Pork ribs with nopales in salsa verde, simmered with a verde tomatillo salsa and served with warm tortillas.
Mexican & Latin American
Pork Ribs with Nopales in Salsa Verde
Pork ribs with nopales in salsa verde.
- Cook
- 55 min
- Total
- 55 min
Ingredients
For the meat
For the nopales
For the Salsa
Directions
- 1
In a large pot add the ribs, onion, garlic, salt, enough water to cover the meat and cook for 30 mins.
- 2
In a separate pot add your diced nopales, onion, garlic, salt, and 1 cup of water. Cook on medium heat until they change color and set aside.
- 3
While the meat and nopales are cooking, make the salsa. In a small pot add tomatillos, jalapeños, chilis, and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 mins until tomatillos change color. Let them cool slightly and blend with onion, garlic, oregano, cloves, salt & pepper.
- 4
After the meat has been cooking for 30 mins, drain and sauté in 2 tbsp oil until browned on all sides.
- 5
Add the salsa and nopales. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 15 mins.
- 6
Serve with warm tortillas.


