Costillitas En Naranja Mexican Ribs In Orange Chili Sauce Recipes

COSTILLITAS EN NARANJA (MEXICAN RIBS IN ORANGE & CHILI SAUCE)

Steps:

• Heat fat (oil) in a 5 quart Dutch Oven.
• Add ribs in a single layer to brown on all sides 15-20 Minutes.
• If necessary remove browned ribs and brown remainder ribs.
• Remove ribs and discard all but 2 tbsp Fat.
• Add onions, saute until soft, 4 minutes.
• Process tomatoes and garlic in food processor or blender until smooth.
• Add chilies, cinnamon and cloves to the onions cook& stir for a few seconds.
• Add Tomatoe, cook 5 minutes or until bubbling.
• Add orange juice, wine orange rind, salt and sugar (if using) cook until bubbling.
• Lower heat, add ribs,Cover and simmer until the ribs are very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove ribs to serving platter, keep warm.
• Skim& discard the fat.
• Stir in the vinegar.
• Spoon Sauce over the ribs.
• Garnish with Orange slices and cilantro.

PORK RIBS IN OYSTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the lemon juice, seasoned salt and oyster sauce together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
• Pour over ribs, add fresh gound pepper to taste.
• Marinate the ribs in the oyster sauce mixture for 5 hours or overnight.
• Grill ribs under the broiler of your oven or on the barbecue until ribs are cooked throughout.
• If doing on the barbecue turn frequently and barbecue on low to prevent burning.

MEXICAN COUNTRY RIBS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 325°F Combine all spice mixture ingredients in small bowl. Heat Dutch Oven over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoons of the oil; heat until hot. Cook pork, in batches, 4-6 minutes or until golden brown on all sides, adding more oil and/or adjusting heat, as needed. Place pork in a large bowl. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of the spice mixture; toss to coat.
• 2. Add remaining 1 tbsp oil to Dutch Oven. Cook onions over medium heat for 3 minutes or until slightly soft, stirring occasionally. Add bell peppers; cook and stir for 2 minutes, until slightly soft. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in remaining spice mixture. Nestle pork in vegetables; pour tomatoes over mixture. Bring to boil; cover.
• 3. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until pork is fork tender.
• 4. Place masa harina in small cup; stir in water until smooth. Stir into pork mixture; bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 2-4 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.

CROCK-POT MEXICAN ORANGE CHICKEN (POLLO CON NARANJA)

Steps:

• Set crock pot to high.
• Add orange juice, garlic, pepper, cumin, cayenne, jalapeno and salt to blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
• Place chicken pieces in crock pot and pour orange juice mixture over chicken. Top with onions and potatoes.
• Cook for 6 hours on high. Internal chicken temperature should reach 160 before serving, and the meat should fall off the bone.
• Great served over rice!

MEXICAN MEATBALLS IN CHIPOTLE CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• For the meatballs, combine all meatball ingredients in a large bowl, mix with hands. Refrigerate and cover for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile for the sauce, if using fresh tomatoes, place on a cooking sheet and broil, turning once or twice until the skins bister and blacken, about 10 minutes. Peel the skin off tomatoes and place the peeled (or canned tomatoes) in to a blender or food processor.
• Put the garlic and onion into a hot, dry skillet and cook, turning occasionally, over medium heat, until the garlic is lightly browned and the onion is lightly scorched,.
• Add to the blender along with 1/2 cup broth, chipotles to taste (start with 1), cinnamon, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth, Taste, and add more chipotles if desired.
• Heat oil in a large , heavy and deep skillet over medium heat until quite hot but not smoking. Add the tomato mixture and "fry" until it thikckens (it will splatter), about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the remaning 2 cups broth and heat to a boil. Stir in mint. Taste again, adjust salt and pepper, and add some adobo from the canned chilies if not spicy enough.
• Shape the meat mixture into meatballs (about 1 inch diameter), the mixture should make 60 meatballs. Add the meatballs to the sauce, Shake the pan once or twice in the first 5 minutes of cooking to prevent sticking. Simmer slowly until the meatballs are done, about 30 minutes.