Can it be called a "family favorite" if Daddy Bret only likes it, but it isn't HIS favorite, but everyone else's??
- umm... I don't know about that...
- What I do know is that this is Bret Annalese's favorite!
I make it for a meal prep when I go out of town or if it's her birthday or if I'm just wanting her to feel her mama's love through food.
(FACT: FOOD IS A LOVE LANGUAGE.)
Some extra love that I have for this particular recipe is how many OTHER dinners I can roll out of it from the stock sauce:
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So remember to save the sauce!!
I usually freeze it in measured 4 cup increments.
From experience I recommend that you OMIT most, if not ALL, of the salt from the recipes you use it in.
AN ADDITIONAL NOTE:
adapted from: "Our Best Bites" cookbook.
"adapted" because I absolutely take a lazy route on this recipe these days.
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INGREDIENTS FOR PORK AND EVENTUAL STOCK:
(NOTE: ingredients are separated into sections for when/what gets cooked and/or added)
2-3 TABLESPOONS olive oil
1 onion, large and diced
2 pounds pork tenderloin, cubed
2 1/2 teaspoons Kosher salt
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1 bundle of garlic, minced
2 jars, mild or medium, green salsa
1/2 bunch of cilantro, washed, chopped
4 cups chicken broth
2-3 TABLESPOONS sugar
2 teaspoons cumin
Start with a large pot or stockpot, heat olive oil on a medium/high heat.
Add olive oil.
Add onion. Cook and stir for a 5-8 minutes.
Add cubed port tenderloin.
Add salt and pepper.
Cook and stir until meat is cooked through and onions start to caramelize a bit.
Add minced garlic.
Cook until fragrant.
Add jars of green (verde) salsa.
In a blender combine, blend, mix up the cilantro, broth, cumin, sugar.
Add blended ingredients to the stockpot with everything else.
Simmer low (this is not a boil...) uncovered for 30-60 minutes.
Stir very frequently or you will scorch your pork.
REMINDERS!!
- save your stock for enchiladas or BBQ chicken chili
- store any leftover meat WITH stock for easy re-heating on the stovetop
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TOPPING IDEAS:
cilantro
avocado, sliced
olives, sliced
tomatoes, diced OR cherry tomatoes, sliced
red or green onions, diced
pepper jack cheese, shredded
olives, sliced
tomatoes, diced OR cherry tomatoes, sliced
red or green onions, diced
pepper jack cheese, shredded
