Pork Chili Verde Recipe Video
Easy take on green chili, featuring tomatillos and pork - skip the pork and use the sauce as a wonderful dip.
With the pork this makes a fabulous filling for tacos, burritos or enchiladas, have fun!
Ingredients
1 lb pork tenderloin
4 cups chicken broth
4 whole peppercorns
1/2 bay leaf
pinch of cumin
5-6 fresh tomatillos, husks removed cut in half
3-4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 small 12 oz can tomatillos, drained
1-3 jalapeƱos peppers, cored, seeded and diced
1 vidalla onion, diced
1 Tbs olive oil
1 clove fresh garlic
Directions
In a large soup pot, combine chicken broth, peppercorns, bay leaf, cumin and tenderloin, If liquid
is not enough to cover pork add additional water. Bring mixture to a boil, and lower heat to a low
simmer. Cover partially and cook for about 1 hour, or until pork is tender and easily shreds.
Meanwhile, lace fresh tomatillos and garlic in peel on an oiled baking sheet and broil under med high
heat for 3-5 mins, until skins begin to blacken. Let cool. Place canned tomatillos, jalapeƱos in blender
and pulse, add cooled roasted tomatillos and peeled roasted garlic. Blend. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet
and saute onions and fresh garlic. Add tomatillo puree and cook down over medium heat fro 5-10 mins.
Once pork is tender, remove from liquid and let cool. When cool enough to handle using hands or two forks, shred meat into fine strips. Add meat into tomatillo mixture and heat through. Serve with buttered warm
tortillas, or use as a taco or burrito filling
is not enough to cover pork add additional water. Bring mixture to a boil, and lower heat to a low
simmer. Cover partially and cook for about 1 hour, or until pork is tender and easily shreds.
Meanwhile, lace fresh tomatillos and garlic in peel on an oiled baking sheet and broil under med high
heat for 3-5 mins, until skins begin to blacken. Let cool. Place canned tomatillos, jalapeƱos in blender
and pulse, add cooled roasted tomatillos and peeled roasted garlic. Blend. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet
and saute onions and fresh garlic. Add tomatillo puree and cook down over medium heat fro 5-10 mins.
Once pork is tender, remove from liquid and let cool. When cool enough to handle using hands or two forks, shred meat into fine strips. Add meat into tomatillo mixture and heat through. Serve with buttered warm
tortillas, or use as a taco or burrito filling