Green Chile recipe (for BikeWriter)

[eleny]

Green Chile

Ingredients
This is not a finicky recipe. So don’t worry about exact measurements.

A piece of pork shoulder (Blade or butt cut is good. You can use 4 or 5 picnic style ribs - they're great) with or without the bone – at least 1 1/2 pounds
Cut a large piece of meat into pieces if you don’t plan to use a pressure cooker
1 large onion – white or red cut roughly into pieces
6 cloves of garlic smashed or a heaping wooden spoon of the chopped garlic in a jar. The more garlic, the better.
2 tablespoons of oil
1 container of "Bueno" brand fresh frozen chopped mild green chiles
If you can't find those, then I use 4 small cans of mild diced green chiles
3 14 oz cans of fat free chicken broth
1 14 oz can of diced salt free tomatoes or the fresh equivalent
1 can of Ro-tel brand tomatoes with jalapenos. I use the mild but you pick your favorite
http://www.texmex.net/Rotel/main.htm
If you don’t have Ro-tel where you live, just substitute another can of tomatoes and a fresh diced jalapeno pepper
3 bay leaves
1 heaping tablespoon of Sofrito
Some white flour and water

Heat the pot and add the oil
Brown the pork and sprinkle on some salt and pepper (the s&p is optional)
After the meat is browned, add onion in to brown a little (add more oil if the pot is too dry)
When the onion is almost done, add the garlic to brown slightly
Add the cans of chicken broth, tomatoes, Ro-tel, the mild chiles and the bay leaves

Pressure cook this gently for about an hour. Or in a regular pot or slow cooker, simmer until the meat falls apart.
Add the Sofrito and stir real well.

Mix a heaping tablespoon of flour with enough water to make a smooth mixture and slowly pour into the Green Chile (keep stirring) so it thickens a little (this is similar to making homemade gravy). Be sure the chile is only slightly thickened. You can leave out this step if you don’t want a thickened chile. I often do that.

I use this chile for making smothered bean burritos. I also like green chile in a bowl with some grated cheddar on top and warm tortillas for dunking.

[BikeWriter]

1. Whoa, I just found this in a search! Thank you, Eleny...

Your version sounds delicious!

[eleny]

2. Your welcome!