Oaxacan Toasted Corn Stew With Chicken And Pork Recipes

SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK STEW WITH CORN

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix enchilada sauce, taco seasoning mix, chili powder, oregano, cumin and salt in cooker. Add pork shoulder; turn to coat.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until very tender. Remove pork from slow cooker; when cool enough to handle, shred pork with fork. Remove 1 cup cooking liquid; place in large bowl. Add shredded pork to bowl; toss to coat.
• Meanwhile, discard remaining cooking liquid; wipe out slow cooker. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Add broth, tomatoes and corn; stir in pork. Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes or until hot. Serve with remaining ingredients.

OAXACAN TOASTED CORN STEW WITH CHICKEN AND PORK

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, bring 4 cups chicken broth to a boil. Add the pork pieces. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Add the chicken, onion, and oregano. Cook until the chicken is very tender, about 25 minutes. Set aside. 2. Boil 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan. In a hot dry skillet, toast the chiles over medium heat, until they are aromatic and the skins blister. Put the chiles in the pan of boiling water, remove the pan from the heat and soak the chiles about 20 minutes to soften. 3. Put the tomatoes into a blender jar and reserve. In a dry skillet, toast tomatillos, garlic, cloves, and peppercorns. Add to the blender jar. Place corn kernels in the same skillet, and toast, stirring constantly, until flecked with brown. Scrape the skillet bottom to incorporate the brown bits, and to prevent burning. Set aside off heat. 4. Lift the onion from the broth and the chiles from the soaking liquid and put into the blender jar with the tomatoes, tomatillos, garlic, cloves, and peppercorns. Blend until smooth. 5. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a bowl, pressing it to extract the purée. Discard seedy pulp. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the blended chile mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 10 minutes. 6. Put the chile mixture in the pan with the pork and chicken. Add the corn and the hoja santa (or epazote) to the pan. Cover and cook, stirring frequently, 10 to 12 minutes to blend flavors. Remove the hoja santa or epazote. Add salt. Serve the stew in shallow bowls, garnished with chopped cilantro.From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

OLD-FASHIONED CHICKEN AND CORN STEW

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter and oil in a 4- to 5-quart wide heavy pot over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then lightly brown chicken in 2 batches, turning over occasionally with tongs, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer chicken as browned to a bowl using tongs.
• While chicken is browning, peel potatoes and cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Add onion, garlic, and 1 teaspoon thyme to pot and sauté, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes, then add flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Whisk in broth and water and bring to a boil, whisking.
• Add potatoes and corn to onion mixture, then cover and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are barely tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in chicken (along with any juices accumulated in bowl) and cream, then simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked through and potatoes are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Season stew with salt and pepper and sprinkle with remaining teaspoon thyme.