Joanne Gramlichs Chili Verde Recipes

CHILAQUILES VERDES

Steps:

• To make the salsa verde: Put the tomatillos, chile, onion, and garlic in a medium pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the vegetables are soft and the tomatillos turn pale green, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Carefully transfer the boiled vegetables, along with the cooking water, to a blender. Puree for a few seconds to blend; be sure to hold down the lid with a kitchen towel for safety. Add the 1/2 bay leaf, oregano, thyme, salt, and broth. Continue to puree until smooth. You should have about 1 quart of salsa verde.
• Place a wide pot or pan over medium-high heat and coat with the corn oil. When the oil is hazy, pour in the salsa verde; it will bubble a bit. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Cover, reduce the heat to very low, and keep warm while you finish the chips.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a heavy-bottomed pot or countertop deep fryer to a depth of about 2 inches and heat to 375°F over medium-high heat. Stack the tortillas and fan them with your thumb to separate. Cut the tortillas into 8 wedges like a pie.
• Working in batches, fry the tortilla chips, turning them with a skimmer or slotted spoon so they don't stick together, until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the chips to a paper towel-lined baking pan or brown paper bag to drain and cool. (Let the oil return to the proper temperature between batches.)
• To finish the chilaquiles, uncover the salsa verde and raise the heat to medium. Just when it starts to bubble, stir in the beaten eggs. Cook and stir for about 5 seconds, until the egg feathers into the sauce, thickening and binding it. Immediately add the chips, tossing gently until they have absorbed enough sauce to become soft. Take care not to break the chips. Sprinkle the Jack cheese on top and let it melt.
• Divide the chilaquiles among 4 plates. Sprinkle with the queso fresco, chopped onion, and cilantro. Garnish with the crema fresca and serve immediately.

CHILE VERDE II

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, over high heat, sear the pork in the vegetable oil until golden brown. Remove the pork from the pot, reserve 2 tablespoons oil in the pan, and . Cook the chopped onion and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper, in the reserved oil until onions are tender. Season with cumin, then stir in pork and chicken stock. Simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Stir in poblanos, jalapenos and bell peppers. Puree the tomatillos and cilantro in a blender, and add them to the pot. Cook an additional 30 to 45 minutes.

EASY CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat a medium Dutch oven (6 to 8 quarts) over medium-high. Swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Working in batches, brown pork all over, 16 to 20 minutes total (adding remaining oil when needed). Let pork cool slightly, then cut into 1-inch chunks.
• Return Dutch oven to medium-high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes. Return pork to Dutch oven along with canned chiles, salsa, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, then cover and transfer to oven. Roast until pork is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Let stand 10 minutes; skim fat with a spoon and serve with various accompaniments on the side.

SPEEDY CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to the package instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. When the oil is hot and the butter has melted, add the garlic, poblanos, onions and jalapenos, then stir to combine. Add the sausage meat and season with the salt and pepper. Cook the sausage, crumbling it as you go, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the enchilada sauce, salsa verde and green chiles with their liquid. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, to thicken and develop the flavors. Stir in the lime juice. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed.
• Serve alongside the rice and garnish with the sour cream, radish, cilantro and hot sauce.

JERRY SIMMONS' CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• In a large chili pot, brown the pork in suet. Add the onions chicken broth to the pot and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add garlic, chicken base, oregano, cornstarch, and cumin. Cook until the meat is tender, about 30 minutes to one hour. Add water as needed to keep meat covered.
• Add hot green chiles and powdered green chiles, cook for 20 minutes. Add green chiles, powdered jalapenos, salsa verde, Mexican sauce, cumin, and cilantro, cook for 10 more minutes. Adjust seasoning and consistency, making sure its thick enough.

CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add 1 pound of pork; cook and stir until lightly browned. Remove and set aside. Repeat with remaining meat, adding more oil as needed. Return all of the meat to Dutch oven. , Sprinkle flour over meat; mix well. Add the chiles, cumin, salt, pepper, garlic, cilantro, salsa verde and broth. Cover and simmer until pork is tender and chili reaches desired consistency, about 1-1/2 hours. Serve with tortillas. Freeze option: Place individual portions of cooled chili in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary.

