Rancho Pescadero is a bucolic resort that overlooks the Pacific Ocean near Todos Santos in Baja California Sur surf country. Sonoma County transplants Susan Mall and Jeff Mall utilize many ingredients grown on-site in the kitchen.

The chefs at Rancho Pescadero also have a penchant for comfort food. Their Carnitas Costillas de Puerco (350 pesos ~ $22), pork spare rib “carnitas,” are fried on the bone in pork fat until they form a nice sear. A few sizable ribs joined smoky black beans, an avalanche of jicama and carrot slaw, and salsa fresca. If you know to ask, they’ll also include high quality corn tortillas. This was exactly the kind of hearty entree I was hoping for on a rainy night in a dining room lined with cowboy paintings.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.