Pork Roll Mexican Style Rollo De Puerco A La Mexicana Recipes

Steps:

• Combine pork cubes, 1/2 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Uncover, increase heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until water evaporates. Continue cooking until the pork browns in its rendered fat, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut tops off the dried chiles and remove seeds. Heat chiles in a large skillet over low heat until they start to soften. Do not toast. Place chiles in a bowl of hot water and soak for 20 minutes.
• Remove pork and set aside. Do not wash, wipe out, or clean the Dutch oven.
• Transfer chiles to a blender, reserving soaking water. Add cilantro, chicken bouillon, peppercorns, garlic, cinnamon stick, Mexican oregano, thyme, cumin seeds, bay leaves, and cloves. Pour in 1 cup soaking water and blend until smooth. Add 1 more cup soaking water, season with salt, and blend until completely smooth.
• Melt lard in the Dutch oven. Carefully add blended chile mixture and scrape up all browned bits. Bring to a boil and add pork. Reduce heat and cover partially, leaving about 1 inch open. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened and reaches the desired consistency, 15 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. Trim fat from pork chops. Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in skillet and brown pork on both sides about 5 minutes over high heat. Remove meat and drain fat.
• 2. Mix the diced green chilies, chopped tomatoes, undrained corn and undrained kidney beans, the rice, salt and pepper in a skillet. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Put in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and put pork chops on top. Cover with foil, bake in oven at 350. Uncover and bake 10 more minutes til rice is cooked.

Steps:

• Char the Poblano chilies over a gas flame until blackened on all sides.
• Place them in a plastic bag and let stand for 10 minutes to steam.
• Peel and core the Chilies.
• Remove seeds, rinse and pat dry.
• Cut Poblanos into thin strips, set aside.
• Cut the porkloin in half lengthwise, cutting to-but not through-other side; open halves, laying the pork flat.
• Cut each half lengthwise, cutting to-but not through-other side; open halves, laying pork flat.
• Distribute the Poblano strips and cheese evenly over the pork; roll lengthwise and tie with kitchen twine.
• Heat oil in a large dutch oven and brown pork roll on all sides; set aside.
• Saute carrots, onion and celery in the dutch oven until softened, about 10 minutes.
• Add bay leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
• Place pork on top of the vegetables and cover with water.
• Simmer until tender (there was not length of time given - I'm guessing at least 1 hour and maybe up to 2 hours - let me know what works when you try it please). (One review suggested 1 hour 15 minutes).
• Add the tomato puree to the cooking liquid and continue cooking for 15 minutes.
• Slice pork and arrange on a platter.
• Pour the sauce with the vegetables over the meat.
• Serve with white rice.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a stockpot and simmer until fork tender-this can take from 3-4 hours.
• Can be made in a crock pot also-decrease liquid by about 1/2, bouillon powder by 1/3, and cook on low for 8-10 hours (or until tender as above).
• When tender, remove from heat and allow meat to cool in the broth until cool enough to handle (this will keep the meat moist).
• Shred (or "pull") either with forks or by hand.
• Place in storage container and add some of the broth to moisten; refrigerate until needed.
• Reheat either in microwave, or in saucepan; use a little of the juice to keep it moist.
• For the Mexican-flavored pot roast, don't shred-slice fairly thick (about 1/2"), and make a gravy by thickening some of the juice with either cornstarch or roux (sorry, you'll have to thicken by sight; tough to give an exact quantity for that); serve with plain steamed rice/boiled potatoes and a vegetable-broccoli and/or carrots come to mind first. Leftovers make great open-faced hot sandwiches.
• For soup, take broth and add some onions, carrots, celery, an extra bit of canned diced tomato (you can use almost anything for veggies depending on what you like/have on hand), some of the pork meat and posole (or hominy); simmer until tender and add shredded cabbage; cook another 15 minutes. Serve with hot tortillas and a salad for a complete meal.
• Can also be made as beef machaca by using bottom (outside) round, chuck, or brisket; replace chicken bouillon powder with beef.