Canarian salted pork ribs with corn and potatoes

Canarian salted pork ribs with corn and potatoes

Main dishes

The traditional Canarian dish: salted pork ribs, slowly cooked with corn on the cob, pepper, lemon, and mint, served with roasted apples.

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Serves 5, preparation time: 45 minutes, difficulty level: intermediate

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time2 hr 30 min
  • Resting8 hr
  • Total10 hr 50 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$22.23 $4.45 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

5 people
  • $11.54
  • $8.37
  • $0.15
  • $2.13
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the bones: Soak them in water for 2 hours, then discard the very salty water and let them soak in fresh water for another 5 to 6 hours.
  2. Separate the ribs into individual portions using a knife. ≈ 2 min
  3. Place them in a large stockpot and cover them generously with water. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the peppercorns, half a lemon, mint, and a pinch of salt if needed. ≈ 3 min
  5. Cut the ears into two or three pieces and add them. ≈ 8 min
  6. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes, or until the meat easily separates from the bone with a fork.
  7. Take a bowl of cooking water. ≈ 3 min
  8. Peel the potatoes and boil them with a little salt and this broth.
  9. Drain them and let them dry over low heat, then serve with the ribs and corn.

The bill

Canarian salted pork ribs with corn and potatoes

  • 1.5 kg of salted pork ribs$11.54
  • Three ears of corn$8.37
  • Half a lemon$0.15
  • 1 kg of ground apples$2.13
  • salt$0.04

Total$22.23

that's $4.45 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg of salted pork ribs
  • Three ears of corn
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 2 sprigs of mint
  • Half a lemon
  • 1 kg of ground apples
  • salt

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