Dateline: December 4, 2020 Chili Verde with Pork over Rice

I had a big chunk of pork shoulder that I had cut into 1/3 - 2/3 pieces, I used the 1/3 piece in an instant pot recipe on Tuesday.

Today, we are having Chili Verde.  I love Chili Verde.  The silkiness of the pork, the lusciousness of the sauce, wonderful.

Chili Verde with Pork

3 lbs pork shoulder, cut into chunks and trimmed of most of the fat

2 ancho chilis, seeded, stemmed, and split

1 dried jalapeno, seeded, stemmed, and split

1 lb tomatillos, peeled and cut through the equator

1 large onion, cut in half through the root end

4 cloves of garlic, unpeeled

2 serrano chili peppers

1 lb tuscan kale, stripped and chopped into manageable pieces

1 qt good stock

salt and pepper to taste

1 T mexican oregano

1 T ground cumin

1 t ground coriander

1 t dried granulated shallot

1 chipotle pepper in adobo, chopped with accompanying sauce

Method

1.   Heat a cast iron comal or skillet, place anchos, jalapeno, and serranos on the comal.  Add the tomatillos cut side down, onion cut side down, and garlic cloves.  When peppers have become pliable and their color changes slightly, remove to a hot water soaking bath.  Use a cup or plate to totally submerge the toasted dried peppers.

2.  When the remaining vegetables have gotten some char, remove to the body of a blender and add soaked peppers, not soaking liquid.  Add 1 pint of broth and blitz until smooth; blender will break down garlic skins.  You may need to scrape down sides of blender and/or adjust the blades if things get hung up.  Pour contents of blender into a pan large enough to hold all the chunked up meat.  Add the kale, meat chunks, spices, chipotle pepper in adobo, salt and pepper.  I used an instant pot, you can do this in an instant pot, or in a dutch oven.

3.  Mix well and set instant pot to pressure cook, low pressure for 20 minutes.  After twenty minutes, use natural release and mix well.  Hit cancel.  

4.  Set instant pot to slow cook, 3.5 hours, low temp.  Leave lid of instant pot ajar to facilitate evaporation.

5.  Taste, adjust seasonings and reduce further if wanted using the saute function..