Dishes · Dinner · Entrées
Short ribs, slow, with adobo
Short ribs are a tough, fatty cut that turns soft only with time, which is why they're braised low and slow.
Cantina Rooftop
Dinner menu · Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm
Entrées
- Enchiladas Verdes$28
- Mariscada con Arroz$32
- Fajitas Clásicas$25
- Braised Short Ribs$35
Slow-braised short ribs with garlic mashed potatoes, nopalitos & pico de gallo, served with Guerrero-style adobo sauce
Please tell your server about any food allergies.
Adobo and cactus
Adobo gives this plate its Mexican accent. The word comes from the Spanish adobar, to marinate, and in Mexico it means a sauce or paste of dried chiles, usually with vinegar and garlic. Recipes change a lot from one place to the next.
Nopalitos are strips of prickly pear cactus paddle, slightly tart with a taste near green bean, and that sharpness is what rich beef needs. It's a heavy plate and a knife-and-fork one, so go easy on the chips first.
The menu pairs them with garlic mashed potatoes, nopalitos and pico de gallo, and calls the sauce Guerrero-style adobo.
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Braised Short Ribs: questions
What are nopalitos?
Pieces of nopal, the flat pad of the prickly pear cactus, cleaned of spines and cooked. They're slightly tart and stay a bit crunchy.
What is adobo sauce?
In Mexico, a sauce or paste built on dried chiles, often with vinegar, garlic and spices. It's used to marinate meat or to cook it in.
What's in the Braised Short Ribs at Cantina Rooftop?
Our menu says: Slow-braised short ribs with garlic mashed potatoes, nopalitos & pico de gallo, served with Guerrero-style adobo sauce. Tell your server about any allergies when you order.
How much for the Braised Short Ribs at Cantina Rooftop?
$35 on our menu right now. See it on the full menu.
When can I order the Braised Short Ribs?
It's on our dinner menu (Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm). We're at 605 W 48th St in Hell's Kitchen. Book a table.