Chile Verde
- 30 Anaheim chiles, roasted
- 5 pounds pork shoulder
- 4 medium onions, sliced
- 10 whole garlic cloves, crushed
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 tablespoons dried oregano
- 3 (8-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, crushed by hand
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup chicken base
- Salt
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
- Peel and crush the roasted Anaheim chiles; set aside.
- Remove the fat from the pork shoulder and cut the fat into small pieces.
- In a large pan over medium-high heat, fry the fat until crisp, 4 or 5 minutes, and then remove the chunks of fat from the pan.
- Sweat the onions and garlic in the same saute pan, cooking them in the residual pork fat.
- Cut the pork shoulder into 1/4-inch pieces and add them to the pan and saute until browned.
- Add the bay leaves, oregano, tomatoes, and Anaheim chiles.
- Simmer over low heat for about 25 minutes.
- Add the water, chicken base, and salt, to taste.
- Bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for 2 hours or until tender.
- Slowly add the flour in small amounts, until the mixture has reached your desired thickness; do not exceed 1/4 cup flour.
- If desired, return the crispy fat to the mixture to add additional pork flavor.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.
chiles, pork shoulder, onions, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, tomatoes, water, chicken base, salt, allpurpose, cilantro
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chile-verde-recipe.html (may not work)