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Mexican-Style Pork Stew
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Boneless pork ribs are slow cooked with onions, tomatoes, hominy, chili powder, and oregano. When tender, they are shredded and lime juice and cilantro are added to create a wonderful Mexican-style stew.
serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
4 reviews
1 comment
ingredients
5 pounds boneless country style pork ribs, trimmed
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 onions, chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 can (14.5 ounce size) diced tomatoes, undrained
5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
3 cans (14 ounce size) white or yellow hominy, rinsed
2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
directions
Pat the pork dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until. Brown the pork in batches, adding more oil as needed per batch. Add the browned pork to the crock pot.
Add remaining oil to the skillet and reduce heat to medium. Add the chopped onions and chili powder. Cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and stir for 10-15 seconds. Add the undrained tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir well and then bring to a simmer. Add the tomato mixture to the crock pot.
Add the chicken broth, hominy, and fresh oregano to the crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours, or until the pork is tender.
When ready to serve, transfer the meat to a bowl to cool. Let the liquid in the crock pot settle and skim the fat off the surface. Shred the pork and add it back to the crock pot. Stir to combine with the juices.
Ladle the stew in individual serving bowls and add the minced cilantro, a little lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Source: America's Test Kitchen
crock pot notes
Crock pots/slow cookers all heat differently. There is no standard among manufacturers. Cooking times are suggested guidelines based on our testing. Please adjust cooking times and temps to work with your brand and model of slow cooker.nutrition data
880 calories, 57 grams fat, 41 grams carbohydrates, 58 grams protein per serving.
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reviews & comments
August 15, 2016
Excellent dish! I will definitely make this again.
I haven't tried this recipe. It is similar to the Mexican dish, posole. What do you think of adding a dried ancho chile for a little heat?
That sounds great! Feel free to change up the recipe however you wish!
November 30, 2013
I had never had hominy before. When I opened the cans and tasted some I was pretty sure I wasn't going to like this recipe but I made it anyway since I had everything ready. The hominy tasted completely different after it cooked in the stew and we loved it. I wouldn't hesitate to make this again. If you don't think you'll like hominy you should try this recipe anyway because my mind was changed after tasting the cooked stew.
November 3, 2013
Very tasty and tender!
October 31, 2013
Delicious stew! The pork ribs turn out so very tender and the rest of the stew is equally delicious. I loved the addition of hominy.