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Pan con chicharrón

Name: Pan con chicharrón
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: PE
Ingredients: 1 kg pork belly, skin removed, cut into 6 thick slices; 2 tsp salt, divided; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp ground cumin; 750 ml water; 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 cm slices; 1 large red onion, very thinly sliced; 1 ají limo or red chilli, seeded and thinly sliced; 3 limes, juiced; 1 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped; 6 crusty bread rolls (pan francés or small baguettes)

20m

Prépa

90m

Cuisson

Portions

Moyen

Difficulté

Sandwich péruvien de poitrine de porc confite et de patate douce frite, avec une salsa d'oignon rouge au citron vert.

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Portions

6portions

Ingrédients

Nutrition

calories780

protein26g

carbs58g

fat49g

fiber5g

Par portion

Étapes

Season the pork

Rub the pork belly slices all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, the crushed garlic and the cumin.

1 kg pork belly
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp ground cumin

Simmer until the fat renders

Put the seasoned pork in a wide heavy pan (about 28-30 cm / 11-12 in) with the water. Simmer uncovered over medium heat for 60-70 minutes, turning occasionally, until the water evaporates and the pork starts frying in its own fat.

1 kg seasoned pork from step 1
750 ml water

✅ C'est prêt quand : the water has evaporated and the pork begins frying in its own fat

⏱1:05:00

Brown the pork

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Fry the sweet potato

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Make the salsa criolla

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Assemble

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Season the pork

Rub the pork belly slices all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt, the crushed garlic and the cumin.

1 kg pork belly
1 1/2 tsp salt
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp ground cumin

Simmer until the fat renders

1 kg seasoned pork from step 1
750 ml water

✅ C'est prêt quand : the water has evaporated and the pork begins frying in its own fat

⏱1:05:00

Brown the pork

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Fry the sweet potato

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Make the salsa criolla

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Assemble

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History & Culture

The Story Behind the Dish

📍 Lima📅 Colonial era🥪 PE

Chicharrón in Peru means pork cooked slowly in water until it fries in its own fat, a method brought by the Spanish. Tucked into bread with sweet potato and salsa criolla, it became the most famous breakfast sandwich in Lima.

Every weekend, sangucherías and markets across the city sell thousands of them from early morning.