I love pork bellies and haven't had them in a long time so decided to
make them yesterday for dinner. Pork bellies are easy to prepare. I
just rinse them with water, pat dry with a paper towel, cut into small
pieces and fry in a skillet with a little bit of oil for about ten
minutes turning them once in a while. All I add is a little bit of salt.
No other spices are necessary. Then when I am done I fry some onion and
add it to the pork bellies.
Of course since I decided
to have some pork bellies I had to have some fried potatoes. The two
together are heaven on earth, along with a fresh half-sour pickle. I am
not a fan of using frozen french fries that comes in a pack. I prefer to
fry potatoes myself so that's what I did. I used Idaho potatoes, which
are the best when fried. I cut them into thin slices and fried them in a
skillet with some oil until they were golden brown and soften enough
yet still crunchy. When they were almost done cooking that's when I
added the salt. Better to add salt towards the end to prevent the
potatoes from being mooshy. I don't remember how long it took to cook
the potatoes but I tried them as I was cooking to figure if they were
done or not. I'd say the cooking time was definitely less than half an
hour.
Here is a picture of the dish:
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| Fried potatoes and fried pork bellies |
Now this isn't the healthiest of food choices I know.
That's why I only eat this once in a while. Actually, I don't remember
the last time I had this. It was surely years ago. But it is so good
that I just couldn't resist!
