Another Version of Pork Crackling Coca

By corlear

Ingredients

• For the basic syrup:
• 2 oz sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• For the pork crackling coca:
• 2 oz rasher peppered bacon
• 1/2 cup basic syrup (see previous step)
• 20 roasted pine nuts
• 1 egg white

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

For the basic syrup:
1. Mix the water and sugar together in a pan and bring to the boil.
2. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

For the pork crackling coca:
1. Remove the rind from the basin rasher and brush over any extra pepper.
2. Wrap in clingfilm and freeze.
3. Once frozen, use a machine slicer to cut the bacon lengthwise into 10 1/20" thick slices.
4. Plunge the bacon slice into syrup and arrange it on a baking tray lined with a Silpat.
5. Cover with another Silpat liner and bake with another baking tray on top at 300ºF for between 12-14 minutes
6. Cut the pine nuts in half and coat with egg white. Drain and arrange 4 halves over each bacon slice.
7. Remove the top baking tray and bake at 325ºF for 5-6 minutes. Leave to cool and then remove from the tray.

Final Steps & Preparation:
1. Serve vertically in a glass.