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chile verde

tjmonoski01 avatar
Recipe by
TJ Jones
@tjmonoski01
Layton, UT

The best chile verde you'll ever have.

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 9 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For chile verde

  • 2 md
    poblano peppers
  • 2 lg
    anaheim peppers
  • 2 lg
    jalapeno peppers
  • 6 md
    fresh tomatillos
  • 4 clove
    garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 lg
    white onion, peeled, cut, and quartered
  • 5 lb
    pork shoulder roast
  • 1 bunch
    fresh cilantro
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh oregano
  • 2 Tbsp
    cumin
  • 1 c
    chicken broth
  • 1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 3 tsp
    salt
  • 3 tsp
    pepper
  • 4 Tbsp
    cooking oil
  • 1/4 c
    green habanero hot sauce

How To Make chile verde

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Arrange Vegetables on a baking sheet
    2
    Place the peppers, tomatillos, garlic, and onion on a baking sheet. Cook and char for approximately 25 minutes. Do not over-char.
  • Slice pork shoulder into cubes
    3
    Start trimming and cutting the pork into 1" squares. Place the cubes in a bowl. Remove the sheet pan from the oven and cool about 10 minutes.
  • Add cilantro before blending
    4
    Place all roasted items in blender with the cilantro, oregano, cumin, and chicken broth.
  • Blend ingredients
    5
    Blend.
  • Cover pork with flour
    6
    Place flour, salt, and pepper in a zip-top bag and add the pieces of pork to the bag. Shake and coat all 4 sides of the pork.
  • Brown pork
    7
    Add oil to a large skillet and get hot. Place pork in hot skillet. Brown all sides.
  • Green Chile II
    8
    Transfer pork to slow cooker and pour in sauce from blender.
  • Add cilantro whole
    9
    Add green habanero hot sauce. Stir completely.
  • Green Chile II
    10
    Cook for 9 hours on low.
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