Ingredients
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8 -10 garlic cloves
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1 teaspoon epazote (Native Mexican spice, you can substitute Marjoram)
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4 -5 lbs pork shoulder, cut into one-inch cubes
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8 fresh poblano chiles
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3 cups chicken broth
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12 whole tomatillos, roasted and pureed in blender. (Canned Tomatillos or Tomatillo salsa works here too.)
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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sea salt
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fresh ground pepper
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2 whole white onions, chopped
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3 jalapenos, seeded and chopped
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3 jalapenos, with seeds, chopped
Instructions
- Roast poblano chilies over an open flame or a BBQ until skins turn black. Put in a plastic bag and seal to steam. After 15 minutes remove skins and seeds; chop into small pieces and set aside.
- Brown Pork in pan with small amount of oil. Set aside.
- Heat onions and garlic in a large (5 qt) Dutch oven until shiny.
- Add epazote and jalapenos stir until heated through.
- Add pork, cumin, tomatillos and two cups of chicken broth.
- Cook covered on low for two hours, adding broth as needed. (Don’t add too much, it will be too thin.
- The last 30 minutes, add poblanos.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- The longer it cooks on low the better it is.
- Serve by itself with warm buttered tortillas or over rice.
- Great the next day.