Chicharrones De Harina (Mexican wheel chips)

These Chicharrones De Harina have so many names! From Mexican chicharrones, duros de harina, duritos, Mexican pinwheel chips, etc.. Learn to make this traditional Mexican street snack at home.

If you've been to Mexico, for sure you have seen street vendors selling Chicharrones De Harina (aka Duritos) everywhere!

Growing up in Mexico, this used to be my after school go-to snack. All the vendors lined up outside of schools waiting for the hungry students to be released. It was a race to get to them!

Let's explore how to make these delicious Mexican snack:

• What exactly are Chicharrones De Harina?
• How to make Chicharrones De Harina
• Suggested toppings
• Print instructions

What are Chicharrones De Harina?

Chicharrones de harina are basically a type of pasta. The pasta is made with flour, water, salt & baking powder. Nothing else!

Luckily you can find the uncooked chicharrones in the Mexican spice aisle or any Mexican grocery in the bulk area. If you're not fortunate enough to find them locally, you can buy them at amazon....They may a little more expensive than you would at a grocery store but at least you can treat yourself!

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How to make Chicharrones De Harina

The method is super simple! You just need to be careful not to burn yourself and have everything handy when you start frying the chicharrones. The process is very quick and you'll be done in no time! (well, depending on how may you're doing 😉 )

• In a large pot, add the oil and heat over medium-high heat. 
• To test when the oil is hot enough to cook the chicharrones, add one to the oil. If it starts to puff within 3 seconds, then it's ready to start batch cooking. 
• Carefully drop a few chicharrones at the time into the hot oil. Keep moving them as needed if there are spots that are not cooking evenly. They cook in less than a minute per batch. 
• Remove from hot oil and place into a plate or bowl lined with paper towels. 
• When ready to eat, drizzle with lime juice, sprinkle chili powder, hot sauce or chamoy and enjoy!

Serving suggestions

Before you add your choice of spiciness (if any), I highly recommend you drizzle it with fresh lime juice! It'll be a game changer.... I promise 🙂

• Tajin
• Chamoy
• Valentina, cholula, tapatio or your favorite hot sauce
• A mix of chili powder + cayenne pepper, and salt

Here are other homemade Mexican snacks you may enjoy too!

• Baked Tortilla Chips
• Palomitas
• Spicy & Roasted Crispy Chickpeas

Did you make chicharrones de harina!? I’d love to know how they turned out! Leave a comment and a rating below👇 Gracias!!!!

Chicharrones De Harina

Course: Appetizers & snacks

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: como hacer chicharrones de harina, duritos, duritos chips how to cook

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 12 cups

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Ana Frias

These Chicharrones De Harina have so many names! From Mexican chicharrones, duros de harina, duritos, Mexican pinwheel chips, etc. Learn to make this traditional Mexican street snack at home.

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Equipment

• Large pot

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dry flour chicharrones
• 1 quart Vegetable oil
• Fresh limes for juice
• Favorite spicy topping: chili powder, chamoy, tajin, valentina, etc

Instructions

• In a large pot, add the oil and heat over medium-high heat.
• To test when the oil is hot enough to cook the chicharrones, add one to the oil. If it starts to puff within 3 seconds, then it's ready to start batch cooking.
• Carefully drop a few chicharrones at the time into the hot oil. Keep moving them as needed if there are spots that are not cooking evenly. They cook in less than a minute per batch.
• Remove from hot oil and place into a plate or bowl lined with paper towels.
• When ready to eat, drizzle with lime juice, sprinkle chili powder, hot sauce or chamoy and enjoy!

Notes

They taste amazing without any additional flavors but if you want to make them spicy just use tajin, chamoy, valentina, cholula or your favorite hot sauce. 

Store in an airtight container for up to 30 days. 

Nutrition

Serving: 30pieces | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g