Sopa de Chicharrón en Salsa Verde (Pork Crackling in Green Salsa Soup)
When we go to Mexico to visit my family, we like to go to this restaurant in Ensenada near the sea called “Los Veleros” where they offer you as a compliment a sopa de chicharron or a quesadilla, I always go for the soup as it is packed full of flavour.
So yesterday after deciding to make enchiladas verdes for our dinner, I went to the supermarket to get some chicken, while I was queuing to pay something that looked like a bag of crisps got my attention, it said Pork Crackling, so I bought it, took it home, tried and yes! You guessed, it tasted similar to the chicharron we have in Mexico.
I thought to recreate the soup we get in “Los Veleros” to use my salsa verde. I have to be honest, it doesn’t have the same texture and flavour, but it tastes very similar, so you ever do a Mexican dinner party and want to impress your guests with a starter, this is a good option. When you serve the soup you garnish it with chopped onion, coriander and avocado and then the dish comes together.
Serves 4
Prep 10 min
Cook 10 min
Ingredients
- 4 bags “Hogbites” hand cooked pork crackling
- Tomatillo Sauce (recipe on the blog)
- Water
To garnish
- Chopped onion
- Chopped coriander
- Chopped or sliced avocado
Method
In a casserole dish pour some salsa and water to boil enough to get a soup consistency, add the pork cracklings and cook for 10 min. No need to use salt as the pork cracklings are already salted.
Serve in a small bowl, garnish with onion, coriander and avocado.
Listo!
Provecho!
