Shredded Pork in a Green Chile Sauce

This is kind of like a cheater’s Chile Verde which is a Mexican dish with pork shoulder roast, roasted tomatillos, roasted poblano or Anaheim  and jalapeno peppers, and a few other ingredients that is braised on top of the stove for a couple of hours. I do plan on making that and sharing the recipe later on but here is a tasty and quick play on those flavors.

Shredded Pork in a Green Chile Sauce

Recipe by Micha

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 4 to 8 hours

Total time: 4 hours, 10 minutes to 8 hours 10 minutes

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 pound boneless pork roast
• 1 to 1 1/4 cups salsa verde or green enchilada sauce
• 1 or 2 medium onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• To taste salt
• To taste black pepper

Cooking Directions

Place onions and garlic in the bottom of a 4 quart or larger slow cooker. Add pork roast and pour salsa or enchilada sauce over all. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 4-6 or until roast is tender enough to shred. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

Notes:

To freeze: portion into meal size servings and place in freezer bags or containers. Label and freeze. To serve thaw in refrigerator and heat in microwave or on the stove until heated thoroughly. Serve as desired.