Chile Verde Ii 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.

CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine oregano, cumin, and chile powder. In a chili pot, combine enchilada sauce, tomatillos, and salsa verde. Press tomatillos against the side of the pot to crush. Add the oregano mixture to the liquids. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently.
• Brown the meat in lard or oil in batches with onions and pressed garlic. Drain meat and add to chili pot. Add diced green chiles. Return pot to simmer.
• After 2 hours, add half of finely minced green peppers. Add salt, as desired. Taste and adjust, adding additional minced peppers as desired. After 2 1/2 hours thicken or thin, as needed. After 2 3/4 hours, adjust salt and other seasonings as needed.
• Just before serving, add lime juice and cilantro.

CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Roast chiles under a broiler, turning every 5 minutes or so, until blackened on all sides.
• Put the chiles into a paper bag or covered bowl and let them steam for a couple of minutes.
• Peel the skin off of the chiles, remove the seeds, and cut them into 1" square strips. Finely chop the Jalapeño.
• [Optional] Cut the tomatillos in half and dry roast them in a skillet until they start to pick up some dark spots (about 5 min).
• Coat Pork in flour, salt and pepper. Brown and set aside.
• Add onions and garlic to pan, cook until onions are golden brown.
• Add chiles, tomatillos, and tomatoes. Fry for about 10min.
• Add pork and chicken stock. Simmer for 1-2 hours (until tender/falling apart).
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• [Optional] For an extra layer of flavor and texture, add half an onion, cut into a large dice, 20 min before the end of cooking.
• [Variation] For a quicker prep time, brown the onion first, add the meat, scatter on some flour, salt, and pepper, and stir until it colors a bit, and then continue with the remaining instructions.

MEXICAN CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, heat 3 tablespoons of oil.
• Season the pork with salt and pepper.
• Add the pork to the stock pot.
• Sear on all sides.
• Stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile preheat the broiler on high.
• Place the tomatillos, ½ onion (chopped), 2 garlic cloves, and 2-3 serrano chiles on a sheet pan.
• Note: if you like it spicy, use 4 to 5 serrano chiles.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil over all the ingredients and mix well.
• Add salt over everything.
• Place the sheet pan inside the oven.
• Broil for 4-5 minutes until the tomatillos are black and charred.
• Add all the tomatillos and cilantro into a blender.
• Blend until smooth.
• If there is excess fat, remove the seared pork from the pot.
• Drain any excess fat.
• Place the remaining 1/2 onion chopped and 1 finely minced garlic into the pot.
• Stir and cook for 1 minute.
• Return the pork to the pot.
• Add the salsa verde from the blender.
• Add 1 cup of chicken broth to the blender to get any remaining salsa verde.
• Add the liquid from the blender and remaining chicken broth to the pot.
• Stir to combine.
• Cover with a lid.
• Cook for 1 hour on low.
• Taste for salt.Note: If using potatoes, add 30 minutes before turning off the heat.
• Serve with Mexican rice and beans.

CHILE VERDE II

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, over high heat, sear the pork in the vegetable oil until golden brown. Remove the pork from the pot, reserve 2 tablespoons oil in the pan, and . Cook the chopped onion and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper, in the reserved oil until onions are tender. Season with cumin, then stir in pork and chicken stock. Simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Stir in poblanos, jalapenos and bell peppers. Puree the tomatillos and cilantro in a blender, and add them to the pot. Cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes.

CROCK POT CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Cut pork in 1/2 inch cubes.
• Dredge pork in flour.
• Heat shortening in fry pan, brown pork well.
• Add onion and garlic, cook until soft.
• Put pork mixture, tomatoes, chiles, oregano, salt and water in crock pot.
• Cook on high for 4-6 hours, or until pork will break apart with a fork.
• Serve in bowls with grated cheddar or Jack cheese on top, or wrap 1/2 Cup with cheese and refried beans in a 10" flour tortilla.

EASY CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat a medium Dutch oven (6 to 8 quarts) over medium-high. Swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Working in batches, brown pork all over, 16 to 20 minutes total (adding remaining oil when needed). Let pork cool slightly, then cut into 1-inch chunks.
• Return Dutch oven to medium-high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Return pork to Dutch oven along with canned chiles, salsa, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, then cover and transfer to oven. Roast until pork is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Let stand 10 minutes; skim fat with a spoon and serve with various accompaniments on the side.

CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound of pork; cook and stir until lightly browned. Remove and set aside. Repeat with remaining meat, adding more oil as needed. Return all of the meat to Dutch oven. , Sprinkle flour over meat; mix well. Add the chiles, cumin, salt, pepper, garlic, cilantro, salsa verde and broth. Cover and simmer until pork is tender and chili reaches desired consistency, about 1-1/2 hours. Serve with tortillas. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled chili in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add 1/2 cup of olive oil. Stir in the onion, garlic, serrano and jalapeno peppers and cook until soft. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place the pork shoulder in a large heavy bottomed pot, coated with oil, over medium heat and sear until well browned on all sides. Deglaze with the chicken broth, and then add sauteed onions and peppers. Turn heat to low, cover and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the Anaheim peppers on a sheet pan.
• Peel the outer paper skins off the tomatillos, then coat with olive oil and place on another sheet pan. Place both pans in the preheated oven and roast until the peppers are nicely charred and the tomatillos are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Remove pans from the oven and place the peppers in a plastic bag to let them steam for 5 minutes.
• Peel and seed peppers, and then puree them with the tomatillos in a food processor. Add the puree to the pork mixture, stir, and then let simmer on low heat.
• Combine the garlic powder, black pepper, ground cumin, Mexican oregano, ground coriander and salt in a small bowl, then add to pork mixture and stir well.
• In a small saute pan, mix 1/2 cup olive oil with the corn flour, stirring over low heat for 2 minutes to make a masa roux.
• Let the chili mixture simmer for approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours on medium-low heat, or until pork is nice and tender. Then stir in masa roux and simmer for 10 more minutes.