60 minutes.
Discard cooking water, then rinse the skins again with running cold water and place the pieces in a large glass container.
Make the garnish
Heat olive oil on a cooking pan over medium heat. Add onions, carrots, jalapeño, skinless garlic cloves, the remaining bay leaves, and peppercorns. Sauté for 2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and add one cup of vinegar, salt, and oregano. Mix well and allow to rest until the mixture reaches room temperature.
Prepare cueritos
Add the vegetable mixture to the container with cooked pork skins.
Pour in one part of vinegar for every 3 parts of water to cover for about 1-inch all the ingredients.
Add salt and mix well, then cover with cling film.
Leave cueritos to rest overnight.
Store
Next day, transfer cueritos to clean jars or a large container with cover and store in fridge for up to 2 weeks (read notes).
Notes
Pork skins need to be very clean and with almost no fat attached to the skin. Ask your butcher to clean them for you or use a ver shard knife to cut the fat yourself.
Cook the skins very well, they have to be very soft because once they cool down and rest overnight, they will become a little hard.
Don’t skip cooking the pork cueritos twice, the first time is just for a little bit to get rid of the smell and strong taste. There are recipes that call even to cook them 3 times, is up to you and the quality of pork skin you bought.
If you don’t like spicy food, skip the jalapeño pepper or cut it longwise and discard veins and seeds.
The vinegar mixture is 1:3, which means when you cover the ingredients with it, if you use 3 cups of water, you will need 1 cup of vinegar.
Cueritos need to be always covered with the vinegar mixture to prevent them from going bad. Use plenty of water and vinegar mixture.
Nutrition Information
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 60kcal
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