Let's Hear it for Pork Rinds, the 'healthy' junk food now!

[SashimiMark]

It's awesome GG

[GardenGirl639]

Okay, I need to get this off my chest.......

I love you, Prozak! You are right up there with Cleo and the Oopsies!

I have not had a bowl of cereal since last June. And yes, it was a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch. A new breakfast of champions.

I'm glad I conquered my fear. It was totally worth it!


Shhhhh. I had two bowls.

[SashimiMark]

I love how they sound like rice crispies when you pour the almond milk on them.

[GardenGirl639]

Originally Posted by SashimiMark

I love how they sound like rice crispies when you pour the almond milk on them.

Totally shocked me. It's not a quiet snack, that's for sure.

[ollamo]

oooo i love these. I like making my own, the knid you can buy in the meat section at gorocery stores. Fry them yourself. Yummuy, they have kept me on plan many many times

[24Fan]

OMG Prozak!!! The PR, Cinnamon/Splenda/Half&Half (all i had) is AWESOME! How did I not see this recipe before! It's exactly like Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Even while I was making it, in my head I was like yuck this cannot be good. But it IS!

[cleochatra]

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

1 cup crushed pork rind recipe
1 egg, lightly beaten
16 pieces of string cheese

canola oil (enough to fill a skillet 1/2")

Preheat oil in the skillet over medium heat.

While the oil is heating, crush the pork rinds in a gallon ziplock bag with a rolling pin (or crumb using a food processor) until the pieces are bread-crumb-fine. Add Mrs. Dash (or other preferred seasoning) to the bag.

Lightly beat egg in a bowl. (This is going to be the egg bath.)

Taking a string cheese, completely cover with egg in the bowl. Transfer the cheese to the crumb/spice bag.

The crumbs will not necessarily want to stick to the cheese. That said, and because the cheese should be completely covered (to keep ooze at bay in the pan), you are going to want to firmly "mold" the rind crumbs around the cheese while the cheese is still in the bag. (I mean firmly. Not green-Hulk crush-the-cheese tough) (down boy), but enough to embed the breading bits into the cheese as best you can before removing from the bag.

Cook in preheated oil until the coating is lightly browned, about 2-4 minutes, turning once, and cooking for 1-4 more minutes. Move to a plate covered with a paper towel to remove excess fat.

Serve warm with ranch dressing or marinara sauce.

This recipe makes 16 mozzarella sticks.

Per cheese stick:
Nutritional information: Calories: 125, Carbohydrates: 1g Fiber: 0 g, Net Carbohydrates: 1 g, Protein: 11 g, Fat: 10 g.

[LindaSue]

Originally Posted by ollamo

oooo i love these. I like making my own, the knid you can buy in the meat section at gorocery stores. Fry them yourself. Yummuy, they have kept me on plan many many times

What would I look for in the meat department? I don't remember seeing anything like that here in Texas but then I've never looked for fresh pork skin and may have missed it.

[JBo]

Originally Posted by Determinedtolose

I love the plain pork skins! I don't buy the seasoned kind because of the msg. I love them for dips, and nachos and anything I used a chip and cracker for!
I remember Paula Deen making some and I think she baked hers. I don't remember the temps or for how long, but it look nice and crispy.
I can't find the recipe because it was at least 2 years old.

I remember this show and found the recipe I think your talking about.

Recipes : Home Made Pork Rinds : Food Network

[Briar]

Originally Posted by SashimiMark

Oh my. I love cinnamon toast crunch. It's like my 3rd favorite cereal, behind Cap'n Crunch and Fruity Pebbles.

Cap n'crunch excellent. Course I liked those fake crunch berries. Yum!

[SashimiMark]

Haha Pam. I was SO happy when they came out with Cap'n Crunch Just the berries! As a kid, I used to leave the berries for last and then savor them.

[lippi]

Originally Posted by SashimiMark

I still haven't been able to try making crab rangoons with them. This past weekend was my "free weekend" so I'm back on induction this week. Hopefully soon. But now I need to find some. My local grocery store used to carry them, but now all they have is the bbq flavor.

The Stop and Shop on West Boylston St. has pork rinds. Just pork and salt.

