Pork-and-Green-Chili Stew
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1½pounds pork butt or shoulder, trimmed of excess fat and cut into small strips or chunks
- 1medium onion, roughly chopped
- Salt
- 1tablespoon minced garlic
- 114-ounce can diced tomatoes, with their liquid
- 2cups roughly chopped roasted or broiled green chilies (see recipe)
- Garlic powder, optional
- Warm flour tortillas or rice for serving
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
275 calories; 15 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 22 grams protein; 599 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Put a large, deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the pork and cook, stirring occasionally to keep it from sticking, just until the meat juices evaporate, about 8 minutes (you’re not looking to brown the pork here). Add the onion and a sprinkle of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until it softens slightly, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Add the garlic, tomatoes and 1 cup water, not quite enough to cover the mixture. Bring to a boil, and let it boil vigorously for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chilies, a sprinkle of salt and a sprinkle of garlic powder if you’re using it. Reduce the heat so the mixture bubbles gently but steadily, and cover partly. Cook until most of the liquid evaporates, 6 to 10 minutes (there should be some juices left in the bottom of the pot, but the mixture shouldn’t be soupy). Taste, add a little more salt if necessary and serve with warm flour tortillas or over rice.
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Instead of water, I boil a bunch of tomatillos and put them through a food processor. It gives the stew a nice tang and a bit more thickness to the consistency.
I use Mexican beer instead of water and add more garlic/onions. I love the idea of tomatillos. Water just makes the underlying flavor a bit thin.
I've been making this for years! It is delicious and the only thing I do differently is roll the pork in flour and brown it prior to adding the remaining ingredients; makes it thicker. The beauty of this is you can add as much or as little if anything, to suit your taste. I've never measured anything in this before. Probably I use more garlic. This is and authentic Colorado chile which came from a Mexican and I've never seen it in the Internet before.
I made this with tofu instead of pork and fresh tomatoes. It was delicious!
Really enjoyed this, though I'm not sure I want to put in the effort to roast the equivalent of 2 cups of chiles if I make it again. However, during hatch season roasted peppers are available by the pound at my local grocery store, which turns this into an easy weeknight meal. I added potatoes and zucchini to punch up the veg factor (and would do so again), but otherwise made as directed. I used water and the sauce plenty flavorful. I don't think it needed anything extra.
I followed the advice to enrich, and made a broth with the pork butt bone, a few slices of ginger, 1/2 an onion and a few peppercorns. The only other substitution was Costco jarred green chiles. Wait on salt until all ingredients have asserted themselves. We served this with a dollop of plain yoghurt (non-dairy unsweetened plain is fine). Very very tasty!