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slow cooker pork chile verde

Slow Cooker Pork Chile Verde

Heather Thomas, sloCooking
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Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours

Ingredients
  

  • Pork Chile Verde
  • 4 lbs boneless pork butt or shoulder trimmed of fat & cut into 2” cubes
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • Flour for dredging
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 yellow onions chopped
  • 2 green bell pepper cut into 1” cubes
  • 1 Pasilla chili veins & seeds removed, cut into 1” cubes
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1 ½ lbs tomatillos roasted, peeled & chopped
  • 1 tbsp Mexican oregano
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ bunch fresh cilantro leaves chopped
  • 2 cups chicken stock

Instructions
 

  • Season pork with salt & pepper
  • Lightly flour.
  • Heat oil in heavy bottom skillet over medium heat
  • Brown pork chunks in small batches until brown on all sides
  • Remove from oil, place in slow cooker
  • Discard any fat in pan, place in onion, bell peppers and sweat over medium heat, stirring occasionally until limp, approx. 5 minutes
  • Add in pasilla chili and cook an additional 3-4 minutes
  • Add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes
  • Add sautéed vegetables, tomatillos, dried herbs, & cilantro to slow cooker
  • Cover with chicken stock
  • Add lid, cook 2-3 hours on high
  • It’s ready when the pork falls apart easily with a fork
  • For a family of 3 like mine, this makes enough to eat half and freeze half for later