En Fuego Chili Verde - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 whole white onions, chopped
    8 -10 garlic cloves
    1 teaspoon epazote (Native Mexican spice, you can substitute Marjoram)
    4 -5 lbs pork shoulder, cut into one-inch cubes
    8 fresh poblano chiles
    3 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
    3 jalapenos, with seeds, chopped
    3 cups chicken broth
    12 whole tomatillos, roasted and pureed in blender. (Canned Tomatillos or Tomatillo salsa works here too.)
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    sea salt
    fresh ground pepper
Preparation
    Roast poblano chilies over an open flame or a BBQ until skins turn black. Put in a plastic bag and seal to steam. After 15 minutes remove skins and seeds; chop into small pieces and set aside.
    Brown Pork in pan with small amount of oil. Set aside.
    Heat onions and garlic in a large (5 qt) Dutch oven until shiny.
    Add epazote and jalapenos stir until heated through.
    Add pork, cumin, tomatillos and two cups of chicken broth.
    Cook covered on low for two hours, adding broth as needed. (Don't add too much, it will be too thin.
    The last 30 minutes, add poblanos.
    Salt and pepper to taste.
    The longer it cooks on low the better it is.
    Serve by itself with warm buttered tortillas or over rice.
    Great the next day.

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