# Carne con Tomate y Papa Frita

A traditional Spanish dish featuring pork simmered in a rich tomato sauce, often served with french fries.

- Total time: 80 min
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8.5 kg cabezales de cerdo
- 4 cebollas
- 1 cabeza de dientes de ajo
- 3 ramitas de laurel
- 3 latas tomate triturado
- 0.5 litro caldo de pollo
- 1 vaso vino tinto
- aceite de oliva virgen extra
- sal
- bicarbonato

## Instructions

1. Cut the onion and garlic into medium-sized pieces.
2. In a saucepan, sauté the onion and garlic with olive oil.
3. Add a pinch of salt to the sautéing vegetables.
4. Once the onion is golden, add the crushed tomato and bicarbonate.
5. Cut the pork into desired pieces.
6. Sear the meat in batches until well browned; remove and set aside.
7. Add the chicken broth to the tomato sauce and blend.
8. Add red wine to the sauce.
9. Add the seared meat to the sauce.
10. Add the tomato sauce to the meat.
11. Add salt to taste.
12. Cover and cook for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes.

## Equipment

- cacerola

## Tips

- Cut onion and garlic into larger pieces if you plan to blend the sauce later.
- Add baking soda to tomato sauce to counteract acidity.
- Seal meat in batches to achieve the Maillard effect and prevent it from boiling immediately.
- Do not add salt to the meat while searing it.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-01-16

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