RECIPE: Rec: Pork Chile Verde with Posole from 150 Best American Recipes. I love this book.

RECIPE:

curious1

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I might cut the pork smaller next time. I used Boston butt and New Mexico Big Jim's from my freezer for the chiles.

Mary Sue Milliken's & Susan Feniger's Pork Chile Verde with Posole

Pork Chile Verde

1 lb tomatillos, husked and rinsed, or green tomatoes

2 lbs boneless pork, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

all-purpose flour for dusting

2 Tbs canola oil

1 onion, chopped

2 Anaheim or poblano chiles, seeded and chopped

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped

2 green bell peppers, cored, seeded, and chopped

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 1/2 cups canned hominy (posole), drained

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves

1 Tbs dried oregano

2 tsp ground cumin

3 cups chicken broth or water

Salsa

2 plum tomatoes, cored and diced

1/2 small red onion, chopped

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

1/4 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped

1 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro leaves

1 Tbs fresh lime juice

salt and freshly ground black pepper

hot sauce (optional)

Pork Chile Verde

1 Preheat the broiler.

2 Set the tomatillos or green tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and slide them under the broiler. Cook, turning often, for 5 to 8 minutes, or until charred. Set aside to cool.

3 Chop the tomatillos or green tomatoes, reserving all the juice.

4 Sprinkle the pork with the salt and pepper. Dust it with flour.

5 In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the pork in batches and brown it on all sides. Remove the pork from the skillet and transfer to a soup pot.

6 Using the same skillet, turn the heat to medium and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes, or until soft. Add all the chiles and the bell peppers. Cook, stirring often, for 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer to the soup pot.

7 Stir in the hominy, cilantro, oregano, cumin, broth or water, and tomatillos and their juice. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours, or until the pork is tender.

Salsa

1 Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, bell pepper, cilantro, and lime juice. Add the salt and pepper and hot sauce (if using) to taste. Set aside until ready to serve.

2 Serve the chile verde hot in deep bowls, with the salsa on the side.

Servings: 6

Recipe Type

Main Dish, Pork, Vegetable

Recipe Source

Author: Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger

Source: 150 Best American Recipes

 
I used a boston butt roast, but it would be quicker to cut up boneless

country-style ribs, which are the same thing. As I said, I think smaller pieces of meat might be better, that's just my opinion. With three kinds of peppers and the tomatillos, this recipe has a lot of different flavors going on. Different than the green chile stew I usually make with lots of the NM chiles, but that's good, too.

 
This does look very, very good. I usually use Rick Bayless' Red Pozole recipe...

...for a cool weather dinner. This recipe looks much simpler, and just as delicious.

One thing I would do is double the recipe. This type of food freezes really well, if you have any leftovers.

Michael

 
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