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A bowl of Carne Frita with a side of cooked green bananas
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Carne Frita

Carne Frita is one of those dishes that you will find through out the island's many eateries.  Mostly accompanied by our delicious, mofongo.
Author: Zoe Morman

Ingredients

  • One package of country style pork ribs
  • 2 cups of flour
  • Peanut Oil enough to have a bout an inch deep in the pan.
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Take country style pork ribs and dice them into thirds or quarters.
  • Season flour with salt, pepper, and powdered garlic.
  • Dust the pork pieces with flour mixture.
  • Heat a pan with oil.  Begin frying the pork pieces in batches. Do not fry the pork all the way. Only cook the pork half way. Once the pork is golden, pull off of the oil and continue frying the rest of the pork in batches.
  • While the pork fries slice a yellow onion into thin strips, or julienne.
  • Once all pork pieces are cook to golden brown, remove excess oil from the pan and begin frying the yellow onions. Cook the onions until golden brown and soft.
  • Add the pork pieces and any rendered liquid the pork drain out to the pan.
  • Add about a tablespoon of already made adobo
  • Cook for another five to ten minutes. Serve with a side of rice or sweet potatoes.

Notes

Now, you can use any type of meat for this dish, but pork is always my favorite. I also have tried in different cuts of meat, but for ease of time I prefer the country style pork ribs.
adobo.