Pan con chicharron
Tender crisp pork in a soft roll with fried sweet potato and a pile of salsa criolla.
- Time2 hr 15
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £1.94 a head
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Put the pork in a pan with the water, orange juice, garlic, cumin, cinnamon and salt. Simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes until the liquid has gone and the pork is tender.
90 min - 2
Keep cooking in its own fat, turning, for 5 minutes until golden and crisp.
5 min - 3
Fry the sweet potato in 180C oil for 5 minutes until golden. Drain.
5 min - 4
Mix the onion with the lime and salt.
- 5
Split the rolls and fill with pork, sweet potato and onion.
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