Tamales With Green Chili and Pork
"Tamales filled with shredded pork carnitas in a green chili sauce. [Photographs: Joshua Bousel] A green chili made of roasted poblanos, tomatillos, and cilantro provides a bright and fruity base for the rich pork carnitas in these light and tender tamales. Rich, meaty pork tamales with bright green chili Why This Recipe Works * Roasted poblanos give the sauce a fruity green-pepper flavor, while jalapeño provides a mellow heat. * Richly flavored carnitas add meaty depth to the filling. Notes: If you don't have shredded pork available, you can simmer 2 pounds of cubed boneless pork shoulder in the green chile sauce, covered, until fork tender and then shred. Additional chicken stock may be required to thin out the sauce if it thickens too much during cooking...."