Pork Chile Verde

14 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 20 -25 tomatillos
  • 2 serrano peppers
  • 2 pasilla chiles
  • 1 anaheim chili
  • 1 onion, chunked
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 3 -4 chopped garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 -5 lbs pork shoulder
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Husk and remove stems and rinse tomatillos.
  2. 2
    Remove stems and rinse all peppers and slice in half. Depending on your taste you can either leave the seeds in or take them out.
  3. 3
    Boil tomatillos and peppers together until the tomatillos are a light yellow and are soft to the touch. Don't over cook. You don't want the tomatillos to break open.
  4. 4
    I use a ladle to pull out the tomatillos and peppers.
  5. 5
    Place them in a blender.
  6. 6
    Roughly chop cilantro leaves and add them to the blender. Blend well.
  7. 7
    I leave the peppers in the blender while I brown the pork in the pot that I will simmer everything inches.
  8. 8
    Brown chunked pork in olive oil and all the seasonings. Add onion. Add the garlic last so it doesn't burn.
  9. 9
    Combine blended peppers with with pork and chicken stock. Simmer on low for 2 hours.
  10. 10
    This is how I freeze it. I find it is best to freeze the chile verde in a flat surface, like a 9x13 pan. Spray with Pam first.cover and freeze. When completely frozen take out and you can cut to any size to fit your families needs. I take the cut sections and seal them into our foodsaver bags.
  11. 11
    To reheat place sections in to a pan on low and bring to a simmer. Then enjoy.
  12. 12
    You and even put the sections into a crock pot set on low and enjoy after a day of work.

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