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Just A Girl
03-03-2009, 10:49 PM
3 cans Ortega diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 small can diced green chiles-roasted preferred
1 lb pork of your choice cut into bite size pieces-pork steak works best because of the higher fat content.
1 medium onion-chopped
Onion powder without salt
granulated garlic without salt
fresh ground pepper
cumin
flour
2 beers with flavor, no yellow American fizz water or fruity beers allowed

Brown pork in peanut oil in a large pot, add onions and sweat until translucent. Add a heaping tablespoon of flour and coat pork and onions well. (You could make a roux if you prefer) Add cans of tomatoes and can of green chiles, bring to a light boil stirring well. Add granulated garlic to taste, usually about a teaspoon or so, add about the same onion powder, add about a quarter teaspoon of cumin and stir well. Add a few turns of fresh ground pepper from a pepper mill. Open 2 beers, add one to the chile or less depending on desired consistency, drink the other. The chile should be about the consistency of a good thick soup.

Add a shake of cayenne if you are adventurous.

Simmer for about 20 minutes, enjoy with soft flour tortillas warmed up, or use as a sauce on your favorite Mexican fare. Should serve 4. I recommend doubling all ingredients, you'll wish you had more!

This recipe comes from a Mexican restaurant owner who worked in the migrant camps and owned a small diner in Dacono, Colorado. It's the best I've ever had.

pilot22
03-03-2009, 11:02 PM
Going to give it a try...Love different variations......Thanks

Rugergirl
03-03-2009, 11:08 PM
Hmm, I wonder what my family will be eating tomorrow?
Thanks Who, that sounds great:D

who dat
03-04-2009, 11:04 AM
Hmm, I wonder what my family will be eating tomorrow?
Thanks Who, that sounds great:D
Be sure to post a review!

who dat
03-18-2009, 10:33 AM
Well, anybody try this yet?

sse
03-26-2009, 06:15 PM
Yes! This is a most delicious chile. I like these kinds of recipes that seem to have a semblance of authenticity.

For some reason I thought the pork steak was to be pre-cooked, so I took some out of the freezer, left over from the hog shoot, and put some nice dry rub on it, left in the fridge a few days. From there I just followed the recipe, using Rotel instead of Ortega. I'm glad I drank one of the beers, though, because I added one and it took over an hour for it to reduce down thick enough. For use on a flour tortilla, I didn't want it too runny. Next time I'll drink a bit more of the beer and use a bit more flour. I used Labatt 50, which for a production beer, is very flavorful. I threw the tortillas into a hot cast iron skillet to warm them up, and after filling tipped with grated cheddar and monterey jack.

The possibilities for this recipe are endless. Could add crushed garlic, use it for any number of filled tortilla dishes, could put a number of them together in a non-stick sprayed dish, cover them with about a ton of cheese and then bake until all is melted, then top with sour cream, more cheese and salsa. I plan to do up a nice dish with some scrambled eggs. If it turns out nice I'll post a pic.

I think this would be great substituting in beef, buffalo or venison, too.

who dat
03-26-2009, 06:22 PM
:biggrin: :thumbup: ...or you could use :spam: I hear that has pork parts in it.

sse
03-26-2009, 06:25 PM
:biggrin: :thumbup: ...or you could use :spam: I hear that has pork parts in it.
That would surely work, too...

who dat
03-26-2009, 06:33 PM
That would surely work, too...
Glad you liked it.

I noticed some cans of tomatoes are more watery than others. The Ortega seem to have more tomato than Rotel, but either works. As you noticed, you can adjust for thickness to your lining.

Smother a burrito with some, add some lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and a load of salsa. Hog heaven.

Heat a tortilla, like you did, slather a layer of refried beans on it, add a couple fried eggs, cover with chile, shredded cheese, hot sauce and call it Huevos Rancheros.

Many more, use your imagination.

sse
03-29-2009, 07:17 PM
who dat's green chile with scrambled huevos...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y184/jwv/IMG_0257.jpg

who dat
03-30-2009, 09:19 AM
Nice presentation! Now I have tongue marks on my screen.:crazy:

Edgar
03-31-2009, 12:22 AM
dang, ....I'd be darn proud to turn out something like that. Breakfast vittles are my favorite

sse
04-01-2009, 02:32 PM
dang, ....I'd be darn proud to turn out something like that. Breakfast vittles are my favorite
Thanks. I like to cook and its even more fun to use a little imagination to make it look nice, as well.