After class, I went to the grocery store. I was hoping to make Pork Mole Verdes. The key to this dish is the tomatillo. I wasn't sure if they were in the season. But lucky, I found one so I took 7 of them, they are like 84 cents at my store. I am sure you wondering what I am making for dinner. Well, I am making Pork Mole Verdes with homemade refried beans and Spanish rice. One thing about Spanish rice, I was too lazy to do homemade so I make from the box, just simple. I decided to share the recipe, it is so simple and easy to do.
This recipe is called Pork Mole Verdes which mean Green Mole. The green mole is coated the pork. It is really good.
Ingredients:
1 to 2 lbs of Pork shoulder, cut in cubes
1 or 2 bay leaf (dried or fresh)
Small onion, 1/4 inch dice
Salt
3 TBSP sesame seeds
1/4 cup Almonds
5 green onion
2 garlic cloves
7 fresh tomatillos
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cilantro (fresh or dried)
1/4 tsp chili powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
Direction:
1. Put the cubed pork, bay leaf, and onion in large pot filled with 4 to 6 cups of water. Boil at first, then quickly add salt. Turn down the heat to simmer and leave there for 45 min to 1 hour.
2. While the pork is simmering, toasted the sesame seeds and almonds, they should be near to golden brown (do not burn it!), and then add to blender. About 15 minutes later, take 1/4 cup of cooking liquid from the pork and add to the nuts. Blend until little smooth, little chuck is okay.
3. Don't worry about cutting up the green onion, garlic clove, tomatillo, and cilantro, because you will add in the blender. Read Step 4
4. Add onion, garlic clove, cilantro, cumin, cilantro, chili powder to the nuts and then add 1/4 cup of cooking liquid from pork. Blend all together to almost smooth. For the tomatillo, peel the husks and if it is dirty, just wash them. Cut off the top and bottom and cut in quarter to make it easier for the blender. Then Add tomatillo in the blender with the rest of them, and blend until smooth. Correct the seasoning with salt, pepper, and seasoning.
5. After the pork is finish cooking and it is already reach to 175 F degree for the meat, drain out the cooking liquid and discard the bay leaf. Put the pork back in the pot. Then add the tomatillo mixture to the pork and then warm it up. Correct the seasoning.
Sound good? if you have any question, feel free to ask me.
For the refried bean, it is little tough but if you are up for challenge. Here is the recipe...this recipe will take you about three hours of doing homemade refried beans.
Ingredients:
2 cups Pink bean or Pinto bean
1/2 cup White onion, 1/4 inch dice
2 TBSP Pork Lard or vegetable oil (Cisco will be okay)
1 TBSP Salt
To taste - salt and pepper
Direction:
1. Rinse beans in cold water and check for and remove small stones that floats
2. Cover beans with hot water, add onion and lard, and bring to boil.
3. Reduce to simmer: cover and cook until they are just soft and the skins are breaking open, 1 1/2 to 2 hours
4. Add salt and continue to cook until the beans are soft and the liquid is somewhat thick
5. Draining out the cooking liquid but leave 1/2 cup in it. Split the beans in 1 cup
6. Put 1 cup of bean back in the pot and start to cook. Then start to mash them until almost to puree. Then add another 1 cup of bean and continue to mash.
7. Continue to cook for 10 to 15 minutes until they are dry out
8. Correct seasoning
So that all for it. It is sound a lot of work, it will be nice for family time if you need help.
For the Spanish Rice, I make it from the box so no homemade for this one.
So Enjoy!
