Quick Sweet & Spicy Marinade for Costillas de Rez
Quick Sweet & Spicy Marinade for Costillas de Rez
Ingredients
For the Marinade
- 20 dried chili piquín, approximately
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 3 orange juice, freshly squeezed, from 3 oranges
- 1 lime juice, freshly squeezed, from 1 lime
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Rob's Sazonador Limon Chile de Piquin seasoning, approximately
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped, approximately
For the Ribs
- 5 lbs Costillas de Rez, beef ribs
Instructions
- 1
Place approximately 20 dried chili piquín into a molcajete (mortar and pestle).
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Crush the chili piquín thoroughly using the pestle until finely ground.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Add the 1 peeled garlic clove to the molcajete with the crushed chilies.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Mash the garlic and chilies together using the pestle until a coarse paste is formed.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Squeeze the fresh juice from 3 oranges directly into the molcajete.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Squeeze the fresh juice from 1 lime into the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Measure and add 1/4 cup of soy sauce to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to the mixture in the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Add approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of Rob's Sazonador Limon Chile de Piquin seasoning to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add approximately 1 cup of chopped cilantro to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Stir all the ingredients in the molcajete thoroughly with a spoon until well combined and the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Taste the marinade and adjust seasoning if desired, adding more sugar, salt, or spice to your preference.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Pour the prepared marinade over 5 lbs of Costillas de Rez (beef ribs) in a non-reactive container or large zip-top bag.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Massage the marinade into the beef ribs by hand, ensuring all pieces are evenly coated. Cover the container or seal the bag.
⏱️ 2 min
- 15
Marinate the beef ribs in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. For best flavor and tenderness, marinate for 24 hours.
⏱️ 240 min
- 16
Once marinated, the beef ribs are ready to be cooked. They can be grilled or cooked in an air fryer according to your preferred method.
Kitchen Tools
Quick Sweet & Spicy Marinade for Costillas de Rez
For the Marinade
- 20 dried chili piquín, approximately
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 3 orange juice, freshly squeezed, from 3 oranges
- 1 lime juice, freshly squeezed, from 1 lime
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Rob's Sazonador Limon Chile de Piquin seasoning, approximately
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped, approximately
For the Ribs
- 5 lbs Costillas de Rez, beef ribs
Instructions
- 1
Place approximately 20 dried chili piquín into a molcajete (mortar and pestle).
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Crush the chili piquín thoroughly using the pestle until finely ground.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Add the 1 peeled garlic clove to the molcajete with the crushed chilies.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Mash the garlic and chilies together using the pestle until a coarse paste is formed.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Squeeze the fresh juice from 3 oranges directly into the molcajete.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Squeeze the fresh juice from 1 lime into the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Measure and add 1/4 cup of soy sauce to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add 3 tablespoons of brown sugar to the mixture in the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Add approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons of Rob's Sazonador Limon Chile de Piquin seasoning to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add approximately 1 cup of chopped cilantro to the molcajete.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Stir all the ingredients in the molcajete thoroughly with a spoon until well combined and the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Taste the marinade and adjust seasoning if desired, adding more sugar, salt, or spice to your preference.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Pour the prepared marinade over 5 lbs of Costillas de Rez (beef ribs) in a non-reactive container or large zip-top bag.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Massage the marinade into the beef ribs by hand, ensuring all pieces are evenly coated. Cover the container or seal the bag.
⏱️ 2 min - 15
Marinate the beef ribs in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. For best flavor and tenderness, marinate for 24 hours.
⏱️ 240 min - 16
Once marinated, the beef ribs are ready to be cooked. They can be grilled or cooked in an air fryer according to your preferred method.