Costillas de Puerco en Chile Colorado(Pork Ribs in Chile Ancho)
An easy, but delicious, short-cut to preparing my family's costillas en chile ancho(pork ribs in chile ancho).
Servings 6 Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 10 chile ancho stems and seeds removed
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds toasted and crushed
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 onion
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon Maggi Sauce optional
- salt to taste
You will also need
- 2 1/2 pounds boneless pork country style ribs
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- 2 more cups pork or chicken broth
- Grapeseed or canola oil
Instructions
Directions
- Cover the chile ancho with water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes. While chiles cook toast the cumin seeds in a hot skillet just until they become aromatic. Crush the seeds using a mortar and pestle. Drain the liquid and transfer to the blender. To the chiles, add 2 cups broth, cumin seeds, garlic, onion, oregano, pepper, and salt to taste. Blend on high until smooth. Set aside.
- Season the pork with salt, pepper and garlic powder on both sides. In a deep skillet, add 4 tablespoons of oil. Preheat to medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the pork to hot pan and brown on all sides, turning as needed.
- Add the sauce from blender and 2 remaining cups of chicken broth to the ribs in pan. Stir to combine, reduce heat. Cover and cook on the stove top at a low simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until ribs are tender. You could also finish cooking it in a 350 degree oven for the same amount of time. If finishing in the oven, cover them with foil the first 90 minutes, uncover the last 30 minutes. If the chile sauce gets too thick, add a little more water or broth as it cooks.
Notes
Make sure you go to the end of this blog post. If you continue cooking the ribs on low, they eventually will break down and be easy to chop or shred. I use this quicker version for pork filled tamales often.
Pressure Cooker Cooking Times: If using a pressure cooker, follow the instruction to prepare sauce. Season and sear ribs in the pressure cooker. Add the sauce. Cook all together for 45 minutes under medium pressure.