Spicy Chili Verde
With this easy slow cooker recipe, you can come home to a hot chili verde meal after a long day. Both delicious and deliciously simple, this easy pork chili verde is a great option for busy evenings when you don't have time to cook. Easy slow cooker recipes like this one make eating at home fun and easy!
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork chops or pork shoulder steaks, chopped (reserve bone)
- 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped (or 1 can diced tomatoes)
- 1/2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 6 jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 6 tomatillos, chopped
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Chop pork and place it in slow cooker with bone.
- Add all remaining ingredients, making sure to chop all very finely using Zylis food chopper or similar.
- Add a bit of extra water so it doesn't cook down too much during the day.
- Cover, turn on high heat until steam forms on lid, then lower heat and cook all day. Remove bone before serving.
- Serve with tortillas, rice, and beans.
Non-Slow Cooker Method
- Cook pork with bone until done.
- Boil peppers until tender.
- Place peppers with all remaining ingredients into blender and blend until smooth.
- Add to pork and bring to boil.
- Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Serve with tortillas, rice, and beans.