PORK CHILI VERDE (GREEN PORK CHILI)

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a pot over high heat until it's nearly smoking. Add pork shoulder cubes in a single layer. Let sear until brown on one side, 4 to 5 minutes. Mix and turn pieces over and brown on the other side, 4 to 5 minutes. Add onion, 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring until onions turn translucent, about 4 minutes. Add oregano, cumin, coriander, and cayenne. Stir and cook until seasonings get fragrant, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low.
• Remove paper husk from tomatillos and rinse. Cut into quarters. Place in blender with garlic, jalapeno pepper, poblano, cilantro, and chicken broth. Pulse on and off until pieces start to break down. Then blend until mixture has liquefied, about 30 seconds. Stir sauce into the meat mixture. Add 1 teaspoon salt and bay leaf. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low to maintain a slow but steady simmer for about 1 hour. Add potatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper. If mixture has reduced to where potatoes are not immersed, add more broth to cover. Simmer until meat and potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Garnish individual servings with a dollop of sour cream, some pickled red onions (if desired), and cilantro leaves.

CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Season pork with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches so as not to crowd the pan, sear meat until brown, about 3 minutes per side, and set aside on a platter. Add more oil, as needed, and heat between batches.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil, onions, and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add stock, stirring up brown bits from bottom of pan with a wooden spoon, for 1 minute.
• Return pork to pan along with Anaheim chiles. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, for 30 minutes. Stir in tomatillos and jalapenos. Return to a simmer, and cook until pork is cooked through and tomatillos are falling apart, 30 to 45 minutes more. Taste and adjust for seasoning. Serve with cilantro leaves, tortillas, and sour cream on the side.

GRANDMA'S CHILE VERDE

Steps:

• Cut pork in medium size chunks. Brown in olive oil.
• When pork liquid is gone, coat with the flour and stir up with a fork (like when you are making a gravy).
• Pour the water over pork, add all ingredients (salt, cumin, and jalapenos to taste). Stir to make sure everthing is well mixed. Cook over medium heat until boiling, lower to simmer with lid on. Simmer until meat is tender, remove lid while simmering for less sauce.

KAREN RAY'S CHAMPION CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine oregano, cumin, and chile powder.
• In a chili pot, combine enchilada sauce, tomatillos, and salsa verde.
• Press tomatillos against the side of the pot to crush.
• Add the oregano mixture to the liquids.
• Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently.
• Brown the meat in lard or oil in batches with onions and pressed garlic.
• Drain meat and add to chili pot.
• Add diced green chiles.
• Return pot to simmer.
• After 2 hours, add half of finely minced green peppers.
• Add salt, as desired.
• Taste and adjust, adding additional minced peppers as desired.
• After 2 1/2 hours thicken or thin, as needed.
• After 2 3/4 hours, adjust salt and other seasonings as needed.
• Just before serving, add lime juice and cilantro.

CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Cut the meat into one-and-one-half-inch cubes. 2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. When it is quite hot, add about one-third of the cubes of meat. Cook, stirring, until nicely browned.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cubes to a separate platter. Add another third of the remaining cubes to the pressure cooker and cook until nicely browned. Transfer to the platter. Continue cooking the remaining cubes and transferring them to the platter.
• Add the green peppers to the fat remaining in the pressure cooker and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the garlic and cook about five seconds, stirring.
• Return the meat to the cooker. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover the cooker with the lid and pressure regulator. Cook 20 minutes. Remove the lid from the cooker, following the manufacturer's instructions. Cook down, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until the sauce is reduced slightly. Serve with cumin rice (see recipe).

JOANNE GRAMLICH'S CHILI VERDE

Steps:

• Dredge meat in flour. Melt lard in a large deep skillet. Brown meat thoroughly. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is soft. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer covered 1 - 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove cover and simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes.