From webmaster@recipeway.com Wed May 24 17:39:01 2000 Date: 24 May 2000 13:04:36 GMT From: Ben Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Green Chili with Pork Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Green Chili with Pork 1/2 cup Olive oil 2 Large yellow onions, chopped, about 4 cups 8 Medium garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 8 Fresh Jalapeno peppers, stemmed and minced 3 Carrots, peeled and sliced crosswise into 1/2 inch pieces 1 1/2 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1/2 inch cubes 5 cups chicken stock or canned broth salt 28 ounces crushed Italian plum tomatoes, drained 1 potato, peeled and grated ( 8 oz) 12 large Poblano chilies (1 1/2 lb), Roasted and peeled *OR* 28 ounces can whole roasted mild green chilies, drained In a large heavy duty casserole or Dutch oven (about 5 qt.) warm the oil over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, Jalapenos, and carrots. Cook,stirring once or twice, for 10 minutes. Stir in oregano and pork cubes and cook until pork has lost its pink color, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Stir in the chicken stock, 1 ts of salt, crushed tomatoes and the grated potato. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and cook partially covered, for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cut the Poblano into 1/2 inch strips. Add them to the chili and cook , stirring often, for another 30 to 45 minutes or until the pork is tender and the chili is thickened to your liking. Taste for correct seasonings and let cook another 5 minutes. Serve hot. NOTE: To roast Poblanos, stick them on a serving fork and turn over a gas burner until thoroughly charred. Wrap chilies in a paper bag after you roast them. When cool, rinse under cold running water, rubbing off the burned skin. Pat dry and de-stem chilies. http://www.recipeway.com/ ~~Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the FAQ posted each week. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.