{"id":3605,"date":"2015-01-21T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T01:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=3605"},"modified":"2015-02-06T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T22:31:03","slug":"green-chile-stew-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2015\/01\/green-chile-stew-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Search for the Perfect Green Chile: Select New Mexico (TM) Green Chile Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3606\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0837.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3606\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3606\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0837-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"We haven't even had it for dinner yet but it smells so good, I have to write down this recipe!\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0837-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_0837-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We haven&#8217;t even had it for dinner yet but it smells so good, I have to write down this recipe!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A bit unorthodox for me, but I have some green chile stew simmering on the stove. It&#8217;s a new recipe. The house smells SO GOOD, and the tastes I&#8217;ve had are SO GOOD, I need to write down this recipe now before I forget.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does it mean I get to share it with you, but I can also stash this URL in my &#8220;Favorite Recipes&#8221; folder on my Chrome Bookmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Since we moved to Colorado, we&#8217;ve been greeted with green chile of all kinds. Most will have heard of the famous &#8220;Hatch&#8221; chile, which can be only called that if grown in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hatch_chile\">Hatch Valley of New Mexico<\/a>. There are <a href=\"http:\/\/pueblochilefestivalinfo.com\/\">festivals celebrating<\/a> this fruit*, and numerous roadside stands appear throughout Colorado Springs selling freshly roasted Hatch chiles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.selectnewmexico.com\/images\/green%20chile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"307\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found this in my grocery store&#8217;s frozen food section. It&#8217;s available nationwide, go to http:\/\/www.selectnewmexico.com\/ to see if it&#8217;s available near you.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>*Indeed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/~achaney\/tmve\/wiki100k\/docs\/Fruit.html\">chile peppers are fruit.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was grocery shopping today and I happened across this 1.5 lb. bag of frozen green chiles. When I was looking at the product, debating whether to buy it or not, I saw a recipe for green chile stew with pork on the back of the package.<\/p>\n<p>I only needed some pork to complete the ingredients list on the back, so I picked up some stew meat and went home to try it out.<\/p>\n<p>This is a very easy, very basic recipe, without the cream-base that many others have. This also seems close to the world-famous <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.denverpost.com\/food\/2014\/01\/20\/denver-broncos-recipe-denver-post-pork-green-chile\/22746\/\">Denver Post green chile recipe<\/a>, which I&#8217;ve also tried.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my version of the recipe, adapted from the one on the back of the package of Select New Mexico 24 oz. of green chile peppers (which I can&#8217;t find online to save my life!).<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Mexico Green Chile Stew<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feeds 4-6<\/p>\n<p>Prep time: 10 minutes<br \/>\nCook Time: 60 minutes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tbsp. olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. crushed garlic<\/li>\n<li>1-2 lbs. lean pork cut into 1\/2&#8243; cubes (I used pork stew meat, which is readily available in southern Colorado)<\/li>\n<li>24 oz. of chopped green chile (such as 1 package of Select New Mexico green chile, but you could use canned chiles also)<\/li>\n<li>1 medium-sized tomato, chopped (I used 1\/2 a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes and chiles, but if you like Ro-Tel, use the whole can)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp. cornstarch, arrowroot flour, or wheat flour mixed into a 1\/3 c. of water &#8212; this is called a\u00a0<em>slurry<\/em><\/li>\n<li>4 c. chicken broth or stock (which I made with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.essenhaus.com\/\">Das Dutchman Essenhaus<\/a>\u00a0Chicken Base, but I could also use homemade)<\/li>\n<li>Salt\/pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>Chopped fresh cilantro to taste<\/li>\n<li>Dried Mexican oregano to taste<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheese and\/or sour cream for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Heat the olive oil in a heavy medium-sized pot or Dutch oven. Saute the garlic for about one minute, then add the cubed pork. Brown the pork thoroughly. Add the chile, tomato, cornstarch slurry, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil. Turn heat down to simmer for 45-60 minutes. Season. Garnish.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a favorite green chile recipe? Share it here! We&#8217;re still looking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bit unorthodox for me, but I have some green chile stew simmering on the stove. It&#8217;s a new recipe. The house smells SO GOOD, and the tastes I&#8217;ve had are SO GOOD, I need to write down this recipe now before I forget. Not only does it mean I get to share it with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,570],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-W9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":626,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/08\/daves-chicken-and-shrimp-fried-rice.html","url_meta":{"origin":3605,"position":0},"title":"Dave&#8217;s Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice","date":"07 August 11","format":false,"excerpt":"Dave enjoys cooking. \u00a0It's an occasional indulgence for him -- he has a suite of yummy recipes that he likes to call his own.Sadly, he doesn't cook as much as he says he'd like to, since on on most weekdays he's coming in from work while I've been working on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"cooking\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-beAI9lKDl9c\/Tj3eaFxyHSI\/AAAAAAABY-o\/krnSiS32twY\/s400\/IMG_9251.JPG?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":636,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/08\/now-for-something-completely-different-pork-wonton-soup.html","url_meta":{"origin":3605,"position":1},"title":"Now for Something Completely Different: Pork Wonton Soup","date":"24 August 11","format":false,"excerpt":"I had some ground pork in the freezer. \u00a0I had picked it up to make some meat loaf, but then I found The Country Cook's recipe which ended up not needing the pork after all (Tangent: want to make a small meatloaf with just 1 pound of ground meat? \u00a0Brandie's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"cooking\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-5O2gnBRmRis\/TlLi3c1bIzI\/AAAAAAABZzs\/m3pMfW6ukE0\/s400\/IMG_9562.JPG?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":584,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2011\/06\/another-guest-post.html","url_meta":{"origin":3605,"position":2},"title":"Another Guest Post","date":"13 June 11","format":false,"excerpt":"I guess good recipes travel fast! \u00a0I was delightfully surprised when one of Brandie @ The Country Cook's friends, Laurie @ Feeding My Ohana, contacted me about how excited she was to see a non-commercial simple Huli Huli Chicken marinade recipe at The Country Cook a couple weeks ago. \u00a0Laurie\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"blogging\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MRF-9o6jVTk\/TfZDFX3R2jI\/AAAAAAABWxM\/KMWjpwzKxjQ\/s640\/hulihuli_ohana.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2770,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/12\/holiday-cookie-roundup.html","url_meta":{"origin":3605,"position":3},"title":"Major Mom&#8217;s Favorite Holiday Cookie Roundup","date":"04 December 13","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm a one-trick pony: I make the same cookies every year. 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