Chili Verde
- 6 pounds Pork Butt
- 4 cups Water
- 2 whole Jalapenos
- 3 whole Anaheim Peppers
- 6 whole Small Tomatillos- Husks Removed
- 2 whole Roma Tomatoes
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 ounce, fluid Non-stick Cooking Spray
- Preheat oven to 450F.
- Trim your pork butt of any unnecessary fat.
- Cut meat into bite sized chunks, or about 1 inch cubes.
- Put your cut up meat into a deep pot and cover with water.
- Pour in the 4 cups of water.
- Boil on medium-high heat for 25-35 minutes until the meat is fork tender.
- While meat is becoming fork tender remove the husks from your tomatillos and rinse them all off.
- They are kind of sticky if you dont.
- Place your peppers, tomatillos and tomatoes on a baking sheet and spray liberally with non-stick cooking spray.
- Bake in the 450F oven for about 20 minutes or until the skin starts to blacken.
- Once peppers, tomatillos and tomatoes are cooked, place on a cutting board to cool.
- Once cool enough to handle, peel the Anaheim peppers and the Roma tomatoes.
- Remove the stem part of the tomatillos.
- After everything is peeled, dice the peppers, tomatillos and tomatoes, leaving the seeds in.
- Not only do the seeds add flavor but they also add heat.
- Be careful with the jalapenos though, if you add too much and they are too hot, you can ruin the dish.
- Check your meat.
- It should be done about now, and there should be just a tiny bit of water left in the pot.
- Put the diced peppers, tomatillos and tomatoes into a blender along with the garlic cloves and pulse until it forms a somewhat chunky sauce.
- Pour the sauce into the pot with the meat and water.
- If it is too thick you can add about a 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of water to thin it out.
- Start by adding a little at a time until you get to your deisired consistency.
- Add your salt, cumin and oregano adjusting the amount you use to your taste.
- Some people like strong flavors and other like subtle flavors.
- Once you have it where you want it, let it sit on low heat for about 20 minutes to let the flavors develop.
- Serve with rice, beans and warm tortillas!
- ENJOY!
water, jalapenos, peppers, tomatoes, garlic, salt, cumin, oregano, fluid non
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/chili-verde-4/ (may not work)