I recently discovered this easy recipe for slow cooker pork chile verde, and it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. Serve in bowls over rice or with warm flour tortillas.
Slow Cooker Pork Chile Verde
I recently discovered this easy recipe for slow cooker pork chile verde, and it has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. Serve in bowls over rice or with warm flour tortillas.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 pound boneless pork shoulder roast cut into 5 or 6 pieces
- salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided, or more as needed
- 1 large sweet onion chopped
- 1 large Anaheim chile pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped, or more to taste
- 15 ounce cans chicken broth
- 12 large whole Anaheim chile peppers
- 15 ounce can green enchilada sauce
- ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
Instructions
- Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown pork pieces in the hot oil, about 5 minutes. Place pork into the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Saute onion, chopped Anaheim chile, and garlic for 5 minutes, adding more oil if needed. Add mixture to the slow cooker; pour in chicken broth.
- Cover and cook on High until pork is tender and easily shredded with a fork, about 4 hours.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler. Brush the whole chile peppers with oil and place on a baking sheet.
- Broil in the preheated oven for 5 minutes per side. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Remove pulp and seeds from chiles and cut into pieces. Place into the bowl of a food processor with enchilada sauce, cilantro, cumin, and chili powder. Puree until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Remove pork from the slow cooker and shred using 2 forks; return to the slow cooker. Add pureed chile pepper mixture and stir well. Cook on Low, 3 to 4 hours more.
