Green Chile Pork Stew aka Pork Chile Verde
Filled with tender pork, potatoes, and plenty of green chile, this is classic New Mexican Green Chile Stew at its best. Made on the stove or in the crock-pot, this recipe doubles beautifully!
Ingredients
- 1 poundspork stew meat or pork shoulder (chopped into ½” pieces)
- ¼ cupall-purpose flour (or cornstarch)
- ½ teaspoonkosher salt
- ½ teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoongarlic powder
- 1 tablespoonolive oil
- ½yellow onion (chopped into 1/2 “ pieces)
- 3 largecloves garlic (minced)
- 7 ounceschopped green chile (about 3/4 cup worth (frozen works fine))
- 28 ouncesgreen chile enchilada sauce (about 3½ cups worth)
- 3 cupschicken stock (or water, plus 1 tablespoon chicken base)
- ½ teaspoonkosher salt (adjust to taste)
- 4 cupsdiced potatoes (about 2 large potatoes)
Directions
- 1
Combine the pork, flour, pepper and garlic powder in a gallon size Ziploc bag. Shake to coat thoroughly and then set aside.
- 2
In a large pot over medium heat, warm the oil. Add the fresh garlic and onion and sauté until translucent, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- 3
Add the dusted pork and cook until browned, approximately 5 minutes. Add the chiles, enchilada sauce, stock and salt and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on low for 45 minutes.
- 4
Add the potatoes and raise heat to boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender, approximately 15 minutes. Enjoy!