Pig skin gel

Pig skin gel

Appetizers

Enjoy this delicious and refreshing dish, made with pork skin and enhanced with ginger and soy sauce.

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“Pork Ginga” is a traditional cold appetizer, primarily made with pork skin. It is a refreshing and delicious dish, known for its benefits for the skin and beauty.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time5 hr
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total6 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodboil
  • Estimated cost$0.50 $0.13 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.18
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the pork skin in the water, bring to a boil for about five minutes, then remove and let it cool.
  2. Remove any fat and hair present inside the pig skin. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cut into thin strips, then mix with salt and rinse. ≈ 8 min
  4. Boil a pot of water, then add the noodles, onion, and ginger.
  5. Cook over high heat until almost cooked, then reduce the heat and add salt, soy sauce, and other seasonings.
  6. During cooking, it is important to regularly remove the foam that forms to ensure a good quality result. ≈ 3 min
  7. After about 3 hours of simmering, when the pig skin soup has thickened sufficiently, remove it from the heat and place it in the refrigerator to cool and solidify.

The bill

Pig skin gel

  • Ingredients: ginger$0.15
  • soy sauce$0.18
  • perfumed oil paints, etc., according to personal preferences$0.17

Total$0.50

that's $0.13 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Ingredients: ginger
  • soy sauce
  • perfumed oil paints, etc., according to personal preferences

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