Pressure Cooker Pork Chile Verde
A deeply flavored pressure cooker chile verde that requires only 15 minutes of hands-on work.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds (1.9kg) boneless pork shoulder
- 3⁄4 pound tomatillos (about 4 large tomatillos; 350g)
- 2⁄3 pound poblano peppers (about 2 peppers; 300g)
- 6 ounces Anaheim or Cubanelle peppers (about 2 peppers; 170g)
- 2 serrano or jalapeño chiles
- 8 ounces white onion (about 1 medium; 225g)
- 6 medium cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon (15g) whole cumin seed, toasted and ground
- Kosher salt
- 1⁄2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves and fine stems (about 1/2 ounce; 15g)
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) Asian fish sauce
- Fresh corn tortillas and lime wedges
Prep
- Cut pork into 2 inch chunks
- Tomatillos quartered and husked
- Peppers, roughly chopped, seeds and stems discarded (except seeds for jalapenos)
Steps
- In a pressure cooker, combine pork, tomatillos, poblano peppers, Anaheim peppers, serrano peppers, onion, garlic, cumin, and a big pinch of salt.
- Heat over high heat until gently sizzling, then seal pressure cooker, bring to high pressure, and cook for 30 minutes. Release pressure.
- Using tongs, transfer pork pieces to a bowl and set aside.
- Add cilantro and fish sauce to remaining contents in pressure cooker.
- Blend with an immersion blender or in a countertop blender, then season to taste with salt.
- Return pork to sauce and stir gently to combine.
- Serve immediately with tortillas and lime wedges.
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