Latin Pork Stew Recipes

MEXICAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• In a large skillet that has been coated with cooking spray, brown pork and garlic. Add onion, saute until tender. Stir in tomatoes, chilies, cilantro, oregano and bay leaves; cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until pork is tender and no longer pink., In a bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaves.

LATIN AMERICAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a non-stick 5 qt. Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add pork in batches and brown. Transfer pork to a bowl. I did not have a Dutch oven so I just made a stovetop stew.
• 2. Reduce heat to medium. In the drippings cook onion until soft, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and continue cooking another minute. Add tomatoes with their juice, half of the cilantro, cumin, salt, coriander, ground cayenne and water. Heat to a simmer and stir in the pork. Cover and bake in the oven for 30 minutes or on the stovetop.
• 3. Stir in the sweet potato chunks; cover and bakein the oven for 40 minutes longer( or on the stovetop) until potatoes and pork are tender. Stir in the black beans and the rest of the fresh cilantro; cover and warm for 15 minutes or until heated through.
• 4. NOTE: If you do not like spicy, eliminate the jalapeño.

ASADO DE PUERCO (MEXICAN PORK STEW)

Steps:

• Combine pork cubes, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until water evaporates. Continue cooking until the pork browns in its rendered fat, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut tops off the dried chiles and remove seeds. Heat chiles in a large skillet over low heat until they start to soften. Do not toast. Place chiles in a bowl of hot water and soak for 20 minutes.
• Remove pork and set aside. Do not wash, wipe out, or clean the Dutch oven.
• Transfer chiles to a blender, reserving soaking water. Add cilantro, chicken bouillon, peppercorns, garlic, cinnamon stick, Mexican oregano, thyme, cumin seeds, bay leaves, and cloves. Pour in 1 cup soaking water and blend until smooth. Add 1 more cup soaking water, season with salt, and blend until completely smooth.
• Melt lard in the Dutch oven. Carefully add blended chile mixture and scrape up all browned bits. Bring to a boil and add pork. Reduce heat and cover partially, leaving about 1 inch open. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened and reaches the desired consistency, 15 to 20 minutes.

LATIN PORK STEW

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, 1 tsp. kosher salt, 1/4 tsp. black pepper, and 1/8 tsp.ground cayenne pepper in a gallon size plastic bag. Add pork a few pieces at a time to coat with flour mixture and brown in fry pan with olive oil. DO NOT COOK, just brown the outside quickly for a nice crust. Set aside in a bowl.
• 2. Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and cook in oil until tender about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
• 3. OVEN DIRECTIONS: Transfer pork and onions to a large dutch oven or enamel roaster. Add tomatoes with their juice, cilantro, cumin, coriander, salt, gr. red ,carrots,celery and 2 cups broth. Bake covered in oven for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
• 4. Remove from oven and stir in potatoes. Cover return to oven and bake for 40 minutes or until potatoes are just tender.
• 5. Remove from oven and stir in black beans. Cover and return to oven and bake 15 more minutes until beans are heated through.

MEXICAN-INSPIRED PORK STEW

Steps:

• Combine garlic, brown sugar, salt, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, black pepper, and cinnamon in a large zip-top bag. Add cubed pork and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in pork and cook until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes. Add tomatillos, Anaheim chiles, and olives. Stir, cover, and let simmer for another 20 minutes. Stir in cabbage; cover and simmer for 20 minutes more.

POSOLE (MEXICAN PORK STEW)

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, brown in oil over medium hot heat. Remove from pan and set aside.
• In remaining oil, saute onion until tender, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic, cooking for just a minute more.
• Put the cooked meat, onions and garlic in a stew pot. Add the tomatoes and chilies, 1 1/2 cans chicken broth, and seasonings.
• Stir, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat is tender.
• Puree one can of drained hominy in a blender with the remaining ½ can chicken broth. The pureed hominy adds thickness to the stew.
• Add the pureed hominy, whole hominy, and cilantro and simmer an additional 15 minutes.

MEXICAN PORK STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven. Dredge pork cubes in seasoned flour, brown on all sides. Set aside.
• NOTE: "Brown" means "brown." Don't remove the pork cubes when they're merely gray (the biggest mistake home cooks make when they're browning meat for a stew.) The pork cubes should be browned to where they look like they could be eaten as is.
• Add onion, garlic, and Anaheims. Cook until onion softens, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add seasonings and bay leaf. Cook 1 minute.
• Deglaze with ½ cup chicken broth. Return the pork to the Dutch oven. Add the remaining chicken broth, chopped tomatoes, and refried beans.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer with lid off for two hours.
• Can be served on the plate as a stew, with heated flour tortillas to sop up all the goodness, or can be used to make burritos. Just add an appropriate amount of stew in a line across the center of a heated flour tortilla, sprinkle on top of the stew some shredded iceberg lettuce and chopped fresh tomatoes, and place at either end of the line sour cream and guacamole.
• To increase the heat, add more Anaheims. To increase it further, add more chili powder (but try increasing the heat first by adding more Anaheims.).