Pulique is an ancestral dish from Guatemala, present in festivities and ceremonies. Its recipe includes ribs, vegetables, roasted tomato and onion sauce, culantro, apazote, and thickened with corn dough.
Pulique is a traditional dish that combines intense flavors and exquisite aromas. It is characterized by its thick sauce and its mix of vegetables and meat cooked to perfection.
The preparation of its sauce, with ingredients roasted and carefully ground, gives it an authentic and delicious flavor.
Pulique
Ingredients
2 pounds of Beef ribs
2 Cubed squashes
4 Cubed potatoes
2 ounces of Green beans
10 Tomatoes
2 White onions
2 Garlic cloves
5 Culantro sprigs
5 Seasoned culantro sprigs
5 Apazote sprigs
Ground pepper
1 pinch of Salt
Corn dough
Preparation
Step 1 : To prepare this recipe, start by cooking the ribs in two liters of water, previously washed and cut into pieces.
Step 2 : Add half an onion, a tomato halved, culantro, and salt, and let it cook.
Step 3 : During the cooking process, add the peeled and chopped vegetables when the meat is half cooked, and continue cooking until they are soft.
Step 4 : For the sauce, roast the tomatoes, onion, and garlic in a comal.
Step 5 : Once the tomatoes are roasted, remove the skin and grind all the ingredients in a grinding stone or blender.
Step 6 : Add this sauce to the pot where the vegetables and meat are.
Step 7 : Incorporate the culantro, apazote, and thicken with corn dough.
Step 8 : Let it boil for approximately 5 minutes, making sure the vegetables are al dente.
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