[SashimiMark]

Thanks Lippi. I found some at Walmart yesterday, just pork and salt as well, so I got four bags. Glad to know I have another neighbor on the board.

[okapi]

Originally Posted by lippi

The Stop and Shop on West Boylston St. has pork rinds. Just pork and salt.

Ha--I used to live a block away from that store! I used to love the Bread and Circus not far from there too although they wouldn't have pork rinds I'm sure!!
I need to make it back to Boston for a visit soon. Unfortunately there would be no JP Lick's ice cream for me this time!

CLEO---OH NO YOU DIDN'T--those mozzarella sticks look fantastic!!!
Putting them on my "to do" list after the cauliflower pizza and oopsies!

Katie

[cbabe]

after years of of being grossed out and making fun of people who eat pork rinds, I actually tried my first one in my 39 years this past week. Know what? They're pretty good.

My weakness has always been chips and now being a low-carb eater I've been looking for a good alternative besides just almonds and cucumber. So, I decided OK, just try it.

I'm still having a bit of trouble getting past what it is I'm eating, but as far as taste, it's not bad at all.

I buy a brand made locally, Kitchen Cooked. They have BBQ and a spicy one too.

[SashimiMark]

cbabe, try the cinnamon pork crunch recipe

[Mommie22boys]

Oooooo. . .I used to love Bread and Circus! I lived just around the corner from it when I lived on Commonwealth Ave. Been a few years since I've been back, though.

[24Fan]

Originally Posted by SashimiMark

cbabe, try the cinnamon pork crunch recipe

LOL @ Mark

do it, cbabe.

[SashimiMark]

Okay, I would like to share my findings on this phenomenon know as Cinnamon Pork Crunch. I find this recipe to be both a blessing and a curse. It is SO good. And I don't feel one little bit bad that it's so good because it tastes like something so bad for me. Yet. That's not to say I won't feel bad about that. But, I've managed to only go through 1 and a half of the four bags I bought on Friday. So I'm not alarmed yet. But I've had enough bowls of CPC that I believe I can share some knowledge on how best to enjoy it.

First, definitely mix your "milk", cinnamon, and sweetener together separately from the "cereal". I have tried west soy unsweetened vanilla and almond breeze unsweetened. I prefer the almond breeze as I'm not sure about the affects of not fermented soy on men, but I also slightly prefer the taste. But both are 1g ec per cup.

Crumble the pork rinds in your bowl similar to the actual cereal's size per piece.

Then just pour your milk over the cereal. Be sure to thoroughly coat each bite of cereal in the milk. This is honestly the most awesome legal sweet snack I've had ever. Is it a perfect replica of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? Nope. There's sometimes a slight bacony taste. But I don't mind it. I find the flavors compliment each other very well.

[somethingblue2u]

I OD'ed on Cinnamon Pork Crunch this weekend.

[SashimiMark]

Originally Posted by somethingblue2u

I OD'ed on Cinnamon Pork Crunch this weekend.

I don't doubt for a second that that would be very easy to do. I'm kind of glad that I just recently dropped below 300 lbs. It's been a while since I've seen the 200's. That is definitely motivating me to behave better. Let's hope I continue to feel that way.

[BufoDieter]

I was at the store today and I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT TO BUY PORK RINDS! WTH is wrong with me!













I'm blaming the kids. They threw me off my game.

[SashimiMark]

Oh no! what are you going to do! I would die if I knew I couldn't have a bowl of cinnamon pork crunch if I wanted it.

[lippi]

Hmm, would this work with "puffed" pork rinds or would it be too soggy? I have a bunch of bags of the Cinnamunch pork rinds, but I OD'ed on them a while ago and haven't had them since.

[SashimiMark]

The ones I'm using are the "puffed" or deep fried pork rinds. You DO have to eat them kinda fast if sogginess is an issue. I should have mentioned that. But I have never minded soggy cereal. And the best part is the sweet cinnamony milk at the end.

[metqa]

I liked using them as breading for Fried green tomatoes. they don't get soggy after sitting for a few minutes like the corn meal does.

I agree it is awesome with cream cheese and brausweiger (liver sausage) It's one of my favorite treats. Add a few strands of brocolli or mustard sprouts and it's gourmet.