Main Dishesbonappetit4.5
Cheesy Pork and Tomatillo Skillet
If you are looking for a sign to make a meaty, saucy, cheesy skillet dip for dinner, this is it. Serve with tortilla chips or scoop straight from the pan.
👥 4 Servings👤 Kendra Vaculin📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
- ●wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place 1 lb. ground pork in a medium bowl and sprinkle with 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, 1 tsp. ground cumin, and 1 tsp. smoked paprika. Using your hands, gently mix to incorporate.
. ground pork1 lb. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more1 tsp. ground cumin1 tsp. smoked paprika1 tsp
2
Heat 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook pork mixture, undisturbed, until browned and beginning to crisp underneath, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Break up meat into ½" pieces with a wooden spoon and continue to cook, stirring often, until just cooked through, about ⏱️ 2 minutes more. Transfer to a small bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving fat behind; set aside.
. extra-virgin olive oil2 Tbsp
3
Add 1 small red onion, thinly sliced, and 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, to same skillet; season with salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is slightly softened and garlic is starting to turn golden, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Add 1 large poblano chile, ribs and seeds removed, thinly sliced, and 3 medium tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed, coarsely chopped; cook, stirring occasionally, until poblano is golden in spots, about ⏱️ 1 minute. Add two 4-oz. cans diced green chiles and 1 cup water and cook, stirring occasionally and scraping up any browned bits, until almost all liquid is evaporated and tomatillos are mostly softened, 7–⏱️ 9 minutes. Remove from heat.
large poblano chile, ribs and seeds removed, thinly sliced1medium tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed, coarsely chopped34-oz. cans diced green chiles2
4
Heat broiler. Add reserved pork mixture to skillet and stir to combine. Top evenly with 8 oz. pepper Jack cheese, coarsely grated. Broil until cheese is melted and starting to blister in spots, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Let cool slightly.
. pepper Jack cheese, coarsely grated8 oz
5
Top with cilantro leaves with tender stems. Serve with tortilla chips.
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