Southwestern Recipes
Green Garlic Chili
Ingredients
- 3 pounds fresh pork, cubed in small pieces or coarsely ground
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves fresh garlic
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- 1 large onion
- 6 to 8 fresh New Mexico green chiles or 2 to 4 small cans whole green chiles, chopped
- 3 large fresh, home grown green tomatoes
Instructions
- Heat oil in heavy Dutch oven or stainless pot. Cook pork until it is white and braised on all sides.
- Remove pork from pot.
- Sauté whole, peeled cloves of garlic and onion in oil until onion is clear.
- Chop tomatoes and green chiles; add them to the onion-garlic mix. Sauté . Put pork back into the pot. Add enough water to cover and simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until pork is done and chili is thick. You may need to add more water
during the cooking process. Stir to prevent sticking.
- Serve in flour tortillas with plenty of picante sauce.