I love this juicy, flavorful pork dish and make it a lot in the summer. It’s adapted from Rick Bayless’ Book “Mexico, One Plate at a Time.”
Ingredient list:
1 1/2 T olive oil
1 small pork loin
1 lb tomatillos, husked and rinsed
1 1/2 cups water
1 jalapeno
1 medium white onion
3 large garlic cloves
1/3 cup of fresh cilantro
10 small white potatoes
Start by heating the oil in a Dutch Oven until it sizzles, then brown the pork on both sides, about five minutes per side
Transfer the meat to a plate and set aside. Wash and husk the tomatillos and pepper
put on a baking sheet
broil until dark, three or four minutes. Flip and roast the other side for a few more minutes until they are very dark
cool, then transfer to a blender
process until smooth
Set the dutch oven over the heat again and add the onion and cook until gold, stir in the garlic and cook another minute
Turn the heat up and add the tomatillo puree
Stir until it thickens a little. Add 1 1/2 cup of water
and the cilantro.
Salt and pepper to taste
Put the pork back in the kettle with the sauce and cover. Cook in a 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Simmer the potatoes in boiling water until a fork pierces the skin easily
Add the cooked potatoes to the pot when the pork has finished it’s 30 minutes and then cook until a meat thermometer registers 160 degrees.
Slice the pork and serve with the potatoes and sauce.
Amazing!
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This is different from anything I’ve ever seen. I’d like to give it a try…..also enjoyed your egg post.
I don’t cook pork nearly enough! This may be the recipe to try soon…we love tomatillos!
I’ve never husked or used tomatillos. I love the flavor of Salsa Verde though. This looks delish!
WOW WEE…I can even smell it! This looks so wonderful, my favorite kind of a meal ;D
This really looks fabulous. I plan to try it soone!
Okay, now you just made my stomach rumble. For real!
Delish! Almost wanted to lick the screen!
XOXO Lola:)
i am not a perk person, but i have tried several of your recipes and they always rock! i’m not going to try this one, but that egg recipe below … ive already printed it out and i plan on having this real soon! thanks for sharing your delicious food with us all!
Now I know what to do with tomatillo, and the recipe sounds great..
Wow I had no idea all this was involved with making this. You now have all of us wanting to try it. Looks good
Love
Maggie
LOL Now I am hungry Thanks :
That looks so delicious! I’m hungry for pork now 🙂 Mmmm, I feel like I can smell the food that you cooked….
I have been dying to do something with tomatillos! I look at them longingly every time I go to the market! Thanks for this!
That looks so good. Never tried tomatillo’s before.
Mmmmm, makes me want to run out to the grocery store!
my family loves mexican style food, I think I will have to try this sometime! yum!
I want to get Bayless’s book sometime! It has always intriqued me.
This recipe sounds totally terrific.
Thanks for sharing it with us on this little journey through Alphabe-Thursday’s letter “T”.
A+
And YUM!
Here I am, living the past 35 years in area with so much Hipanic influence and I’ve never had a tomatillo! I eat all kinds of Mexico, Puerto Rican, and central American food but, somehow, I’ve missed tomatillos unless, of course, they are part of the sauces I’ve consumed in dishes I’ve eaten. This recipe sounds great. I love chile verde and order pork dishes.
This looks really delicious, and so do the Rocky Mountain eggs in the post below!
Looks delicious !
I’ve seen tomatillos in teh grocery store, but have never knowingly eaten a tomatillo. Again…this one sounds yummy…all your photos and recipes make my mouth water!
Blessings & Aloha!
Nope! Cancel that egg order…, I’ll have this instead…. my mouth is water & I’m in grave danger of licking the screen 😉
That looks heavenly! I love tomatillo sauce and yet, I have never made it. Guess I will have to try it now!