🌶️🍲 Green Chile Stew (Chile Verde) 🇲🇽✨
A hearty, slow-simmered stew with tender meat, roasted green chiles, and a bright tomatillo sauce
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Green Chile Stew is a beloved Southwestern and Mexican-inspired comfort dish. Traditionally made with pork, roasted green chiles, potatoes, and a flavorful broth, it’s smoky, savory, and perfect with warm tortillas.
🥘 Ingredients (Serves 6)
Stew
- 2½ lbs (1.1 kg) pork shoulder, cut into cubes
(chicken or beef can also be used) - 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 cups roasted green chiles, chopped
- 1½ cups tomatillos, roasted and blended (optional)
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp Mexican oregano
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp black pepper
Garnish
- Fresh cilantro 🌿
- Diced onion
- Lime wedges 🍋
- Sliced avocado 🥑
- Warm flour or corn tortillas 🌮
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Brown the Meat
- Heat oil in a large pot.
- Season pork with salt and pepper.
- Brown pork pieces on all sides for extra flavor.
- Remove and set aside.
2. Build the Stew Base
- In the same pot, sauté onion until softened.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in cumin, oregano, and smoked paprika.
3. Simmer
- Return pork to the pot.
- Add broth, green chiles, and tomatillo sauce.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 1½–2 hours until pork is tender.
4. Add Potatoes
- Add potatoes during the last 30 minutes.
- Cook until fork-tender.
- Adjust salt and spice level.
5. Serve
Top with cilantro, onion, and lime juice. Serve with warm tortillas.
⭐ Tips for the Best Green Chile Stew
- Roast fresh green chiles for the best smoky flavor.
- Pork shoulder gives the richest and most tender result.
- Simmer slowly — the longer it cooks, the better the flavor.
- Add extra chiles for a spicy New Mexico-style kick.
🔥 Flavor profile: smoky roasted chiles 🌶️ + tender pork 🐷 + savory broth 🍲 + fresh lime 🍋 = a comforting bowl of Southwestern goodness! 😋