Sicilian Pork Skin Rollups(Cutina)

"How MaMa made it! Tried and Taste worthy". Antonino Matteliano. Tony tells us to vary ingredients according to taste - the true Italian way of cooking - al gusto.

• 2-3 pork skins (purchase what you need
• 1/2 cup flavored bread crumbs- per rollup
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped -per rollup
• 1/4 cup onion chopped -per rollup
• 1 teaspoon parsley - per rollup
• 1/4 cup grated Italian cheese - per rollup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper - per rollup
• 1/8 cup olive oil to drizzle - per rollup

METHOD

Clean off the slabs of pigskin with a damp cloth, Check skin to make sure hairs are off, usually the skins come through pretty clean and need no attention.

Lay skin flat, shiny side down. Sprinkle bread crumbs on entire length of pigskin, then sprinkle all other dry ingredients on the skin.

Once all ingredients are on skin, drizzle with olive oil. Roll skins tightly. Tie with cooking twine in several places so they do not come apart while cooking.

Cook in your favorite tomato sauce until they are tender, a minimum of two hours, preferably the duration of the sauce cooking time. This is a wonderful recipe and a palate pleaser.

Serves: 2 - 4. But two rollups for hearty eaters.

Note: The roll of skin is generally 8" wide by about 2 to 2 1/2 feet long, the diameter is about 2 " thick when rolled. 1 roll up would be average for 2 to 4 people. The roll up would of course go with a pasta dish as the meat portion.

recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

Contributor: Antonino Matteliano (Tony)

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