Pork Backbone and Rice

Ingredients

• 1 pound pork loin boneless cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• 2 pounds pork backbones 
• 2 cups rice uncooked
• 1.5 teaspoons salt 
• 6 cups water 

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
2. Stir in rice; cover and cook over low heat 20 to 25 minutes or until rice is done. (Do not stir.) Fluff rice with a fork, and serve.
3. Note: Pork backbones are also sold as "country-style ribs."