A Good Find

So, in mourning the fact that Everyday Food Magazine is no more, I have been going over my past issues and finally making the recipes within that I never got around to making before.

Here is an awesome recipe I found that packs a lot of flavor, which is surprising because it has very few ingredients.

Chili Verde

Ingredients:

3 pounds pork shoulder, excess fat trimmed, cut into 1-inch pieces
Salt and pepper
1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 cup green tomatillo salsa
1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth
Fresh cilantro and lime wedges, for serving

Directions:

Season pork with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot, add pork, onion, salsa, and broth. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pork pulls apart easily, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Skim fat off top. Season with salt and pepper. Top with cilantro and limes to serve.

Source: Martha Stewart Everyday Food, March 2013. You can find it here.

Notes: This was really good. Here is my advice though. Watch the amount of liquid as you simmer it. I didn't watch it, and too much of my liquid evaporated, so I had to add some more. Also, be careful when you season the pork with salt and pepper. Salsa verde can be pretty salty...so don't season the pork with too much salt. I used Herdez brand salsa verde. I actually used 1 1/3 cups of salsa. I worried that it wouldn't be flavorful enough, but it was so delicious. The most time consuming part was cubing the pork. Other than that, this is a very easy meal to prepare.