Sunday, January 23, 2011

Chili Verde

So I am trying to make meals ahead of time, because I keep my life pretty jammed pack with things to do, and don't always have time to cook a good meal. So I made Chili Verde tonight. Of course I made A LOT, a habit I have from making dinner for a family of 7. Anyway, it is a recipe in progress, but this seemed to be my best one yet.

3 lbs pork, cubed (I have used pork roasts but mostly I use boneless pork ribs, easy to cut, and pretty cheap)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
1 large onion, small dice
8 fresh tomatillos
3 serrono chili peppers
4 cans of green chiles (I like the fire roasted kind)
1 habanero chili
1 to 2 cups chicken stock
1 tsp cumin seed, ground
1 tsp coriander seed, ground

Turn oven to broiler, place tomatillos and hot chili peppers on cookie sheet. Roast all of the tomatillos and peppers until browned and cracked. Once roasted, put into blender (usually you would removed the roasted skin from the peppers, but I don't mind the blackened skin so I leave it on). While they are roasting, brown the pork in a pressure cooker. When it is almost brown, add the onion and the garlic. Once the tomatillos and peppers are roasted, place them in the blender with ground seeds and cans of green chilies. Blend well. Add this mix to the pork. Clean out the blender with the chicken stock.
Cook according to pressure cooker recommendations. I usually do it for about 20 minutes.
I like to eat it on burritos, brown rice or refried beans.

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