Pork With Guajillo Sauce Recipes

GUAJILLO PORK STEW

Steps:

• Place Guajillo peppers and garlic cloves into a saucepan and cover with water. Cook for about 15 minutes until peppers are soft.
• While the peppers are cooking, add the meat and bay leave into a the skillet and cover with 1/2 cup of water. Simmer in a low heat until meat is tender. About 20 minutes.
• Place peppers and garlic into the blender with 1 cup of the water where they were cooked, cumin and mexican oregano. Process until you have a smooth sauce.
• Pour sauce into the skillet with the meat and keep cooking in a low heat. Use a strainer to pour the sauce in case it isn't smooth enough.
• Season with salt and pepper and keep simmering for about 10 more minutes. After that time, any fat from the meat will float to the sauce surface like in the picture above to the right.

PORK BRAISED IN GUAJILLO CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the pork in a heavy Dutch oven large enough to fit pork comfortably.
• Pour in enough cold water to cover the meat by about 2 inches.
• Add 2 tablespoons salt, bay leaf and bring to a boil.
• Boil for one hour, skimming foam off surface as necessary.
• Cut the stems off the guajillo chiles. Tap out the seeds.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Add half the chiles and toast them in the skillet, turning with tongs, until they crisp up a bit and change color, about 4 minutes.
• Lift out chiles and repeat with remaining chiles.
• Pour enough boiling water over the toasted chiles to cover them. Soak until completely softened, about 20 minutes. Drain well.
• Wipe out the skillet with paper towels, put the onion and tomatoes cut sides down in the skillet. Cook, turning the veggies as often as necessary, until tomatoes are blackened on all sides and the onions are blackened on both flat sides.
• After the pork cooks one hour, ladle off 2 cups of the cooking liquid and pour into blender. Add onions and puree until smooth. Add chiles and tomatoes and blend until smooth.
• Ladle off another 2 cups of the cooking liquid and set aside. Drain pork, discard remaining liquid, wipe out the pot.
• Set the pot over medium-low heat and add the oil or lard. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes.
• Pour the chili sauce into the pot slowly, stir well.
• Return the pork to a simmer, cover the pot and cook until tender, about 1 hour. While it cooks, there should be enough sauce to moisten the pork. If not, add reserved pork cooking liquid as needed.
• Serve hot over white rice or with flour tortillas.

SPICY PORK WITH GUAJILLO SALSA (PUERCO ENCHILADO)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large, heavy stainless steel saute pan (do not use nonstick) over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes and saute until golden in color, about 5 minutes. Transfer the potatoes to a bowl and reserve. Add the pork to the same pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear the pork until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Return the potatoes to the pan, along with the beef broth and Guajillo Salsa. Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cover. Simmer on medium-low heat for at least 15 minutes until the pork is cooked through. Turn off the heat and serve immediately with warm tortillas.
• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, place 4 cups water, the guajillo chilies, garlic cloves and white onion and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer until the chiles are soft and tender, about 25 minutes. Transfer the boiled vegetables, the tomato and 2 cups of the boiling liquid to a large blender and set aside to cool before blending. Process until smooth. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and a pinch of black pepper.
• In a medium, heavy saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Strain the pureed guajillo salsa into the pan. Add the bay leaf and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning, adding additional salt and pepper as desired.
• Reserve for enchiladas and pork.

FRIED CRISP PORK WITH CHILE-PEANUT SAUCE: CARNITAS CON SALSA GUAJILLO Y CACAHUATES

Steps:

• For the salsa: In a small saucepot, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
• In a cast iron skillet, toast the chiles until they start to smoke and blister. Remove from the pan and place in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
• In the same cast iron skillet, toast the tomatillo, onion, and garlic until soft and they char a little.
• Put the soaked chiles, peanuts, onion, tomatillo, and garlic in a food processor with the chile water. Puree until smooth, and season with salt and pepper.
• For the carnitas: In a large stockpot, heat 2 1/2 cups of water with the thyme, oregano, white onion, garlic, and salt. When it comes to a boil add the diced pork butt and cook covered for 1 hour. Remove and drain.
• In a large Dutch oven, heat the lard. When lard is smoking, sear the pork to brown all sides. Remove and serve with warm tortillas, guajillo-peanut sauce, radishes, and shredded lettuce.

STUFFED PORK ROAST WITH GUAJILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Bring 1 qt. (4 cups) water to boil; pour over chiles in bowl. Let stand 10 min. or until softened. Drain chiles; place in blender. Add remaining water, barbecue sauce, 1/2 cup onions and 2 garlic cloves; blend until smooth.
• Chop remaining garlic. Cook and stir bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings from skillet. Add chopped garlic, remaining onions and chayote to skillet; cook 10 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro. Remove from heat.
• Place roast, cut sides up, on cutting board; spoon bacon mixture lengthwise down center of roast. Roll up, starting at one long side; tie with kitchen string at 1-inch intervals. Cook in large skillet until browned on all sides. Place on foil-covered rimmed baking sheet; brush with 2/3 cup chile sauce.
• Bake 1-1/4 hours or until done (145ºF). Transfer roast to cutting board; let stand 5 min. Meanwhile, pour meat drippings into saucepan; stir in remaining chile sauce. Bring to boil; cook 2 min., stirring occasionally.
• Spoon sauce over roast before serving.