Place the crackling upside down on a microwave safe plate.If your crackling turns out less that perfect then follow these easy steps. It involves the use of a microwave oven, follow my instructions carefully to avoid a mess in the microwave. In the video below I demonstrate a trick or hack that I use to rescue a poor result, it works for me 99 % of the time. If you hear crackling, it is a success.Achieving perfect pork crackling can be a challenge. To test if the skin crackles, just pat it gently with a spoon. this is a little peek at my new kitchen.Īfter 10 minutes (time may vary slightly depending on your oven), this is what the roast pork looks like. Preheating is not essential (since this is not pastry making), so I put the tray into the oven for 10 minutes right from the start. Choose any mode that delivers the direct heat from the top heating element. For my oven, I can use either the “fan grill” or “grill” modes, while many ovens call this the “broiler” mode. The heating coil is directly above, so the heat will be intense. Place the tray at the topmost rack as shown above. Place the roast pork piece(s) on a sheet pan lined with baking paper. The skin has lost its glorious crackle after sitting in the fridge overnight.

You can purchase roast pork at selected supermarkets & at wet markets’ Chinese roast meat stalls. It got it inexpensively for about S$8 at Prime Supermarket. This is a packet of roast pork strips I bought from the supermarket. I also use the crispy roast pork as a salad topping, turning a boring salad to a luxurious one. You can achieve the same heavenly crispiness at a fraction of the cost. At least one meal a day will be easy like this one with cooked meat as a short-cut.Ĭhinese restaurants love to serve perfectly crispy roast pork as an appetizer dish.

For this reason, I don’t cook three meals a day because that is too taxing (lazy). So one can still buy roasted pork from selected supermarkets or wet markets.

See Also:ĭuring #CircuitBreakerSG (aka “soft lockdown” in Singapore), the supermarkets, wet markets & eateries (takeaway only) are still business as usual.

The skin had become soggy but it was restored to crackling blissfulness after reheating. This tutorial was made with supermarket roast pork which was refrigerated overnight. The crackling skin to me is the most delicious part of the roast pork so it is worthwhile to restore its crispiness before eating. It works for both home-made or store bought roast pork (siu yok/烧肉). This is a short tutorial on how to crisp soggy roast pork crackling by reheating it in the oven. Filed Under: Cooking During Lockdown How-To Pork Recipes Step-by-Step Recipes

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