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Tomatillo Pork

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 pounds pork shoulder cut into 2 inch cubes
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 14-oz. can low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 medium jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
  • 1 15-oz. can plum tomatoes chopped
  • 1 pound tomatillos husk removed and chopped
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 6 large flour tortillas

Instructions
 

  • In large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and sear pork for 3 to 4 minutes until golden.
  • Place pork and next 8 ingredients (onions through cilantro) in slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours until vegetables are cooked through. Serve on warm tortillas

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: A big salad (lettuce -not iceberg-, salad veggies and salad dressing). GLUTEN FREE: Make sure chicken broth and canned tomatoes are gluten free. NUTRITION: 561 Calories; 28g Fat (45.7% calories from fat); 27g Protein; 49g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 70mg Cholesterol; 522mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Fat.
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