Monday, June 28, 2010

Pulled Pork Chile Verde

5 Poblano Chiles
5 Anaheim Chiles
3-4 pounds pork butt
1/2 white onion, roughly chopped
1/2 yellow onion, roughly chopped
3 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
12 tomatillos (5-6 lbs)
1 cup chicken stock
1 jalepeno, roughly chopped
1 jar salsa verde (optional)
12-20 corn tortillas
8 ounces sour cream
1 bunch cilantro
2-3 limes, sliced into wedges



Directions:

1. Preheat broiler. Place washed anaheim and poblano chiles on cookie sheet. Roast the chiles on the top rack until the skin bubbles and darkens. Roast evenly on all sides.

2.Let the peppers cool slighlty and use a knife or fingers to peel the skins off all the peppers. Set aside.

3.Season pork with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Brown all sides of the pork butt about 3-4 minutes per side. Place the pork in a crock pot.

4. In same skillet with the pork fat, saute onions and garlic until golden brown for about 8 minutes. Add to crock pot.

5. Remove the papery coverings of the tomatillos. Chop into quarters and place in blender/food processor. Add the skin poblanos and anaheim chiles. *I took the seeds out!* For more heat, you can leave the seeds in.* Puree until smooth. Add to crock pot.

6. Add chicken stock to crock pot. Simmer in the crock pot for 10 hours on low. Add jalepeno and cook for another 2-4 hours until the pork falls apart. Use a fork to shred. Add salsa verde if you need more liquid and cook for another 3-6 hours.

7.Heat tortillas in a pan. Serve tortillas warm with the pork, sour cream, chopped cilantro and lime wedges.



Top it off with a nice cold Limeade!!



I give this recipe a 5-star rating! I made it for Jason on his 30th Cinco de Mayo Birthday and he LOVED it! It was a hit! Such good flavors melded into the meat and not spicy! Even though it was very time consuming, it is well worth it, especially for a party!!



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Monday, January 18, 2010

Zucchini Bread

1 Cup White Sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
3 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
2 cups grated zucchini (seeded and peeled)
1 cup nuts
1 cup raisins (precooked 5 minutes)

Set aside raisins into a small dish of water and let sit until soft.
mix all ingredients and bake in greased and floured bread pans for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Can also make cookies.

I just found this recipe. I think it is my grandmother's recipe (Grandma Black).

Pizza Bread or Bread Sticks

1 TBSP Honey
1/2 tsp Salt
1/3 cup warm water

Stir together in a mixer.

2 TBSP Yeast

Stir gently into mixture for 5 seconds. Wait until yeast bubbles to the top of the water.
Then add:

3-4 cups Flour.

Consistency should be soft and not very sticky to fingers. Grease cookie sheet and spread flat.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes. Also given to me by my BYU Freshman Roommate, Katie Gilliland.

Rolls

2 C warm water
2 T yeast
2 eggs
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C butter
2 tsp salt
7 C flour
5 T powder milk

Dough should be just a little sticky. Let rise, form into rolls. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes. From my Freshman Roommate of College at BYU...Katie Gilliland.