Chile Verde, Slow Cooker
also called chile verde · puerco en salsa verde · green chile pork · chili verde · pork chile verde · slow cooker chile verde · crockpot chile verde
- The Slow Cooker
- serves 8
- recipe says 8 hr 45 min
- Stews & Braises
Also written for Instant Pot (4 to wash), the plain way (4 to wash).
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| All the colour happens before the machine goes on: the chiles under the broiler and the pork in a skillet | ||||
| 1 1/2 lb(680 g; husked)tomatillos | char under the broiler 12 min, peel | blend with the cilantro | braise on low, 8 hr | reduce uncovered on high 20 min, then lime |
| 3poblano chiles | ||||
| 2Anaheim chiles | ||||
| 2jalapeños | ||||
| 1 large(quartered)white onion | ||||
| 6 cloves(unpeeled)garlic | ||||
| 1 cup(leaves and stems)cilantro | ||||
| 1 tspground cumin | ||||
| 1 tspdried Mexican oregano | ||||
| 1 cup(240 mL)chicken stock | ||||
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 1 1/2-in cubes)pork shoulder | brown 10 min in a skillet, in batches | |||
| 1 Tbskosher salt | ||||
| 2 Tbslard | ||||
| 1 Tbsfresh lime juice | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.18 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
2char under the broiler 12 min, peel
3brown 10 min in a skillet, in batches
4blend with the cilantro
goes in with what step 2 made
6reduce uncovered on high 20 min, then lime
goes in with what step 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 8 hr 32 min1 of 5 steps gives no time
- Needs you
- about 42 min
- If you get it wrong
- Forgiving — the sauce goes from bright green to dull olive whatever you do, and that is the dish rather than a fault
- What you'll wash
- Five things — the slow cooker crock, the skillet, a tray to char the chiles on, a bowl to steam the skins loose in, the blender jug
- Does it keep
- 4 days — the tomatillos settle down, and a long wet cook leaves a thin sauce that tightens as it warms
char under the broiler 12 min, peel
12 minneeds youfrom the start
brown 10 min in a skillet, in batches
10 minneeds youfrom the start
blend with the cilantro
not timed12 min in
braise on low, 8 hr
8 hrwalk away12 min in
reduce uncovered on high 20 min, then lime
20 minneeds you(we think)8 hr 12 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need broiler · skillet · slow cooker
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See how it is written
>> title: Chile Verde, Slow Cooker
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: pork, tomatillo, chiles, mexican, braise, tacos, slow cooker, crock pot
>> counters: The Slow Cooker
>> dish: chile-verde
>> kit: Slow Cooker
>> aka: chile verde, puerco en salsa verde, green chile pork, chili verde, pork chile verde, slow cooker chile verde, crockpot chile verde
>> pairs-with: corn-tortillas, mexican-red-rice
>> servings: 8
>> time: 8 hr 45 min
>> slack: forgiving — the sauce goes from bright green to dull olive whatever you do, and that is the dish rather than a fault
>> washing-up: the slow cooker crock, the skillet, a tray to char the chiles on, a bowl to steam the skins loose in, the blender jug
>> keeps: 4 days — the tomatillos settle down, and a long wet cook leaves a thin sauce that tightens as it warms
All the colour happens before the machine goes on: the chiles under the broiler and the pork in a skillet.
>> step: char under the broiler 12 min, peel
Char @tomatillos{1 1/2%lb}(680 g; husked), @poblano chiles{3}, @Anaheim chiles{2}, @jalapeños{2}, @white onion{1%large}(quartered), @garlic{6%cloves}(unpeeled) under a #broiler{} for ~toast{12%min}, turning once, until the skins blacken — then steam them covered and slip the skins off the poblanos.
>> step: blend with the cilantro
Blend @&(~1)charred vegetables{} with @cilantro{1%cup}(leaves and stems), @ground cumin{1%tsp}, @dried Mexican oregano{1%tsp}, @chicken stock{1%cup}(240 mL) to a loose green sauce.
>> step: brown 10 min in a skillet, in batches
Brown @pork shoulder{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 1 1/2-in cubes) seasoned with @kosher salt{1%Tbs} in @lard{2%Tbs} in a #skillet{} for ~sear{10%min}, in batches with room around every piece.
>> step: braise on low, 8 hr
Slow cook @&(~1)browned pork{} under @&(~2)tomatillo sauce{} in a #slow cooker{} on low for ~slow cook{8%hr}, lid on, the skillet scraped out into the pot so the fond goes in with it.
>> step: reduce uncovered on high 20 min, then lime
Finish @&(~1)chile verde{} uncovered on high for ~reduce{20%min}, until it is a sauce that clings rather than a green broth, and stir in @fresh lime juice{1%Tbs} off the heat.