If you made and loved our delicious carnitas recipe, you will definitely enjoy using that recipe in a healthy way!

This salad is an all-in-one package that has everything that you love to make it the perfect meal since you can build it your way! I’ll just give you an example of how we prepared it, but don’t be shy to add any other ingredient that you love.

The protein of the salad will be the carnitas accompanied by the rice in a bed of lettuce. After that, you start adding extra ingredients like corn, pico de gallo, guacamole, beans, jalapeño, onions… As you can see, let your imagination fly! Finally, add a spoonful of sour cream to complete the perfection.

Now, it is difficult to set a specific amount of grams for each ingredient, as the fun part of making this recipe is to add as much as you like of each. So I’ll give you a list of ingredients, some preparations you can make (such as the pico de gallo, guacamole and caramelized onions), and leave it to you to build your signature burrito bowl!

Awesome Burrito Bowl

Recipe by Giovanni PamparanaCourse: SaladsCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

30

minutes

Build your own burrito bowl salad to make your unique signature meal with the ingredients you love!

Ingredients

• Burrito bowl base

• Lettuce

• Cooked Rice

• Pork Carnitas

• 1 tbsp Sour Cream

• Guacamole

• 2 avocado

• 1 tomato diced in small cubes

• 1 big green onion finely chopped

• 1/2 to 1 lime’s juice

• 2 tbsp chopped Cilantro

• 1 tbsp Olive Oil

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Pico de Gallo

• 2 tomatos diced in little cubes

• 1/2 purple onion diced (has to be this one since it is not strong)

• 1/2 lime’s juice

• 1 tbsp chopped cilantro

• 1 tsp red chilli powder (optional if you like it spicy)

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Caramelized Onions

• 1 large onion sliced in thin julienne strips

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp sugar

• Add your toppings

• Corn

• Canned black beans

• Jalapeño

• Peppers

• Purple Onion

• Cilantro to garnish

• Limes to decorate and add extra acidity to the meal!

Directions

• Have your carnitas ready and cooled off
• Caramelized Onions
• Heat a large pan with the olive oil
• Lower the heat to medium-low and add the onions and salt. Do not cover the pan and stir frequently. They have to start caramelizing with their own sugars and not get browned (or burnt of course). This process can take around 30 minutes, so be patient and do not leave it there without attention
• When you see that the onions start to be very translucent and have a brownish tone from the inside, add the sugar and stir
• Now, continue cooking the onions until they are fully cooked. Let the sugar dissolve and caramelize the onions. Taste them and correct either the salt or sugar to taste
• Take out from the pan and let it cool for a bit while you prepare the other ingredients
• Pico de Gallo
• Add all the chopped ingredients and red chilli powder (optional) in a bowl and mix
• Add the lime’s juice and the salt and pepper
• Taste and correct the flavour with the salt and pepper
• Guacamole
• Mash the avocados in a bowl
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix everything together
• Correct the taste by adding more lime jouce, salt or pepper
• Time to build it up!
• In a large serving bowl, add a bed of lettuce
• Over the bed of lettuce, add the rice and pork carnitas
• Add the guacamole, pico de gallo, and caramelized onions
• Add the toppings you like!
• Add the sour cream and garnish with some chopped cilantro
• Decorate with the lime wedges and take a picture and share it with us!
• Mix everything up and add more salt, pepper or lime juice (or even more sour cream :P) to match your taste!
• Now it’s time to enjoy!

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Step-by-step photos soon!!

BBQ Pork Back Ribs

Recipe by Giovanni PamparanaCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

4

hours 

Following this recipe will yield in the most tender and flavorful pork back ribs! The bones will literally fall off on their own!

Ingredients

• 2 – 2.5 pounds pork back rib rack

• 2 tbsp brown sugar

• 1.5 tsp salt

• 1 tsp ground pepper

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp sweet paprika

• 1 tsp cajun spices mix

• 1 tsp cummin (this can be optional)

• 1 tsp sage

• 2 tbsp apple cider

• 1/2 cup of water

• 1/2 cup gluten-free barbecue sauce

Directions

• Start by drying up the rack with a paper towel and then remove the membrade that is attached to the bone-side of the ribs (omit if they come without it).
• Preheat the oven to 300°F
• Mix all the spices in a bowl, and start rubbing them to the whole rack! They will stick to the ribs forming a whole layer of flavour!
• In an oven safe dish transfer the ribs without bending them. Add the water and apple cider to it and tight cover with aluminium foil to generate a vapour chamber.
• Cook in the oven for 3 hours.
• Take out the ribs and baste them with the juices. brush them with the barbecue sauce. Use more if you need (or want to!!).
• Place the ribs back to the over, but this time uncovered. Continue cooking for 1 hour at the same temperature.
• After the time has passed, check if the bones fall off. If they do, you are ready!!! (If not continue cooking and checking if they are ready every 15 minutes until they are done, the time can vary according to the oven or weight of the rack).

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