Pork Crackling Hallacas – Juana®

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Pork Crackling Hallacas

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Venezolana Origin

Recipe

Pork Crackling Hallacas

Venezolana Origin

Ingredients

2 cups of Juana corn meal

1 cup of water

3 tablespoons of lard

1 cup of ground pork cracklings

2 teaspoons of salt

corn husks for tamales

10 cups of water for cooking

Preparation

Soak the corn husks in hot water for 1 hour to soften and avoid breaking.
In a bowl, knead the flour with water, lard, pork cracklings, and salt until obtaining a homogeneous dough that easily comes off the edges.
Take a portion of the dough, about the size of your fist, and shape it into a cylinder with your hands.
Wrap it with one or two corn husks, making sure it is well covered.
Take a few husk strips or cooking twine, fold the narrower end of the corn husks and tie in the middle to close the hallacas.
In a pot, heat the water at high heat. When the water boils, insert the hallacas and cook for 40 minutes.
Remove from the pot and drain for a few minutes.
Serve them hot, with or without husks.