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Home » Recipes » Calabacitas with Pork mexican recipe (Calabacitas con puerco y elote)

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Calabacitas with Pork mexican recipe (Calabacitas con puerco y elote)

pork with zucchini or calabacitas in a green mexican plate

Calabacitas with pork and corn (pork and zucchini) is a traditional Mexican recipe so tasty and easy to make, that you will love it. It´s basically Mexican zucchini and pork

This recipe is also in Spanish: Calabacitas con puerco y elote

As part of my family traditions, I like to offer my children different dishes with the flavor of my beloved Mexico. I would like them to get to know the family dishes and their palates to get used to trying freshly made food at my kitchen.

I hope this way they avoid frozen or restaurant food and also tell the difference between Tex-Mex and Mexican food.

Calabacitas with pork and corn is one of the recipes that my mother has prepared in Monterrey since I was a kid. We all like it, served with Mexican rice and warm corn tortillas.

Ingredients to make calabacitas with pork

  • Pork stew meat. You can use any kind of pork meat in small pieces.
  • Calabacitas. It’s a Mexican squash similar to zucchini. These are rounded, the color is green with white and the flavor is a little bit sweeter than zucchini.
  • Tomatoes. I prefer to use Roma tomatoes but you can also use heirloom tomatoes.
  • Onion. White onion is best for this recipe.
  • Corn Kernels (granos de elote). The best corn kennels for this recipe would be white corn kennels but here in the United States, it’s hard to find so you can use either canned corn kernels or even frozen.
  • Fresh ilantro. We will use several branches of cilantro.
  • Garlic salt powder or minced garlic are good for this recipe.
Calabacitas with Pork mexican recipe

Calabacitas with Pork Mexican recipe (Pork and zucchini Mexican recipe)

Ingredients

1 kg or 2 lbs of pork stew meat
5 small green zucchini, diced
2 tomatoes
½ onion
1 can of drained corn kernels
1 sprig of fresh cilantro
Garlic salt
Pepper
1/2 cup of water

Blend the tomatoes, onion, and cilantro with the water. Separate

Season the pork with garlic salt and pepper.

calabacitas with pork and corn

Heat a little oil in a pan and seal the pork stew meat.

Add half a cup of water over medium heat, cover, and cook until softened.

When the pork meat is tender and the water evaporates, fry the pork just until brown.

mexican zuchinni and pork recipe

Add the mix from the blender, add calabacitas and corn.

Let it boil until calabacitas are tender.

Calabacitas with pork and corn can be served warm with rice and tortillas. Provecho!

calabacitas with pork and corn kernel

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calabacitas with pork and corn kernel

Calabacitas with Pork mexican recipe (Calabacitas con puerco y elote)

Brenda Cisneros
A delicious Mexican recipe made with calabacitas, pork and corn kernels.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 45 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 5 people
Calories 518 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs pork stew meat diced
  • 5 pc calabacitas or zucchini
  • 2 pc roma tomatoes
  • 1 can kernel corn
  • 1 cilantro
  • 1 tsp garlic salt powder
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 1/2 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Blend the tomatoes, onion, cilantro with the water. Separate
  • Season the pork with garlic salt and pepper.
  • Heat a little oil in a pan and seal the pork stew meat.
  • Add half a cup of water over medium heat, cover and cook until softened.
  • When the pork meat is tender and the water evaporate, fry the pork just until brown
  • Add the mix from the blender, add calabacitas and corn kernels.
  • Simmer until calabacitas are tender.
  • Calabacitas with pork and corn can be served warm with rice and tortillas.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 518kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 32gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 131mgSodium: 657mgPotassium: 593mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.04gVitamin A: 47IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 2mg
Keyword calabaciatas, corn, Pork, pork recipes
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About Brenda Cisneros

Brenda started her blog Mejorando Mi Hogar in 2009 to connect and share her experiences with the Latino community in the United States.
She encourages her readers to enjoy life by traveling, spending time with family, cooking, and keeping her traditions alive. She currently lives in San Antonio, TX.

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