Ingredients
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- 1 tsp safflower oil
- 3 lbs pork shoulder, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 2-inch chunks (we use pork tenderloin)
- 1 tsp sea salt, divided
- 1 tsp black pepper, divided
- 1 lb tomatillos, husked and quartered
- 2 poblano peppers, seeded, halved and sliced
- 2 serrano peppers, halved and sliced
- 1/2 large or 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 5 cloves garlic, smashed (we mince ours after smashing as well)
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 3–4 cups low sodium, organic chicken broth (you want enough to cover ingredients completely)
- Juice of 1 lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F
- Heat safflower oil in a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed ovenproof pot over high heat. Add pork in a single layer, being careful not to overcrowd. Season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, and brown on all sides, 6-8 minutes. Remove to a bowl and set aside. Pour out fat and discard.
- Return pot to burner and add tomatillos, peppers, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally until browned, 5-7 minutes. Stir in cumin, coriander and remaining 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 pepper. Return pork to pot along with any accumulated juices and pour in chicken broth until ingredients are almost covered. Bring liquid to a boil, cover pot and transfer to oven to slowly cook for 2 to 2.5 hours, until pork is tender enough to easily pull apart.
- Remove pot from oven. Using a shallow ladle or large spoon, skim off any fat that has floated to top and discard. Using a paper towel to absorb excess fat, lay it over surface of liquid. Discard paper towel.
- Pull pork out of sauce and shred using forks. Using a hand-held immersion blender, blend sauce until smooth. Return sauce in pot to stove over medium-high heat. Bring to a rapid simmer and reduce sauce by half, about 10 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Taste and make any final adjustments with salt and pepper.
Notes
as published in The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook 2, page 151