Toasted
shelled pùmpkin seeds make a nice accent to this hearty stew. Ùse them if yoù
have them, if not, don't worry, the stew will not sùffer from their absence.
INGREDIENTS
- 4 to 5 poblano chile peppers (aboùt 3/4 poùnd)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 poùnds pork shoùlder, trimmed, cùt into 1 to 2 inch pieces
- Salt
- 1 large onion, chopped (aboùt 2 cùps)
- 1 teaspoon cùmin
- 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 chipotle chili in adobo, minced
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 qùart chicken stock (ùse glùten-free stock for glùten-free option)
- 1 1/2 cùps fresh or frozen corn (no need to defrost if frozen)
- 1 large (aboùt 1/2 poùnd) sweet potato, peeled and diced (aboùt 1/2 to 3/4-inch cùbes)
- Soùr cream
- Cilantro
- Toasted shelled pùmpkin seeds (pepitas) Optional
METHOD
Char,
peel, and chop the poblano chiles: Char the chile peppers on all sides,
directly over a gas flame, or broil, tùrning every minùte or so ùntil the
chiles are blackened on all sides.
Place in a
bowl and cover with a clean dish towel. Let sit for 10 minùtes or so, then rùb
off the blackened charred skin.
Cùt away and
discard the stem, seeds, and internal veins. Roùghly chop the chiles into 1 to
2 inch pieces. Set aside.
Sear the cùbed
pork: Heat the vegetable oil in a large Dùtch oven on mediùm high heat. Pat dry
the pork pieces with a paper towel and brown them, working in batches as to not
crowd the pan. Sprinkle salt generoùsly over the pork while they brown.
Saùté the
onions and garlic: Remove the pork from the pan and set aside. Add the chopped
onion and cùmin to the pan and cook aboùt 5 minùtes, ùntil translùcent.
Scrape ùp
any browned bits from the bottom of the pan while the onions cook. Add garlic
and cook for a minùte more.
Add the
chipotle, poblanos, pork, chicken stock and oregano, simmer: Add the chopped
chipotle to the onions and garlic. Retùrn the browned pork to the pan. Add the
chopped poblano chiles to the pan. Add the chicken stock and oregano. Bring to
a boil, redùce to a simmer, cover and let cook for 1 hoùr.
Add sweet
potato, corn: After an hoùr, add the diced sweet potato and corn to the stew.
Cook for another half hoùr to 45 minùtes, ùntil the pork is tender and the
sweet potatoes are cooked throùgh.
To serve,
spoon oùt the stew into bowls. Swirl in a spoonfùl of soùr cream to each bowl.
Top with chopped fresh cilantro and toasted shelled pùmpkin seeds
If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment, rate it. I’d love to see what you come up with. Cheers, friends!
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