This bowl of rice noodles tossed with shrimp balls, cabbage, and snow peas in a rich sauce is savory and comforting. The crushed chicharrones on top lend each bite some crunch, while the cilantro ...

WE LOVE FRIED PORK RINDS for their crunch, but it’s worth getting to know their softer side, too. In his second Slow Food Fast recipe, Houston chef Hugo Ortega calls for simmering the savory snack, ...

Instructions: In blender combine fresh tomato, bell pepper, onion and cilantro until completely blended. Place in a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Continue cooking for 5 minutes. Blend in the ...

Crunchy chicharrones are ideal for soaking up bright tomatillo salsa, taking on an ultimate crispy-gone-soggy chewy texture. Every brand of chicharrones is different, sopping up more or less of the ...

Tlayudas are pizza-like tortillas usually topped with refried beans. Tlayudas are pizza-like tortillas usually topped with refried beans. Chicharrones are like pork crackling made with the belly, with ...

In the U.S., chicharrón typically means pork rinds - and possibly pork cracklings or the crispy skin on pork belly. But it's one of Mexico's most versatile foods, eaten alone, in tacos, in stews or in ...

The early bird gets the beef cheek on Sunday mornings in Houston's northside. Or so I found out on a recent weekend when my friend and colleague Loida Ruiz took me on a long-promised chicharrones ...

Pork rinds are proof that cooking odd animal parts can be entertaining. You know pork rinds -- those salty, high-protein snacks that are made from, well, from pig skin. Sometimes they're called ...

Victor Escobedo studies the wispy, blond puff of chicharron between his fingers. “It’s very delicate, translucent. It looks very nice,” he says. “In theory this is excellent.” The chicharron combines ...