Green Chili Verde

[ikesmom]

So I am roasting a 9.5 lb. pork roast right now for our camping trip. I have the Anaheim chilies roasted and the onions are caramelized.

My mom is a what I'd call a traditional Mexican cook and has her method for green chili verde which is
roasting the chilies, removing the seeds and char skin, dicing them, heat oil, cook onion and chilies, add flour to make a roux..add chopped pork and cumin, oregano, salt n pepper. Simmer on low for 30 min.

Does anyone do it different? Use other chilies or spices? Do you roast your pork or ?

I am making a skillet of rice to go with and store bought corn tortillas. I want your love recipe

[Purple Sage]

Sounds good! I would add garlic and either canned or fresh roasted tomatillos and fresh chopped cilantro (after you turn off the heat). Then serve with lime wedges. No oregano because dh doesn't like it.


Your method sounds like it would be more flavorful than mine because I usually do it in the crock pot (so no caramelized onions...mmmm). I use a Boston butt or other fatty pork roast, then add a couple of cans of tomatillos, fresh garlic, onions, cumin, and whatever chilis I have on hand (usually pablanos, jalapenos, or serranos), and salt and pepper. Cook all day on low, then add fresh cilantro. So good wrapped in a warm corn tortilla with lime and sour cream.

[mamadelbosque]

Thats pretty close to what I make - my recipe is my grandmother's whose from new mexico Anyhow, I/we tend to buy it online pre-roatsed & frozen, so all I have to do when I want chili is dethaw, peel & dice My basic green chili recipe:

for every 1# pork:

Dice pork, cook in skillet till 'all moisture is gone from pan'. Add 1 cup flour, 4 cups water, some salt & garlic (couple cloves, minced) & chili. Cook till thick (takes about an hour or so). Love it I'm making it tommorrow for some of DH's friends Such a treat!!

ETA: I usually make either chicos, chicos & beans, or just plain pinto beans to go with it, along with tortillas (4 cups flour, 4 heaping tbsp lard or shortening, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, and 1 cup flour - mix everythng but lard & water together, then cut lard/shortening in, then add water, roll out, then cook on cast iron skillet till done .

Or else just make it into enchiladas (we just dip the corn tortillas in till softend, stacking 2 or 3 up on a plate, then top w/ normal stuff: onions/lettuce/tomatoes/cheese/etc), or juevos rancheros for breakfast - same as above, only you fry a couple eggs and just spoon the chili overtop. Mmmm... juevos rancheros is probably my favorite, tbh

[MamaChicken]

Nope, sounds just like what I would make! Yum!