Braised Pork in Tomatillo Broth
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Braised Pork in a Tomatillo Broth Recipe. This is a classic all in one pot dish. Slowly braised pork that is fork tender and full of flavor. This is wonderful on its own or in a taco.
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Be The First To Review This RecipeIngredients
| olive oil | 1/4 cup | |
| pork shoulder | 4 lbs | |
| onion | 1 | chopped |
| tomatillo | 8 | peel removed and washed |
| garlic clove | 6 | crushed |
| chicken broth | 4 cups | |
| cilantro | 1 | bunch - chopped |
| salt | 1 1/2 tsps | to taste |
| black pepper | 1/4 tsp | to taste |
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Heat the olive oil in a large ovenproof stockpot or Dutch oven over high heat.
- Season the pork shoulder with salt and pepper. Brown the pork shoulder in the olive oil on each side for 2 minutes and remove.
- Add the yellow onion. Sauté until the onion is translucent. Add the tomatillo.
- Place the pork shoulder on top of the tomatillos and then add the garlic clove, chicken broth, and cilantro.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Place in the oven and roast for 3 hours until the pork is fork tender.
- Remove the pork shoulder from the liquid and set aside.
- To make the sauce heat the liquid over high heat and reduce by half.
- Spoon the sauce over the pork shoulder and serve.
