Chile Verde, Slow Cooker
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#tomatillo
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#crock pot
🥘 Ingredients
- tomatillos 1 ½ lb
- poblano chiles 3
- Anaheim chiles 2
- jalapeños 2
- white onion 1 large
- garlic 6 cloves
- cilantro 1 cup
- ground cumin 1 tsp
- dried Mexican oregano 1 tsp
- chicken stock 1 cup
- pork shoulder 3 lb
- kosher salt 1 Tbs
- lard 2 Tbs
- fresh lime juice 1 Tbs
🍳 Cookware
- broiler
- skillet
- slow cooker
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1All the colour happens before the machine goes on: the chiles under the broiler and the pork in a skillet.
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2Char tomatillos , poblano chiles , Anaheim chiles , jalapeños , white onion , garlic under a broiler for 12 min , turning once, until the skins blacken — then steam them covered and slip the skins off the poblanos.
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3Blend @&( timer with cilantro , ground cumin , dried Mexican oregano , chicken stock to a loose green sauce.
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4Brown pork shoulder seasoned with kosher salt in lard in a skillet for 10 min , in batches with room around every piece.
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5Slow cook @&( timer under @&( timer in a slow cooker on low for 8 hr , lid on, the skillet scraped out into the pot so the fond goes in with it.
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6Finish @&( timer uncovered on high for 20 min , until it is a sauce that clings rather than a green broth, and stir in fresh lime juice off the heat.