how to get good crackling on roast pork

[iloveglee]

Can anyone remember watching one of the tv cooks doing roast pork, using water in some shape or form and the crackling was wonderful, I tried it myself but have now forgotten how to do it. I know that the pork joint has to have a good layer of fat under the skin and to score it and rub with salt, it's just the water thing I can't remember.

[boxtops]

I only remember the scoring and the salt...

[barb1314]

I've read about pouring boiling water on it to shrink the skin like the Chinese do to duck but it has to be done the day before so it can dry.The key is a very dry rind,scoring and salt.

[jackthehat]

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[hammerman]

yake the pork out of the wrapping and dry the skin thoroughly with kitchen towel. leave to stand for a few hours at room temp (cover with a loose layer of foil if needed)

before putting the oven, dry again then score the skin with a VERY sharp knife...even if it's already scored.

Then drizzle a bit of olive oil over the skin and rub all over the skin.

Finally give a generous sprinkle of salt over the entire skin and rub well into the slits you made earlier. Repeat a couple of times.

if you find the skin isn't going crisp, i remove it from the meat and cook it in a seperate tin in the oven.

[hammerman]

***the first word abobe was meant to be "Take"***

[coriander2]

The crackling here looks perfect done the hot water way,

http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/roast-pork