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Slow-Cooker Green Chili

Slow-Cooker Green Chili

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced medium
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 5 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 poblano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes
  • Fresh cilantro leaves, flour tortillas, and lime wedges, for serving

Cooking Directions

  1. Slow-Cooker Method

    • In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high. Season pork with salt and pepper. In three batches, cook pork until browned on all sides, about 15 minutes total (add up to 1 tablespoon oil as needed). Transfer pork to a 6-quart slow cooker.

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    • Add broth to skillet, stirring and scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Pour broth into slow cooker, then add onion, garlic, cumin, carrots, chiles, and potatoes. Cover and cook on high until meat is fork-tender, 6 hours.

    • Skim excess fat from top of chili. With a slotted spoon, transfer 2 cups chili (leaving liquid behind) to an airtight container; let cool, uncovered, then refrigerate reserves (see Pork and Cabbage-Slaw Burritos). Serve remaining chili with cilantro, warmed flour tortillas, and lime wedges.

    Oven Method

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large Dutch oven or heavy ovenproof pot, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high. Season and brown pork as per step 1 (above); transfer to a plate. Add onion, garlic, and cumin to pot and cook until onion is soft, 3 minutes. Add broth, pork, and 2 cups water. Cover and cook in oven 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and add carrots, chiles, and potatoes. Cover, return to oven, and cook until potatoes are tender and meat is fork-tender, about 45 minutes.