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Pig skin in play on menus
Pig skin isn't just for football. As evidenced by chicharron salt, fresh-fried chicharrones with creamy shrimp dip, pork skin in cassoulet. pig ears and skins served hot wing-style, and smoked pork skin in a riff on pork & beans, pig skin is getting a lot of play in the kitchen.
Our version of pork and beans at The Bristol is a thinly sliced roulade of
smoked pork skin slow cooked with Anasazi beans, fried egg, served over
toasted house made rye.
Mana doesn't use pigskin, as we are meatless.
Executive Chef/Owner
Big Jones
Chicago, IL
Right now we offer Chicharrones, which are deep fried to order in house-rendered lard, tossed in malt vinegar powder and cayenne, served with a creamy shrimp dip. This winter, we will bring back cassoulet, which will be braised in cast iron dutch ovens, wrapped in pig skin. It lends a delightful barnyard funk and contributes collagen to the stew, making it nice and sticky.
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