PORK WITH NOPALES

By polloazul

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 pounds pork loin, cooked in water with 2 onions, 2 bay leaves, 1 oregano sprig, and salt to taste
• 2 pound tomatillos, peeled and chopped
• 4 serrano chiles
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 1-1/4 cups pumpkin seeds, toasted
• 3 tablespoons corn oil
• 1 cup cut-up green beans
• 8 small zucchini, cut in quarters
• 5 nopales, cooked, drained, and cut in strips

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Remove the pork from its broth and slice it. Set the meat and broth aside.

Simmer the tomatillos with 1 cup of the pork broth, the chiles, garlic, and onion. When thoroughly cooked, remove from the heat, let cool slightly, and puree with the pumpkin seeds.

Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan and add the puree. If the sauce is too thick, thin with some more pork broth. Stir in the green beans, zucchini, and nopales. Add the meat to the pan. Season with salt to taste and simmer just until the vegetables are cooked through.