SUPER EASY RECIPE - How to Make Tender Cuban-Style Pork Ribs - No Oven Required!

pork ribs

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken thighs are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more affordable.

orange juice

🥗Healthier: fresh grapefruit juice

💰Cheaper: canned orange juice

Grapefruit juice offers a similar citrus flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with potential health benefits.

Cut the ends off the onion, remove the outer skin layer, and slice into 1/8 inch pieces.

Cut the red pepper into segments and then into 1 inch thick slices.

Cut the pork into 3 or 4 manageable pieces.

Add the pork ribs to a pot to cover the bottom.

Sprinkle salt and garlic powder over the ribs to coat them evenly.

Add the sliced onions, red peppers, green olives, and enough water to cover the pork.

Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil on maximum heat with the pot covered.

Once boiling, reduce heat to a little above medium and cook for about one hour, covered.

After one hour, move the pork pieces around to prevent sticking.

Add in half a cup of cooking wine and continue to cook for 20 minutes, covered.

Loosen the meat from the bottom of the pot and flip the pieces to brown them.

Raise the heat to medium-high and cook for about 10 minutes, covered, until most of the moisture is gone.

Add another half cup of cooking wine to deglaze the pan and mix with the meat.

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