Name: Macaroni with Spareribs (Macarrones con Costillitas de Cerdo)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: puerto rican
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon fat or Achiote Coloring; 1 green pepper, seeded, chopped; 2 ounces lean cured ham, washed and diced; 1 ounce salt pork, washed and diced; 4½ teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon capers; 8 olives, stuffed with pimientos; 3½ quarts (14 cups) water; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1¾ cups water; 1 can (1 pound 12 ounces) whole tomatoes; ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 pound macaroni; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 sweet chili peppers, seeded, chopped; ½ cup tomato sauce; 1 pound spareribs, cut into serving pieces; 1 onion, peeled, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Puerto Rican Cookery

By Carmen Aboy Valldejuli

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

A

1 ounce salt pork, washed and diced
2 ounces lean cured ham, washed and diced

Method

In a caldero or heavy kettle, brown rapidly ingredients included in A. Add ingredients included in B, reduce heat to low, and sauté for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add ingredients included in C and bring rapidly to a boil. Reduce heat to moderate, cover, and boil for 1 hour.
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