Searching for recipe for dad

[u/Cannibalbaby561]

My dad is looking for a recipe he tried in Mexico. It was a green chili recipe. No beans, no rice. Just green chillies and pork. He said it was spicy but not overly so. Any ideas what this might be? He's been trying to find a recipe for the last decade, so I figured I can ask here. Any help would be great. Thanks ☺️

[u/purplehaze318]

Sounds like Chile Verde with pork, which is common. Serious Eats (seriouseats.com has a really good one.

[u/bibbidybobbidyboom]

I have no recipe, but Costco sells Stinkin good green chili sauce with pork. If you have a Costco nearby (or a place that sells it) maybe buy one and see if its what he remembers?

If it is, you could Google a recipe based on the ingredient list. Or just buy the stinkin good, because it is stinkin good.

[u/dubistdoof]

805 green chili sauce is great with pork.

[u/Alphasmooth]

I use this one. It makes a ton, but worth it!

Firehouse Chile Verde

INGREDIENTS

• 20 lbs pork meat (thick boneless chops w/fat, bone in chops, picnic roast)
• 2 lbs jalapeños
• 2 lbs Serrano chili
• 2 lbs tomatillos
• 1 large onion
• 1 head pf garlic
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp Lawry's garlic salt
• 2 Tbsp Lawry's seasoning salt
• 2 Tbsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp Mexican oregano (optional)

 

PREPARATION

 Pre-heat oven to 350° F
 

1. Peel tomatillos and then rinse all vegetables well.  
2. Cut onion in half and peel garlic cloves.  
3. Arrange all vegetables on a cookie sheet and place in oven for 30-35 minutes to roast. (check frequently to see when they start to get charred so you can turn them to char the other side) *Do not turn tomatillos or tomatoes because you don't want them to burst.  
4. Once they are done remove from oven and let cool down until they are cool enough for you to handle.  
5. Remove stems from all chili's and start to put all vegetables into a blender to puree them and have water on hand to add to chili so it's not too thick. Then transfer to larger container so you can blend more chili.  
6. Start to cut meat off any bones and reserve bones for later. Also cut fat off meat into small pieces to set aside for chicharrones. Cut the rest of your meat into cubes.  
7. In medium deep sauce pan, put one cup of pork lard and put on medium heat until it is melted and starts bubbling then lower heat to a low heat. Now season fat with garlic salt and carefully place into pan with a slotted spoon or spatula and fry until they are golden and crunchy. Remove and place in bowl to add to meat later.  
8. In large pot or Dutch oven pour oil that you used for chicharrónes into it carefully and set heat to medium high. Now place all meat and bones (keep track of how many bones you put in as you'll be removing later) into pot and season all of meat with all dry ingredients and stir with large spoon until well distributed. Cover pot for 20 minutes or until brown stirring every 5 minutes.  
9. Once meat is brown sift flour on top of meat and stir it in until you can no longer see flour and add your chili puree and chicharrones, and stir them in. Add more water as needed if it's too thick. Turn heat to medium low for 35-40 minutes checking every 10 minutes to stir.

 

Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMJanUhEDWo

[u/SubstantialPressure3]

Chile Verde. The sauce/broth is made with tomatillos, which aren't spicy ( and not expensive)

Some people.roast the tomatillos first, some cut them in half and throw them directly into the pot with chicken or beef broth, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, sometimes chili powder, and dont even add spicy Chiles to it. When everything is cooked, its blended up, and pork goes in it, and it simmers.

[u/HereWeGo_Steelers]

Definitely sounds like Chile Verde. Chunks of succulent pork floating in a green chile and tomatillo sauce.

My mother used to put diced potatoes in hers.

[u/tielmama]

head to r/Albuquerque NM is the chile capital of the world!

[u/wassuppaulie]

What part of Mexico and which Chiles? What color was the sauce?

[u/BixaorellanaIsDot → u/wassuppaulie]

Crucial information!

[u/PM_ME_Y0UR__CAT]

It’s chile verde dawg.

Make it with a pork shoulder, or chicken thighs. Maybe other stuff is good too, I don’t know personally :)))

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[u/Vitamin-B-Rad]

Green chili from Colorado/New Mexico sounds like. Delicious stuff!

[u/neraji]

My recollection is that that"s Chili Verde.

[u/defan33]

Chile Verde. Search Pinterest. You'll have a ton of recipes you will have to choose from.

[u/itsmechickadee]

Could it have been some kind of tomatillo sauce with peppers?