Mile High Green Chili

Description

Green chili is a Colorado favorite, it’s always a crowd pleaser when we have out-of-state visitors. Roasting your veggies first gives this recipe a deeper level of flavor. This can be served over rice as a main course, stuffed in enchiladas, or over potatoes and eggs.

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh tomatillos – husked, peeled, and halved
  • 3 Anaheim chile peppers – seeded and halved
  • 3 jalapeno peppers – seeded and halved lengthwise
  • 1 medium onion, halved
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and halved lengthwise
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ½ cups pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 beef bouillon cube
  • ½ (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lager-style beer
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  2. Arrange the halved tomatillos
  3. Anaheim chiles
  4. jalapeños
  5. onion
  6. and bell pepper on a baking sheet. Drizzle vegetables with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
  7. Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until they begin to show brown spots
  8. about 30 minutes. Allow to cool
  9. then chop vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
  10. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add pork and fry until browned
  11. seasoning with salt and black pepper as it cooks
  12. about 12 minutes. Transfer pork to a slow cooker; stir in roasted vegetables. Mix in beer
  13. tomatoes
  14. garlic
  15. oregano
  16. parsley
  17. cumin
  18. chili powder
  19. and bouillon. Cover and cook on Low until pork is tender
  20. 4 to 6 hours.
  21. About 1/2 hour before serving
  22. place cream cheese into a bowl and stir in about 1 tablespoon of the chili liquid until thoroughly combined. Continue stirring in chili broth
  23. a tablespoon at a time
  24. until the cream cheese is almost a liquid. Stir cream cheese mixture back into the chili.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Total Time: 5 hrs

Servings: 8

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