Colorado Green Chili

Prep time: 30 mins

Cook time: 8 hours

Total time: 8 hours 30 mins

Serves: 8

Ingredients

2 to 3 lb. pork loin
2 cups chicken broth
1 14 oz can roasted crushed tomatoes
2 mild hatch green chiles
2 hot hatch green chiles
1 onion, chopped
3 tbs lard
1 ½ tsp cumin
kerrygold kilaree irish cheddar, grated (optional)
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250° F.
While oven is preheating, brown onions in lard almost caramelized in a large french oven on the stove over medium heat
Season pork loin with salt and pepper
Sear pork loin in the french oven on all sides
Add broth, green chiles, tomatoes, and cumin
Roast at 250 degrees for 6 to 8 hours. Check occasionally for liquid reduction. Add more chicken broth if necessary.

Notes

If you don’t have a French Oven, you can always add all ingredients to a crock pot and cook on high for 6 hours. But make sure you sauté onions, and chiles and sear off your pork loin on the stovetop first.

Recipe by Pastured Kitchen at https://www.pasturedkitchen.com/recipes/colorado-green-chili/