We've been trying to recreate our favorite restaurant green chili stew, and by jove, I think we've got it!
Meat
3 pounds pork meat from shoulder or butt roast, cut into 1 inch square chunks
flour, salt and pepper for dredging.
1 medium/large yellow onion, diced
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
Saute the pork chunks until the flour starts to brown and place in large dutch oven.
Remove pork and saute the onion until translucent and just beginning to brown.
Place the onion in the dutch oven with pork and add:
Chicken broth
Cover with lid (leaving a small crack to let steam escape )and place in an oven set at 280 degrees.
Cook for about 1 1/2 hours.
Spices and flavorings:
1 heaping TBSP ground cumin
1 heaping TBSP finely chopped garlic
1 cup tomatillo based green chile salsa (without tomato or sugar).
1 heaping tsp. black pepper.
Green Chili mix:
5 fresh Hatch type anaheim green chiles
3 fresh Poblano peppers,
1 or 2 fresh jalapeno (depending on hot hot you like your chili.)
Blister the chiles on either a gas grill (our way) or any other method you like to get the skin black and peeling.
When peeled (keep the jalapeno separate) blend the chiles together to make a smooth puree.
(Taste some of the puree on a tortilla chip to see how spicy they are, so you can judge how much to use, and if you are going to need the jalapeno.) If you want the jalapeno, blend in the amount you want now.
Mixing it all together:
After meat has roasted for the 1 1/2 hours, stir in all the spices and flavorings, and some of the Green Chile Mix. ( We usually use about 1 1/2 cups of the chile puree, so you may have a bit left over.)
Stir everything together and roast another hour in the oven at the same temp.
Check to see if the meat is tender, if not, keep roasting and checking until it has the consistency you like.
Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, some chopped fresh cilantro and of course flour tortillas!
ENJOY!
My suggestion is as long as you are going to the trouble to blister, peel, and puree the chiles, do a BIG batch. What you don't use now can be frozen in mason jars and the next time you want it, you"ve GOT it!
