MEXICAN PORK AND GREEN CHILE STEW

Mexican Pork and Green Chile Stew image

Here's my version of a traditional Mexican 'Guisado de Puerco en Chile Verde' (Green Chile and Pork stew). It is bursting with flavor, and is mildly-spicy. Serve with hot corn or flour tortillas with butter, or black beans and white rice.

Provided by Seanzilla

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Pork

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 ½ pounds lean boneless pork, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 ½ cups diced onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
¼ cup cold water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste

Steps:

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat.
Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish; add pork and turn to coat, shaking off excess.
Cook coated pork in hot oil until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir onion and garlic in with the pork; continue cooking and stirring until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Pour diced tomatoes, green chilies, and 2 tablespoons cilantro over the pork mixture; stir. Place a cover on the Dutch oven and simmer the mixture until pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 40 minutes.
Whisk cold water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into the liquid in the Dutch oven and continue cooking until the sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove Dutch oven from heat; let dish rest 10 to 15 minutes. Ladle into bowls and top with cheese and desired amount of cilantro to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 406.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.5 g, Cholesterol 81.8 mg, Fat 19.2 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 32.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 436.2 mg, Sugar 4 g