Ingredients

  • 4 lbs fried pork rinds ("chicharron de cerdo") or 4 lbs pork cracklings ("chicharron de cerdo")
  • 4 lbs cassava
  • 4 lbs cabbage
  • 3 bunches cilantro ("Culantro de Castilla")
  • 12 lb onion
  • 3 lbs ripe tomatoes
  • 1 head garlic
  • 1 red pepper
  • 15 limes
  • salt, to taste
  • sugar, to taste
  • oregano, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • cumin, to taste

Method

  • You will also need: 10 almond tree leaves or 10 plastic dishes.
  • FOR"CHICHARRONES":.
  • You can purchase the Chicharrones on a local market, it is pork rind cooked on low heat in a pot without oil.
  • The pork meat will release its oil little by little.
  • It is generally cooked for three hours until the"Chicharrones" are brown, crunchy, or toasted.
  • Take the"chicharrones" and cut them in small pieces.
  • FOR THE OTHERS:.
  • Peel the cassava and cut it on pieces of 1.97 inches (5 cm) long.
  • Place the cassava on a pot, fill the pot with water until the water reaches 0.79 (2 cm) above the cassava level.
  • Boil the cassava with the water until the cassava is soft, add salt, oregano, a whole head of garlic when the cassava starts getting soft.
  • Once the cassava is soft, drain the water, and let the cassava cool down.
  • Chop the cilantro and the onions into thin pieces.
  • Or, blend them on a blender.
  • Squeeze the 15 limes and store their juice on a glass container.
  • Mix the tomatoes, onions, cilantro in a glass container.
  • Pour the lime juice with one teaspoon of sugar on the mix.
  • Add salt, pepper and cumin to taste.
  • Chop the cabbage.
  • SERVINGS.
  • Serve three pieces of cassava, two pieces of"Chicharron," and 4 tablespoons of tomatoes over 3 tablespoons of cabbage on an almond tree leaf or a plastic dish.