Chicharon Bulaklak Recipe that yields a crispy appetizer and can be an eerie meal for some,but for me, this is a normal and savored. Once you get past the thought of its ingredient, this Filipino appetizer will blow your mind. You never know, you may crave for more after the first bite.
Filipinos are always known to be adventurous in food. If you have tried the Dinuguan recipe, which main ingredient are pig innards, you might think of us as crazy. But eating “weird” meals has been in my DNA;sSo Chicharon Bulaklak is nothing new to me.
WHAT IS CHICHARON BULAKLAK?
Chicharon Bulaklak is a favorite Filipino appetizer best paired with beer. It is derived from the word chicharones which means crispy, and bulaklak means flower.
WHAT IS CHICHARON BULAKLAK INGREDIENTS?
The main ingredient of Chiraron Bulaklak is the pig intestine. It is thoroughly cleaned, washed over and over and frozen right away to be sold in the market. It is so rare to find here in the USA. Our Asian store in the whole Oregon nor in Washington don’t sell them, so I had it transported from California.
HOW TOÂ MAKE CHICHARON BULAKLAK ?
It can be difficult to make Chicharon Bulaklak here in the USA. In fact, I only made it for the first time after 19 years, so I am really excited to cook this. Although it took me a long to get pig’s intestine, overall this Chicharon Bulakalak recipe is simple.
- Wash the pig intestine thoroughly. I washed it four times.
- Cut/divide the intestine about 4 inches.
- Put the intestine in large pot and add salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, dried bay leaves
- Boil intestine until soft. It took me one and half hours to soften it.
- When done boiling, drain the water, tap dry and let cool.
- Place it in a zip lock and refrigerate
- Deep dry
CHICHARON BULAKLAK RECIPE
Ingredients
- 4 pounds pig intestine cut into 4 inch pieces
- 4 tablespoons sea salt
- 1 tablespoons onion powder
- 1 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoons dry basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon powder pepper
- 10 cups of water
- 2-3 cups Canola Oil for frying
Instructions
- Wash the pig intestine thoroughly. I washed it four times.
- Cut/divide the intestine about 4 inches.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a large pot and season according to your liking and then ADD the intestine and start cooking.
- Boil intestine until soft. It took me one and half hours to soften it.
- When done boiling, drain the water, tap dry and let cool.
- Place it in a zip lock and refrigerate
- Deep fry when ready. Cook until golden brown.
- Serve this with mixture of vinegar and soy sauce with garlic and onion.
Notes
Thanks for the info 🙂
You may be mistaking chicharon bulaklak for chicharon bituka. The recipe is sound but the source of the chchichatong bulaklak is messentery that holds all organs together not the intestines itself. Hence, the cellular make up is different as well as the exposed substance to it. Messentery is composed of connective tissue while intestinal surface is composed of chiefly protein layer exposed to digestive contents. I hope that helps
Thanks.
Search casing for sausages. Thatx where I got mine.
Hi,no you can’t use the sausage casing for this, as they are hollow and dry. They don’t sell it in Amazon, so best bet is to check out the Asian store closest to you.
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I make home made sausages with intestines. Can you make this dish with hog casings used for making sausages? If so, you can order them on Amazon!