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Pork Chile Verde by Nutmeg Nanny

Pork Chile Verde

Author: Brandy O'Neill - Nutmeg Nanny
This pork chile verde using fresh roasted hatch green chiles and lots of roasted tomatillos. It can be served plain, over rice or wrapped up in a corn tortilla.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 pound tomatillos
  • 4 whole roasted green hatch chiles
  • 3 cloves garlic paper removed
  • 2 cups cilantro about 1 bunch with stems removed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 pounds pork butt fat trimmed cut into 1 inch cubes
  • Kosher salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 3 cups chicken stock

Instructions

  • Remove the papery skin from the tomatillos, wash the tomatillo, cut it in half, and add to a rimmed baking sheet, cut side down.
  • Place under the broiler and cook just until the skin starts to blister and black spots start to appear on the tops of the tomatillos.
  • Remove from the oven and add to a blender (I used my Vitamix) along with the roasted green chiles, garlic, and cilantro. Blend on medium speed until blended and smooth. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet or pot (I used my 3.5 quart Le Creuset braiser pan) add olive oil and set over medium-high heat.
  • Season cubed pork with lots of salt and pepper and add to the skillet to quickly brown. Add in the onion after the pork has started to brown and let cook together for a few minutes just to soften the onion.
  • Pour in the tomatillo mixture and chicken stock and stir to combine.
  • Turn the mixture down to low and let simmer for about 3 hours until the pork is tender. If the mixture cooks down too much simply add more chicken stock to thin it out as it simmers.
  • Serve overtop rice or wrapped in a corn tortilla.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1135kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 86g | Fat: 76g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 43g | Cholesterol: 298mg | Sodium: 568mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 14g
Course Main Course
Cuisine Tex Mex
Keyword easy pork chile verde, hatch chile recipes, mexican pork chile verde, pork butt recipes, pork recipes, pork verde
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