Basic Green Chile

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons green chili powder
• 19 ounces green enchilada sauce
• 32 ounces canned tomatillos, with their liquid
• 7 ounces hot salsa verde
• 3 1/2 lbs lamb sirloin roast, cubed
• lard or oil, as needed to brown
• 2 cups onions, finely minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh garlic, pressed
• 2 lbs diced green chilies (fresh or frozen)
• 2 cups green peppers, very finely minced
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro leaf
• salt

Recipe

• 1 combine powders.
• 2 combine enchilada sauce, tomatillos and salsa verde in a chili pot.
• 3 press tomatillos against the side of the pot to crush.
• 4 add powders to the liquids. heat to boiling. reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently.
• 5 brown meat in lard or oil in batches with onions and pressed garlic.
• 6 drain meat and add to chili pot.
• 7 add diced green chiles.
• 8 return pot to simmer.
• 9 after 2 hours, add half of finely minced green peppers.
• 10 add salt as desired. taste and adjust, adding additional minced peppers as desired.
• 11 after 2 1/2 hours thicken or thin as needed.
• 12 after 2 3/4 hours adjust salt and other seasonings as needed.
• 13 just before serving add lime juice and cilantro.