Chile Verde Green Chile Sauce Food

CHILI VERDE - RECIPE

Steps:

• Make your verde sauce first. Preheat your oven to broil.
• Slice the peeled and rinsed tomatillos in half through the horizontal center (not up and down) and arrange on a lightly oiled baking dish with the skin sides up.
• Place the peppers on a separate lightly oiled baking sheet skin sides up.
• Bake the peppers and tomatillos about 12-15 minutes until skin side is blistering on both the tomatillos and peppers. Rotate the baking sheets if needed. You may need up to 20 minutes, depending on your proximity to the heat element.
• Remove from heat and cool slightly. Peel off the pepper skins and discard them. You can peel off the tomatillos skins if you'd like, but I leave them on.
• Add the tomatillos and peppers to a food processor. Process until smooth. Set aside for now.

CHILE VERDE PORK

Steps:

• Season pork pieces on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large stock pot over high heat. Add oil. Once hot, sear the pork pieces until browned on all sides.
• Remove the pork from the pot. Add a little additional oil to pan, if needed.
• Add onion and saute until tender. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in the cumin and oregano. Return pork to the pot and add the chicken broth.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 2-4 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce.
• Place rack on second to top level of oven and turn the oven to high broil.
• Lightly spray a jelly roll pan with cooking oil. Wash the poblano peppers, jalapeños and tomatillos.
• Slice the tomatillo and both types of peppers in half, and remove stems. Seed the peppers and remove the white veins inside if if you do not want the chile verde to be very spicy. (See my note below about spice level). Do not seed the tomatillos.
• Place the poblano peppers, jalapeño and tomatillos on baking sheets cut side down. Broil for about 7-10 minutes or until browned.
• Immediately place peppers in a plastic bag and tie the bag. Allow them to steam for 5 minutes, and then peel off their outer layer of skin. (It should come off easily)
• Add the peppers, tomatillos and cilantro to a blender and puree.
• Add mixture to the pot with the pork and cook everything together for an additional 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve with tortillas, and a side of Mexican rice and beans.

GREEN CHILE (CHILE VERDE)

Steps:

• Combine pork butt, salt and 2 cups water in an 8-quart stockpot over high heat and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook until pork is tender, 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine garlic cloves, serranos, cumin, black peppercorns, onion quarters, the chopped Anaheims and 2 cups water in a blender. Blend well until mixture is liquid, then slowly add cilantro. Continue to blend until mixture is completely liquid, then add mixture to stockpot (at whatever point the stockpot is at). Bring stockpot back to a boil, then, reduce heat back to a simmer.
• Combine tomatillos and 1 cup water in blender and blend well until mixture becomes liquid, about 5 minutes. Add to stockpot and bring mixture to a boil again, then reduce the heat to medium.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Roast remaining whole Anaheim peppers in broiler, turning occasionally, until charred. Remove skin under cool running water and slice thin. Add to the stockpot in the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Sauté onions and garlic: Pour off excess fat, anything beyond a tablespoon, and place the onions and garlic in the same skillet and cook, stirring occasionally until limp, about 5 minutes.
• Simmer 2-3 hours: Bring to a boil and reduce to a slight simmer. Cook for 2-3 hours uncovered or until the pork is fork tender. Adjust the seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with Spanish rice and warmed flour tortillas or freshly made corn tortillas. Links: Green chili from Lisa Fain, the Homesick Texan

GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the poblanos, tomatillos, jalapeno, onion, garlic and canola oil on a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Roast, turning once, until the vegetables are golden brown and soft, about 20 minutes.
• Let the vegetables cool slightly, then peel the garlic. Transfer the vegetables to a food processor, add the cilantro and process until smooth (add water to adjust the consistency, if necessary). Add the honey and more salt and pepper, if needed.

GREEN CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil. When hot, add the onions and jalapeno and saute until just starting to caramelize, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.
• Reduce the heat to medium, sprinkle the onion mixture with the flour and stir constantly until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the reserved liquid from the chiles, 1 cup water, the vinegar and salt and stir until the liquid is smooth and all the flour is dissolved.
• Add the chiles and pepper and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes. Puree in a blender, or with a stick blender, and add the lime juice. Adjust to taste for salt and pepper. Refrigerate for up to 1 week.

COLORADO GREEN CHILI (CHILE VERDE)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Season the pork with salt and pepper to taste, then place into the hot oil. Cook until golden brown on all sides, about 7 minutes. Once browned, remove the pork and set aside. Reduce heat to medium, and stir in the onion and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Return the pork to the pot, and stir in the green chiles, diced tomatoes with juice, tomatillo salsa, and chicken broth. Season with oregano and clove. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, remove 2 cups of the soup (ensure there are no pork cubes in it), and pour into a blender. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree until smooth, then pour back into the cooking pot. This will create a thicker texture for your chili and will eliminate some of the chunky bits of chiles. Continue to simmer, stirring occasionally until the pork is very tender, at least 35 minutes more.

BRAISED PORK WITH GREEN CHILE SAUCE OF CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Trim and discard fat and cut pork in 1-inch cubes.
• In a large frying pan, heat oil over mediun-high heat; add meat a few cubes at a time and cook until very brown.
• Push meat to side of pan and add onion, garlic and bell peppers; saute until limp.
• Stir in chiles, oregano, cumin, salt, cilantro, vinegar, and water.
• Cover and simmer until meat is fork tender(about 1 hour).
• Skim off fat & discard.
• Serve with rice or make burritos or serve in your favorite way.