Best Firehouse Pork Chili Verde Recipes

CHILE VERDE PORK

Steps:

• Season pork pieces on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large stock pot over high heat. Add oil. Once hot, sear the pork pieces until browned on all sides.
• Remove the pork from the pot. Add a little additional oil to pan, if needed.
• Add onion and saute until tender. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in the cumin and oregano. Return pork to the pot and add the chicken broth.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 2-4 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce.
• Place rack on second to top level of oven and turn the oven to high broil.
• Lightly spray a jelly roll pan with cooking oil. Wash the poblano peppers, jalapeños and tomatillos.
• Slice the tomatillo and both types of peppers in half, and remove stems. Seed the peppers and remove the white veins inside if if you do not want the chile verde to be very spicy. (See my note below about spice level). Do not seed the tomatillos.
• Place the poblano peppers, jalapeño and tomatillos on baking sheets cut side down. Broil for about 7-10 minutes or until browned.
• Immediately place peppers in a plastic bag and tie the bag. Allow them to steam for 5 minutes, and then peel off their outer layer of skin. (It should come off easily)
• Add the peppers, tomatillos and cilantro to a blender and puree.
• Add mixture to the pot with the pork and cook everything together for an additional 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve with tortillas, and a side of Mexican rice and beans.

PORK CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the pork, carrots, onion and garlic in oil in batches until pork is browned. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the enchilada sauce, water, jalapenos and cilantro. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with rice and tortillas.

PORK CHILI VERDE (GREEN PORK CHILI)

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a pot over high heat until it's nearly smoking. Add pork shoulder cubes in a single layer. Let sear until brown on one side, 4 to 5 minutes. Mix and turn pieces over and brown on the other side, 4 to 5 minutes. Add onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring until onions turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Add oregano, cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Stir and cook until seasonings get fragrant, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Remove paper husk from tomatillos and rinse. Cut into quarters. Place in blender with garlic, jalapeno pepper, poblano, cilantro, and chicken broth. Pulse on and off until pieces start to break down. Then blend until mixture has liquefied, about 30 seconds. Stir sauce into the meat mixture. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bay leaf. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low to maintain a slow but steady simmer for about 1 hour. Add potatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper. If mixture has reduced to where potatoes are not immersed, add more broth to cover. Simmer until meat and potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Garnish individual servings with a dollop of sour cream, some pickled red onions (if desired), and cilantro leaves.

PORK CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Season the pork meat generously with salt and pepper, lightly flour. Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium high heat and brown pork chunks well in small batches, on all sides. Lift pork out of pan and place in a wide soup pot. Discard fat and place the onions and peppers in the same skillet and sweat over moderate heat, stirring occasionally until limp, about 5 minutes. Add all of the chiles and cook an additional 3-4 minutes, then add the garlic and cook 1-2 minutes more.
• Add the Sauteed vegetables, chopped tomatillos, dried herbs and cilantro to the meat, cover with the chicken stock and bring up to a boil and reduce to a slight simmer. Cook for 2-3 hours uncovered or until the pork is fork tender.
• Adjust the seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with red rice for a delightful contrast.

PORK CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Trim off any excess fat from the pork and cut into 2 inch squares. In a large (6 to 8 quart) stock pot, over a high heat, sear the pork in the vegetable oil until golden brown. Remove the pork from the pot and pour off any oil or fat drippings, but leave 2 tablespoons of oil. In the same pot, over a medium heat, add the chopped onion, garlic, salt, and pepper and saute until transparent. Add the cumin, pork, and chicken stock, and cook for 1/2 hour.
• Add the poblanos, jalapenos, and bell peppers. Puree the tomatillos and cilantro in a blender. Add them to the pot and cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes. Serve with white beans and rice. Garnish with grated sharp white cheddar cheese.

FIREHOUSE PORK CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Cube pork and dredge it lightly with salt and peppered flour. Brown pork in large pot with olive oil. Add diced yellow onions and garlic to pot. Simmer uncovered until onions are translucent.
• Add roasted, peeled, deseeded and deveined Anaheim chilies, jalapeños, Poblanos, tomatillos and Serrano peppers to food processor and pulse. Take pepper mixture and add to pot with pork.
• Add cumin and chicken broth then stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Let chili Verde cook uncovered for 4 hours; stirring lightly and occasionally.

PORK CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Roast, peel, seed and chop poblano pepper (divide in half).
• Over high heat, Grill pork roast to brown on all sides, transfer to plate and cover,.
• In a large pot, add oil, onion, garlic, peppers, coriander, cumin and half of the chopped poblanos - sautee until soft.
• Add reciato salsa chicken broth, half of the lime juice and stir to combine.
• Once the liquid begins to simmer, return the pork roast to the pot.
• Cover and simmer on low, at least 3 hours (the longer the better) You can make this in a crock pot too, works quite well.
• Once pork is falling off bone, remove from pot. remove the bone and any visible fat and shred the meat.
• Return the meat to the pot and stir into the liquids. Add remaining lime juice and fresh cilantro. (turn the heat off).
• spoon into bowls and garnish with more fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
• (you can add drained, rinsed canned white beans to this near the end of the cooking time to really stretch this to feed a HUGE crowd).

THE BEST FIREHOUSE CHILI

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown the ground meat, remove and drain well. In the same pan fry the onions, garlic, and peppers, until the onions are translucent and peppers begin to wilt.
• In a large stew pot or Dutch oven, add meat and vegetables and stir over low heat.
• Add spices and seasonings, stir.
• Add crushed tomatoes.
• Add kidney beans that have been drained and rinsed.
• Add beer, stir.
• Add water or stock (if needed) until desired consistency is reached.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low.
• Simmer for approximately 1 ½ - 2 hours, stirring every so often.
• Serve over rice with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheese.