Mexican · Dinner
Red Chile Pork Ribs
Costillas en Adobo Rojo
Mexican stew of pork ribs simmered in red adobo of guajillo, ancho, and pasilla chiles with tomato, garlic, oregano, and vinegar until the meat falls from the bone, served with rice and tortillas.
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12 minsPrep
48 minsCook
60 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
720Calories
38gProtein
32gFat
68gCarbs
8gSugar
7gFiber
980mgSodium
85mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Toast guajillo, ancho, and pasilla chiles in a dry pan over medium 30 seconds per side until pliable. Soak in hot water 10 minutes, then drain, reserving 480ml soaking liquid. Rough chop tomatoes and onion. Season pork ribs with salt and pepper.
2
Sear
Heat oil in a heavy lidded pan over medium-high 1 minute. Working in batches if needed, sear ribs 3 minutes per side until deeply browned. Transfer to a plate.
3
Build
Blend drained chiles with tomatoes, onion, garlic, oregano, cumin, cloves, allspice, vinegar, and reserved soaking liquid until very smooth. Strain adobo into the searing pan and cook over medium-high 4 minutes until brick red and bubbling thickly.
4
Braise
Return ribs and juices to the pan. Add bay leaves and stock. Simmer covered over medium-low 45 minutes, stirring once halfway, until pork pulls easily from the bone.
5
Reduce
Uncover and raise heat to medium-high. Reduce sauce 4 minutes until it thickens to a glossy gravy coating the ribs. While sauce reduces, char tortillas over a flame 20 seconds per side.
6
Plate
Spoon rice onto plates and ladle costillas in adobo over top. Garnish with diced onion and cilantro. Serve with charred tortillas and lime wedges.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 560g (19.8 oz) pork ribs
- 1.5 tsp fine salt
- 0.5 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 6 guajillo chiles
- 4 ancho chiles
- 4 pasilla chiles
- 480g (17 oz) tomatoes
- 1 white onion
- 10 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp ground cloves
- 0.5 tsp ground allspice
- 60ml (1/4 cup) white vinegar
- 4 bay leaves
- 600ml (2 1/2 cups) chicken stock
- 240g (8.5 oz) white rice
- 4 corn tortillas
- 60g (2 oz) white onion
- 4 tbsp fresh cilantro
- 1 lime