Hatch New Mexican green chile stew Recipe
Classic green chile stew is a simple and tasty dish. It also adapts nicely to other ingredients. The grilled corn and dried onions in this recipe add a pleasant smokiness.
Serve with warm corn tortillas
- 2 pounds pork, cut in cubes
- Olive oil (enough to brown meat)
- 2 large ONIONS, chopped
- 3 (or more) cloves of GARLIC, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper for color, chopped
- 1 cup of roasted chopped Hatch chile minimum ... or as much as makes you happy.
- 3-4 white potatoes, cubed ... potatoes like Yukon Gold are good
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup of sliced fresh green beans
- 2 cups of chicken stock
- 1 cup of cooked black beans
- a bit of dried smoked onion (optional)
- kernals of one ear of corn on the cob ... roasted on a grill, if possible
- Dried Mexican oregano to taste (maybe a teaspoon)
- Cumin powder to taste (maybe 1/2 teaspoon)
- Brown pork in olive oil. Remove from oil and set aside
- Add onions to oil and cook until softened
- Add red peppers and garlic and cook about 3 minutes more
- Add chicken stock, Hatch chiles and pork. Simmer about an hour
- Add everything else and simmer an additional hour
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