
Meat
Cerdo en chilmole (pork in chilmole)
Pieces of pork simmered in a thick red sauce of chilies, tomato, and spices. A Honduran family dish served on festive days and Sundays with rice and tortillas.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Sauce
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
481 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 48.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g
- of which sugars
- 6.8 g
- Fat
- 23.2 g
- of which saturated fat
- 7.5 g
- Fiber
- 4.3 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cut the pork into 4 cm pieces, salt them, and set aside.
- Brown the meat in oil over medium heat until golden on all sides, then remove it.
- Soak the dried chilies in hot water for 15 minutes, then drain and deseed them.
- Blend the chilies with the tomatoes, onions, garlic, tortilla, cumin, oregano, clove, and cinnamon until you have a smooth purée.
- Heat a little oil in the pot, pour in the purée, and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until it thickens and darkens.
- Return the pork, add the stock, cover, and simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the meat falls apart with a fork.
- Dissolve the cornmeal in a little cold water, pour it into the sauce, and let it thicken for 5 minutes.
- Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper, then serve hot with the rice and tortillas.
Variations and tips
Sweet version. Add a slice of pineapple to the sauce during cooking to round off the sharpness of the chilies.
With what's available here. Replace the dried chilies with 2 tbsp smoked paprika and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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