Pork Chile Verde
Source: Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois
PREP TIME
30 mins
COOK TIME
150 mins
SERVING SIZE
8
What You’ll Need
- 4 pounds Prairie Fresh USA Prime® pork shoulder butt, cut to 2-by-2-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 10 medium tomatillos
- 4 poblano peppers, seeded and halved
- 4 jalapenos, whole
- ½ head garlic
- 2 medium yellow onions, quartered
- 2 bunches green onions
- 5 limes, halved
- 2 bunches cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 5 cups chicken, pork or vegetable stock
Directions
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- In a mixing bowl, season pork shoulder butt cubes with salt and pepper. Coat pork with 1/3 cup of vegetable oil.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine tomatillos, poblanos, jalapeños, green onions, garlic, and yellow onions. Coat vegetables with 1/3 cup of vegetable oil.
- Place pork and vegetables on the grill until browned, charred and blistered. Remove from grill and keep the pork and vegetables separate.
- In a large heavy-bottom pot on medium-high heat, add grilled pork cubes, tomato paste, cumin, and 1/3 cup of oil. Cook pork in the oil and tomato paste mixture until paste begins to brown. Add stock and half of chopped cilantro. Bring liquid to a simmer.
- Pop the cloves out of the garlic head. Peel and discard the skin.
- With a pair of kitchen shears, cut and chop the grilled vegetables and garlic into a bowl. (Alternative method: In a food processor or blender, pulse the grilled vegetables a couple of times to chop. Do not puree.)
- Add chopped grilled vegetables into the pot with the pork and stock. Add juice of 4 limes. Season with salt and pepper and stir mixture together. Bring entire mixture to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours stirring occasionally, or until pork shoulder is tender but not falling apart into shreds.
- To finish, add the remaining cilantro and the juice of one lime.
- Serve alongside toasted tortillas, sour cream and avocado.
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