Pork And Poblano Chili Recipe 475

CREAMY POBLANO CHILE PORK SHOULDER RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Cook meat and garlic in ovenproof Dutch oven or large deep skillet on medium heat 5 to 8 min. or until meat is evenly browned on all sides, turning occasionally. Add broth to pan; cover. Bake 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender and done 145ºF). Remove meat from pan; discard drippings. Cover; let stand 10 min.
• Meanwhile, blend cream cheese spread, milk and 4 chiles in blender until smooth. Add to saucepan; cook and stir 5 min. or until heated through.
• Cut remaining chiles into strips; place in skillet sprayed with cooking spray. Cook and stir 5 min. or until heated through.
• Slice meat. Serve topped with poblano sauce, poblano strips and pomegranate seeds.

ROASTED POBLANO-TOMATILLO CHILI WITH PORK

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil. Place the poblano peppers on a baking dish, skin sides up. Broil them for 15 to 20 minutes, until the skins blacken and char. Remove them from the heat and let them cool enough to handle. Peel off the puffy skins and discard them. Roughly chop the poblanos and toss them in the slow cooker.
• Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the olive oil. Season the pork with a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the pork and jalapeno peppers to the pan and cook them for about 5 minutes. You want a dark crust to start to form on the pork.
• Add the garlic and cook another minute, stirring. Toss the whole thing in the slow cooker.
• Add the tomatillos, cannellini beans, chili powder, chicken broth, salt and pepper to the slow cooker. Cook for 6 hours on low. Scoop the chili into bowls and garnish with chopped cilantro, crumbly white cheese, sliced limes, avocado, and sliced jalapenos.

SPICY PORK & GREEN CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Place poblano peppers on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. With tongs, rotate peppers a quarter turn. Broil and rotate until all sides are blistered and blackened. Immediately place peppers in a large bowl; let stand, covered, 10 minutes., Peel off and discard charred skin. Remove and discard stems and seeds. Finely chop peppers., In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat butter over medium heat. Brown pork in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon., In same pan, add red peppers, onion and jalapeno; cook, covered, over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in chili powder, garlic, salt and nutmeg. Add broth, roasted peppers and pork; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until pork is tender. Serve with toppings as desired.

PORK CHOPS WITH CREAMY POBLANO SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the chili powder, cumin and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season the pork with the salt and black pepper. Season the pork with the chili powder mixture.
• Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook for 6 minutes or until browned on both sides. Remove the pork from the skillet. Pour off any fat.
• Stir the soup and milk in the skillet and heat to a boil. Return the pork to the skillet. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until the pork is cooked through. Serve the pork with the sauce. Sprinkle with the cilantro.

PORK CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Stir the flour, salt and black pepper in a large bowl. Add the pork and toss to coat.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the pork to the saucepan in batches and cook until well browned, stirring occasionally. Remove the pork from the saucepan.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Heat the remaining oil in the saucepan. Add the onion, green peppers, poblano chile, jalapeno peppers and oregano and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir the broth, green chiles and cilantro in the saucepan. Return the pork to the saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, uncovered, for 1 hour or until the pork is fork-tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with the sour cream and additional fresh cilantro.

GRILLED PORK AND POBLANO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut each pepper in half and remove the seeds. Stuff peppers with cheese; set aside., Combine the seasonings; rub over pork. Grill, covered, over medium-hot heat until a thermometer reads 145°, about 15 minutes. Place peppers over indirect heat; cook until peppers are tender and cheese is melted, about 8-10 minutes.

PORK CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler and place the poblano chiles in a skillet or on a baking sheet. Broil the chiles for about 5 minutes per side. Immediately place the chiles in a paper sack or plastic food-storage bag, close it tightly, and let the chiles steam for 20 minutes. To peel the chiles, remove them from the bag and gently rub off the skins. Remove the seeds, dice them and set them aside.
• In a large soup pot or Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease over medium-low heat. Lightly salt and pepper the pork and add to the pot, browning on each side, 2 to 5 minutes per side. You may have to do this in batches. Once browned, transfer the pork to a large bowl, pouring the pan juices into the bowl.
• Return the pot to the stove and heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of bacon grease over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
• Return the pork and its juices to the pot. Add the poblano chiles, jalapeno chiles, tomatillos, chicken broth, Mexican lager, cumin, oregano, allspice, cay enne, and 1/2 cup of the cilantro. Turn the heat to high and bring to a boil; then turn the heat down to low and gently simmer, uncovered, for 2 hours, stirring occasionally and skimming any fat from the surface.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook, uncovered, until the pork is tender, anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes more. To thicken the chili, in a bowl mix together the masa harina with 2 table spoons of the chili liquid. Stir this back into the pot, along with the remaining 1/2 cup cilantro and the lime juice. Cook until the chili has thickened, 10 more minutes. Serve with sour cream and shredded Monterey Jack cheese.

PORK CHILI WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Char chilies over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel and seed chilies. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Place pork in large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add flour and toss to coat. Heat 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large wide pot over high heat. Working in batches and adding more oil as needed, cook pork until brown on all sides, about 6 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer pork to large bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add onions to same pot and stir until tender, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, oregano and cumin; stir 2 minutes. Return pork and any accumulated juices to pot; add stock, chilies and tomatoes with juices and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until chili thickens and meat is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• *Fresh green chilies, often called pasillas, are available at Latin American markets.

PORK AND POBLANO GREEN CHILI POT

Steps:

• Char the poblano peppers all over by placing the peppers on stovetop burners or under a hot broiler until black, turning frequently. Place the charred peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam them as they cool. Rub the skins off the poblanos and jalapenos with paper towel or peel by hand, then seed the peppers and chop.
• Meanwhile, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a medium-size Dutch oven over medium heat, add the onions and sweat 10 minutes then add the garlic and tomatillos and cook 10 minutes more; season with salt and pepper. Place the cooked onion-tomatillo mixture in a food processor with cilantro, cumin, honey, and puree. Add the puree back to the Dutch oven, then stir in the chopped peppers and chicken stock. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low for the flavors to combine. Slice and finely chop the cooked pork and stir into the chili. When the soup returns to a bubble, turn off the stove, cool completely and store for make-ahead meal.
• To reheat the chili: Place in covered pot over medium heat and cook until the pork comes to a bubble, stir in the juice of 1 lime and turn off the heat. Slice the remaining lime into wedges and serve alongside the chili.
• For the cheesy polenta: In medium saucepan, bring the chicken stock and milk to a boil. Whisk in the polenta, stirring until the polenta just pulls from the side of the pot. Stir in the Manchego cheese and serve warm.