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Colorado Style Green Chili

This wonderful Colorado style chili is made with pork butt roast, vegetables, spices, and plenty of delicious chilies to add a sweet and smoky flavor that everyone is going to love.
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds boneless pork butt roast in 1-inch chunks
  • 3 jalapenos
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 pounds stemmed seeded anaheim chilies, halved lengthwise
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 14 ½ ounces canned diced tomatoes
  • 2 finely chopped onions
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 8 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • Cayenne pepper to taste
  • Lime wedges to serve

Instructions
 

  • Put the pork in a pot with ½ cup of water and ½ teaspoon of salt, cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every once in a while.
  • Uncover and turn the heat up, cooking for 15 to 20 minutes or until the liquid has gone.
  • Transfer the pork to a bowl.
  • Put an oven rack on the lowest position and put another one 6 inches under the broiler. Preheat the broiler.
  • Grease a foil-lined baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and arrange the jalapenos and anaheim peppers on there.
  • Put it on the top rack and broil for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chilies are blackened and tender, flipping them over halfway through.
  • Put the anaheims in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave them for 5 minutes. Set the jalapenos aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  • Discard the skin from the anaheim chilies, cut half of them into ½-inch chunks and put them in a bowl.
  • Puree the rest of them in a food processor and then add this puree to the bowl of chopped anaheim chilies.
  • Pulse the tomatoes with their juice in the food processor just to coarsely chop them.
  • Heat some oil in the skillet until it shimmers and brown the onions in there for about 6 minutes or until golden.
  • Stir in the cumin and garlic, and cook for 30 seconds, then add the flour and cook for 1 minutes.
  • Add the anaheim chilies, broth, tomatoes, and the pork with its juices.
  • Bring the mixture to a simmer, using a wooden spoon to scrape up any stuck-on bits from the pan.
  • Cover the pot and cook on the lower oven rack for 1 to 1¼ hours until the pork is tender.
  • Take the stems and seeds out of the jalapenos but don’t peel them.
  • Chop the jalapenos finely and stir into the chili, then season with cayenne and salt and, for more heat, some of the jalapeno seeds.
  • Serve hot, with lime wedges.
  • Enjoy!
Keyword Colorado Style Green Chili
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