Costillitas con Nopales
12 ingredients · 8 steps · from Cooking Con Claudia
- mexican
- dinner
- vegetarian
- braising
Ingredients
- 1 bunch nopales
- 1 pound pork rib tips
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 6 tomatillos
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 chile de árbol
- small handful cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- to taste salt
- 1 cup + 1.5 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
Steps
- Peel nopales and rinse.
- Cut nopales into strips.
- Season ribs with salt, garlic salt, and black pepper.
- Add ribs to pan, season with salt, garlic salt, black pepper, water, and bay leaves.
- Cook ribs on medium-high heat for 25-30 minutes, then fry for 5-10 minutes.
- Add nopalitos and onion, mix, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add salsa to ribs, simmer, taste, adjust salt, then reduce heat.
- Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes until done.
Recipe extracted by Foodle from “One of the Best Budget-Friendly Mexican Meals You’ll Ever Make! | Costillitas con Nopales en Salsa” by Cooking Con Claudia. Quantities follow the video and may be approximate — watch the original for technique.
