Guatemalan Revolcado Recipe
The pork is first cooked separately, while the chilies and tomatoes are blended into a sauce. The sauce is then added to the meat, and they are cooked together. It is typically served with rice or tortillas.
Ingredients
- Pig's head (cut in half) - 1
- Pork livers - 14 oz.
- Tomatoes - 21 oz.
- Red chili peppers - 3
- Corn tortillas - 3
- Onion - 1
- Green bell pepper - 1
- Cumin - 1 Tbsp
- Annatto powder - 1 Tbsp
- Corn oil - as needed
- Salt and pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Clean the pig's head.
- Using a large pot, submerge the head in salted water and boil until the ears and skin are soft, about 2 hours.
- Cut off the pigs ears, remove all the meat from the head and set aside.
- Boil the livers in salted water for 20 minutes.
- When all the meats are cooked and tender, chop them into pieces.
- Place the tortillas in water to soak.
- Fry the chopped meat in oil with the onion and green pepper.
- Roast the tomatoes and chillies.
- Chop the chillies and remove the skin from the tomatoes.
- Add the tomatoes, chillis and cumin into a blender and process.
- Add the soaked corn tortillas to the mixture and then blend.
- Blend the meat and add to the prepared sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper, add the annatto powder.
- Boil for 10 minutes and serve with rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 18gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 129mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8g
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