Ingredients
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- 1 kg pork belly with skin, cut into large pieces (about 2.2 lb)
- 500 g pork ribs, cut into pieces (about 1.1 lb)
- 20 g garlic paste (4 garlic cloves)
- 12 g salt (2 teaspoons)
- 3 g ground black pepper (½ teaspoon)
- 5 g ground cumin (1 teaspoon)
- 750 ml water (3 cups)
- 500 g yellow sweet potato, peeled and cut into thick slices (about 1.1 lb)
- 300 ml vegetable oil for frying the sweet potato (1¼ cups)
- 250 g red onion, thinly sliced (2 medium onions)
- 100 g fresh ají amarillo, seeded and cut into strips (2 medium peppers)
- 30 ml lime juice (2 tablespoons)
- 10 g chopped fresh cilantro (¼ cup)
- 4 g salt for the salsa criolla (¾ teaspoon)
- 6 French rolls or crusty sandwich rolls