Red Chile pork stew ° Carne de Puerco en Chile colorado y nopales/ Flavourful Mexican dish!!

dried red chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh red bell peppers

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Fresh bell peppers provide sweetness and color, while canned tomato sauce offers a similar base flavor.

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork butt

Chicken thighs are lower in fat, while pork butt is a more affordable cut of pork.

Welcome viewers and introduce the dish as pork ribs with red chili sauce and cactus.

Show ingredients including 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon for flavor, 1/2 small white onion chopped, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of ground cumin, 1 tablespoon of oregano, and 2-3 bay leaves.

Explain using pork ribs with bones for flavor, and mention that they should be rinsed before cooking.

Soak dried red chiles in hot water to soften them, removing seeds as necessary.

Add oil to a pan for frying the meat.

In a pot with a little water, add pre-cooked cactus, 1 garlic clove, and salt, then add bay leaves and chopped onion.

Cook the cactus mixture until the cactus is tender, then check for texture and adjust cooking time as needed.

Increase heat to brown the pork ribs, allowing juices to reduce for flavor.

After browning, remove bay leaves and strain the cactus mixture, then add it to the pot.

Strain the chili sauce to remove seeds and skin, then add it to the pot with the cactus and pork.

Stir everything together and let it cook until bubbling, checking for flavor and adjusting with salt as needed.

Let the dish simmer for about five minutes to combine flavors, then turn off the heat and serve.

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