Pork Green Chile Stew Recipe. A hearty stew brimming with Chile Peppers, cubed pork loin roast, bite sized pieces of chicken breast, potatoes and hominy. Slightly spicy, slightly tangy and mostly mouthwateringly delicious.
Is there anything better than having a huge pot of stew on the stove top, simmering, steeping, and filling the house with the aromas of comfort? And especially if those aromas include chile peppers and Southwestern spices.
A big pot of stew is a perfect project for a Sunday afternoon…not to mention the rewards of leftovers to start the week or stew-filled containers in the freezer for quick weeknight dinners.
This is a variation, and a much heartier version, of my Hatch Green Chili Colorado Style recipe. There are plenty of hearty additions to that traditional green chili to make this a filling comfort food stew.
A subtle yet significant difference in this stew is that I used a pork loin roast instead of a pork shoulder roast which I used in my Hatch Green Chili. But why? What’s the difference between pork shoulder and pork loin?
Which is better, Pork Shoulder vs. Pork Loin Roast?
They’re both delicious of course, but each will benefit from using different cooking methods
I’ve used a pork loin roast for this green chile stew recipe. It’s juicy, tender and has much less fat and connective tissue than a pork shoulder butt roast. It’s evenly shaped which means that it’s easier to cut into bite sized pieces before cooking.
A pork shoulder Butt roast can weigh up to eight pounds and is usually sold bone in. To insure fall apart and tender meat, a pork shoulder is cooked low and slow. It’s cut, or shredded, after it’s cooked and is great for pulled pork sandwiches or soups and stews. Shoulder cuts are located close to the front of the pig and are divided into two categories. The top shoulder is called the “Boston butt,” while a cut from the lower shoulder and leg is called an “arm picnic” shoulder.
What Kind Of Chile Peppers to Use for Green Chile Stew:
This is a much heartier version of my Hatch Green Chili Colorado Style recipe brimming with Hatch Chile Peppers. And I’ve used a different variety of chile pepper.
For this recipe I’ve used local produce, the Pueblo Chile which is grown in the Southern part of Colorado.Its pungency ranges between 5,000 and 20,000 Scoville Heat Units, the measurement method used to rank chile heat. Pueblo chilies are comparable to moderate jalapeno peppers, and are usually a little warmer than cayenne peppers.
If you’re new to cooking with chile peppers, and concerned about heat, start with a milder variety, like mild Hatch Chile or Anaheim. You can roast fresh chiles over the open flame your gas stove top, or broiled in the oven. Turn peppers frequently for both methods in order to create charred skin on all sides…or you can purchase cooked chile peppers in the grocery store either in the freezer section or canned on the Mexican food aisle.
I keep a stockpile of fresh roasted chile peppers in the freezer. They freeze like a charm and can be used all Winter long to keep you warm and cozy.
How to make Pork Green Chile Stew:
This is an easy, straight forward comfort food recipe…
- In a Dutch oven, add a glug of olive oil and brown the pork pieces in batches, searing until browned. Remove to a plate and add onions. Saute the onions until tender. This will bring out the sweetness of the chopped onions, rather than dropping raw onion into the stew.
- Add seared pork back into the Dutch oven along with chicken broth, canned tomatoes, and chopped chile peppers.
- Add the spices and simmer covered for two hours.
- In the meantime, cut the chicken breast into bite sized pieces and saute in olive oil until browned on the outside. Set aside.
- Right before the pork mixture has completed it’s two-hour cook, cut the potatoes into bite sized chunks.
- Add all of the remaining ingredients and cook until potatoes are tender. About twenty to thirty minutes.
This recipe calls for adding Homemade Roasted Tomatillo Salsa. But you can use your favorite jarred salsa verde from the grocery store.
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Pork Green Chile Stew
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 large sweet onion diced
- 1 2-3 pound pork loin roast cut into bite sized pieces
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pint chile peppers roasted, stem removed, skin removed, seeds removed
- 1 1/2 quarts chicken broth or more, if more liquid needed
- 2 14 1/2 ounce canned tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
- 2 teaspoons New Mexico Red Chile Powder or Ancho Chile Powder
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized chunks
- 2 pounds potatoes peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
- 10.5 ounce canned cream of chicken soup
- 24 ounce canned hominy
- 1/2 cup homemade roasted tomatillo salsa or your favorite jarred salsa verde
- 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce
Instructions
- Cut pork roast into large bite-sized chunks. Salt and pepper and set aside.
- Dice the onion. In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. When oil is hot, add pieces of pork. Cook in two batches searing until just browned.
- Remove pork to a plate. Set aside. Add diced onion to the Dutch oven and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add pork back into the Dutch oven along with chicken broth, canned tomatoes, chopped chile peppers, cumin, oregano, and chile powder.
- Cover and let simmer on low for two hours.
- In the meantime, and about 30 – 40 minutes before the pork is done cooking, cut the chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. In a fry pan, heat two tablespoons olive oil. Sear chicken breasts until just browned. Set aside.
- Cut the peel and cut potatoes in bite sized chunks.
- Add chicken, potatoes and all remaining ingredients to pork mixture. Cook for 30 minutes to allow the potatoes to become tender and flavors to blend.
- Serve with corn chips, or flour tortillas.
