Ingredients

  • 1 14 lbs boneless pork shoulder
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 10 -12 tiny new potatoes, quartered (1 pound)
  • 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 fresh poblano chiles, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 inches cinnamon sticks
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 (10 ounce) packagefrozen whole kernel corn
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
  • 14 teaspoon black pepper
  • 14 cup snipped fresh cilantro or 14 cup parsley
  • sour cream, for topping (optional)

Method

  • Trim fat from meat.
  • Cut meat into 1-inch pieces.
  • In a large skillet brown meat in hot oil over medium-high heat.
  • Drain off fat.
  • Set meat aside.
  • In a 3-1/2 or 4-quart crockpot combine potato, onion poblano pepper, jalapeno pepper,garlic, and cinnamon.
  • Add meat.
  • Stir in broth, undrained tomatoes, corn, chili powder, oregano and black pepper.
  • Cover and cook on LO heat for 8-10 hours or on HI heat for 4-5 hours.
  • Remove cinnamon.
  • Before serving, stir in cilantro.
  • If desired, top individual servings with sour cream.