Traditional Costa Rican Chifrijo Recipe
Chifrijo is a popular Costa Rican dish made with stewed beans, white rice, pork chicharrón, and topped with pico de gallo.
Ingredients
Beans
- Large red kidney beans – 2 lbs
- Garlic head, peeled and chopped – 1
- Yellow onion, chopped - 1
- Celery stalk, chopped - 1
- Carrots, peeled and chopped - 2
- Pork rib – 10 oz.
- Thyme sprigs – 2
Chicharron
- Pork cheek or belly, cut into small pieces – 14 oz.
- Lemons – 2
- Garlic cloves – 3
Pico de Gallo
- Whole tomato - 1
- Onion, chopped – 1/2
- Cilantro – 1 bunch
- Celery leaves – ¼ cup
- Jalapeño pepper - 1
- Lemon – 1
- Salt and pepper - to taste
To Serve
- Cooked white rice – 2 cups
- Avocado - 1
Instructions
- Place the beans, head of garlic, onion, celery stalk, carrots, pork ribs, thyme sprigs in a large pot and boil for 2 hours over low heat until the beans are soft.
- Add salt to taste and cook for 15 more minutes.
- Marinate the pork in the juice of two lemons, salt and pepper for one hour.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, place the garlic cloves and oil and fry the pork pieces until golden brown.
- Prepare the pico de gallo by finely chopping the tomato, onion, cilantro, celery, jalapeño pepper.
- Mix well and add the juice of a lemon, salt and pepper to taste.
- Slice the avocado.
- In bowls, portion out the beans, chicharron, rice and pico de gallo. Top with the avocado.
Nutrition
Calories: 515kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 33gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 119mgFiber: 11gSugar: 3g
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