While at the grocery store Sunday, I was inspired to make some pork taco's like we had when we were in San Antonio last year when I saw a product in the mexican section, Chipotle Chili Cubes. Similar to beef boullion cubes, each cube is a whole spiced chipotle pepper pressed into a small 1/2 in by 1/2 in cube. So completely winged this recipe and it turned out AWESOME.
Chipotle Green Chili Pork (for tacos, burritos, whatever...)
1 lb of cubed lean Pork Shoulder
1/2 Large Yellow Onion
1 Large can of Green Chilies
2 Chipotle Chilli Cubes
2 tbsp of Vegetable Oil
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Chicken stock
In a large saute pan, warm the oil on medium heat. Dice the onion and add to the pan, sweating the onion till it just starts to brown. Add the cubed pork and lightly brown the pork. Turn the heat down to warm, add 1/2 c of chicken stock and 1/2 c of water and bring to a simmer. Add in the can of green chilies and 2 cubes of chipotle peppers. Stir till chipotle cubes are fully disolved into sauce, then cover for 30 minutes. Slid lid off of so steam can escape and cook down the sauce for 10 minutes.
Now for the part i didn't do:
Kara added about tsp of cornstarch to a 1/4 cup of water. She added about 2tsp of this mixture to the sauce to get it to gel up a bit and become a thicker sauce (not necessary, but if you want a thick sauce it helps).
Makes 8-10 small tacos (probably about 4-5 average sized burritos)
We made tacos with shredded lettuce, fresh garden tomatoes, mexican cheese, and fresh avacado slices and it was DE-LISH!
Start saving now for the family trip. We're planning a trip to Walt Disney World...in late 2014. We'd like to take Kate after her 5th birthday and are inviting all the immediate family to make the trip with us. So set aside some money now, you've got five years and no excuses to not be there with us. NONE WHATSOEVER!
