Pork Rind Cheese Puffs Recipes

(5 MIN!) HOMEMADE PALEO & KETO CHEETOS

Steps:

• Add all the topping ingredients to a bullet (spice or coffee grinder) and blend until smooth. Nutritional yeast is flaky, so you want it ground smooth. Oh, and feel free to play with the cayenne for a 'flaming hot' version!
• Lightly spray your baked pork rinds with an oil (avocado and olive oil sprays work great), as it'll make the topping adhere properly. Transfer the pork rinds to a plastic bag, sprinkle the topping and give it a good shake. Enjoy!

SWIG AND SWINE'S PORK RIND RECIPE WITH TABASCO HONEY & BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Place pork skin in a large pot and cover with water. Weigh down with a plate to submerge.
• Bring to boil over low heat and cook until skin is soft and pliable, but not falling apart and water is white, approximately 1.5 - 2 hours. Add more water if necessary.
• Carefully remove the skin with a slotted spoon and arrange it in an even layer, with no folds, on a cooling rack placed over a sheet pan. Place in refrigerator and cool completely, approximately 2 hours.
• Once the skin is cold, use a spoon or bench scraper to remove all subcutaneous fat, being careful not to tear the skin.
• Return to the cooling rack set over a sheet pan.
• Set oven to the lowest possible setting, around 200 degrees, and dehydrate skin overnight until dry, brown, and brittle.
• Break skin into 1-inch square pieces.
• Mix honey and Tabasco until combined.
• Set aside for later use.
• Heat deep-sided pot with 4 inches of lard or peanut oil (or a combination) to 385- 400 degrees.
• Fry one square at a time until puffy and crispy, about 15 seconds.
• Remove from oil and place on a paper-towel-lined tray.
• Drizzle Honey-Tabasco mixture on hot rinds.
• Finish with crumbled blue cheese.

PORK RIND PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease a pizza pan or baking sheet. Combine the cream cheese, eggs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and shredded cheeses in a bowl. Mix well. Stir in the crushed pork rinds until incorporated. Place the pork rind mixture on the prepared pan. Cover with a sheet of plastic wrap and roll with a rolling pin until it is the desired thickness. Place the crust in the oven and bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees F. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. Top with sugar-free pizza sauce (homemade is best), mozzarella cheese, and your favorite toppings. Return to the oven and bake until the sauce and cheese are bubbly. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes then cut into serving pieces.

KETO LOW CARB PORK RIND CHICKEN PARMESAN

Steps:

• Add the chicken and pickle juice to a bowl. Cover and brine in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes or up until overnight, then drain the pickle juice.
• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the pork rinds, garlic powder, sea salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine.
• Dip each chicken breast into the egg, then roll in the pork rind mixture until completely covered. Transfer each piece to a baking tray lined with a silicone baking mat or aluminum foil sprayed well with cooking spray.
• Bake for 35 minutes, then remove from the oven. Top each chicken breast with 2 tablespoons marinara sauce (more if desired). Distribute the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
• Return to the oven for 5 minutes longer, until the cheese is melted and the chicken is cooked all the way through. Enjoy!

VEGAN PORK RINDS - FRIED RICE PAPER

Steps:

• Cut 2 pieces of dry rice paper into small pieces. (You can make them in any shape that you want like triangles or strips.)
• Heat oil in a deep fryer or a saucepan to about 360° F (182° C). (If you don't have a thermometer, toss in a small test piece of rice paper. It should sizzle and puff up immediately.)
• Mix the seasoning and get it ready to sprinkle on the fried rice paper. Place a paper towel on a plate to absorb excess oil.
• Toss a few pieces of rice paper at a time into the hot oil. After a few seconds, it will puff up and stop sizzling, at this point remove it with tongs. (Shake the fried pieces over the pot of oil. The bumps on the fried rice paper tend to trap the oil.)
• Immediately sprinkle them with your desired seasoning mix.

CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir in the cheese, cayenne and flour. With floured hands shape into walnut-sized balls and press a cube of chorizo into the center. Heat the oil at least 1/2 inch deep to about 390 to 400 degrees and fry until golden. Drain on paper towels. Or better, use a deep fryer. (May be kept warm in a 200 degree oven for up to 30 minutes). Spear a cucumber piece on top of each cheese puff with a toothpick.;

PORK RIND CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the cheddar ranch: Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl using a whisk. Set aside.
• For the chipotle cheddar: Place the cheddar powder, chipotle powder, zest and kosher salt into a spice grinder and pulse 2 or 3 times. Don't over pulse or the moisture from the zest will cause the cheese powder to clump up. (If you don't have a spice grinder, just whisk well.) Transfer to a large bowl and set aside.
• Spread out the pork rinds on a baking sheet. Bake until just hot, about 5 minutes; just enough to get the natural oils working so that the coating sticks more effectively.
• Remove the pork rinds from the oven and immediately add half of them to the bowl with the cheddar ranch mixture and half to the bowl with the chipotle cheddar. Toss quickly and thoroughly, coating the pork rinds in the cheesy mixtures and sprinkling any leftover coating on at the end.