Carne Adovada

Lance Wilson
Lance Wilson @lance_wilson
Nyack, NY

As a native new mexican, carne adovada is near and dear to my heart. This isn't a weeknight dish unless you don't mind eating until 10:30. Using frozen NM red chile makes this easier, but you could also make the chile from dried pods.

Carne Adovada

As a native new mexican, carne adovada is near and dear to my heart. This isn't a weeknight dish unless you don't mind eating until 10:30. Using frozen NM red chile makes this easier, but you could also make the chile from dried pods.

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Ingredients

  1. 2 cupsNM red chile puree
  2. 2 cupschicken stock
  3. 1 cupfrozen orange juice concentrate
  4. 1/2 cupraisins
  5. 3chipotle chiles in adobo
  6. 2 Tbspwhite vinegar
  7. 2 Tbspfish sauce
  8. 3-4 lbspork shoulder, cubed
  9. 2 tspsalt
  10. 1 Tbspground NM red chile
  11. 2onions, sliced
  12. 4 clovesgarlic, smashed
  13. 2tsps oregano
  14. 1 Tbspcumin
  15. I tsp black pepper
  16. 2Bay leaves

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350F

  2. 2

    Combine the chile puree, stock, OJ concentrate, raisins, chipotle, vinegar and fish sauce. Bring to a simmer

  3. 3

    Season the pork with the ground chile powder, and 1 tsp salt

  4. 4

    Place a Dutch oven over high heat and add a small amount of oil.

  5. 5

    Add all of the pork to the smoking hot dutch oven. Cook without moving for 5 min to brown the bottom

  6. 6

    Remove the pork and set aside

  7. 7

    Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions, and then add the second tsp of salt.

  8. 8

    Continue to cook the onions until they are soft. Add the garlic, oregano, black pepper, and cumin.

  9. 9

    Use an immersion blender (or regular blender) to blend the chile sauce

  10. 10

    Add the chile sauce to the onions and the bay leaves.

  11. 11

    Add the pork to the sauce

  12. 12

    Transfer the adovada to the oven without the lid. Roast for around 3-5 hours. You will notice the sauce will start out watery, then get greasy. Keep roasting. Eventually the oil will emulsify in the sauce like a ragu and thicken up.

  13. 13

    Plate on corn tortillas with a sprinkle of queso fresco, red onion and cilantro.

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Comments (4)

PaulN
PaulN @cook_6047903
Sounds really good!! But I wonder what would be a good substitute for the NM red chile puree. I doubt I'll ever find it here Florida!

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