BRAISED MEXICAN STYLE PORK IN RED CHILI SAUCE

Braised Mexican Style Pork in Red Chili Sauce image

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 pounds boneless pork or loin trimmed and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
1 dash kosher salt
6 ounces dried new mexico chilies cleaned stemmed seeded and torn into 1 inch pieces
4 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons white vinegar
6 garlic cloves peeled
2 teaspoons mexican oregano dried
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoons ground cloves

Steps:

toss pork with salt and refrigerate one hour
place chilies in bowl pour boiling water over and submerge completely. let stand until soft about 30 minutes. pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
drain chilies, reserving 2 cups soaking liquid. Process chilies, honey, vinegar, garlic, oregano, cumin, cayenne, cloves and teaspoon salt in a blender until chilies are finely ground and a thick paste forms. With blender running add 1 cup reserve liquid and process until smooth 2 minutes, add another 1/4 cup liquid, then add remaining liquid and blend completely.
combine pork and sauce in dutch oven, stir to evenly coat. Bring to boil over high heat. Cover pot and transfer to oven and cook until pork is tender about 2-2.5 hours.
Use wooden spoon to stir up, loosen browned bits, and blend thoroughly. Let stand about 15 minutes, season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with lime wedges and corn tortillas.