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Mexican Chipotle Pork and Beans

Name: Mexican Chipotle Pork and Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 50 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mexican🇲🇽
Ingredients: 1 ½ / 3lb pork shoulder (skinless, boneless, cut into 6 equal pieces, Note 1); 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tsp cumin powder; 200g / 7 oz chipotle in adobo (- the chillis + sauce, Note 2); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion (, finely chopped); 4 garlic cloves (, finely minced); 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1 cup orange juice (real, not reconstituted sweetened stuff - Note 3); 2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium); 2 bay leaves (fresh, else dried); 1 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 3 x 420g / 16 oz canned butter beans / lima beans (, or other of choice, Note 4); 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp allspice powder

Beans🫘

Mexican🇲🇽

Pork🐷

6 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

3 hours 5 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 ½ / 3lb pork shoulder (skinless, boneless, cut into 6 equal pieces, Note 1)

1 tsp cooking/kosher salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp cumin powder

200g / 7 oz chipotle in adobo (- the chillis + sauce, Note 2)

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion (, finely chopped)

4 garlic cloves (, finely minced)

1/4 cup tomato paste

1 cup orange juice (real, not reconstituted sweetened stuff - Note 3)

2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium)

2 bay leaves (fresh, else dried)

1 tsp cooking/kosher salt

3 x 420g / 16 oz canned butter beans / lima beans (, or other of choice, Note 4)

1 tbsp dried oregano

1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp allspice powder

Directions

Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).

SPICINESS - Read note above about spiciness!

Puree chipotle in adobo until smooth using a stick blender or similar.

Sprinkle pork all over with salt, pepper and cumin.

Brown pork - Heat all the oil in a large oven-proof pot over high heat. Brown the pork all over in 2 batches, the remove onto a plate (~ 1 minute each side).

Sauté - Cool the pot slightly then return to medium heat. If the pot looks dry, add 1 tbsp oil. Sauté onion, garlic, the herbs & spices for 3 minutes.

Cook off tomato & chipotle - Add tomato paste and cook it off for 2 minutes. Add chipotle puree and cook for 2 minutes.

Slow cook 2 hours - Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT beans. Stir, then bring to simmer. Place pork in - arrange so its submerged as best as possible. Cover with lid. Place in oven for 2 hours. (Note 6 other cook methods)

Add beans, cook 30 min - Remove lid, add beans. Return to oven for 30 minutes without lid to caramelise the surface. The pork will be fork-tender!

Serve like stew over Mexican red rice or with tortillas for dunking. Or make wickedly food tacos with finely chopped white onion, fresh coriander/cilantro, avocado slices and a squeeze of lime. More serving options above the recipe video.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

323 kcal

Total Fat

12 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Unsaturated Fat

7 g

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

70 mg

Sodium

1079 mg

Total Carbohydrate

27 g

Dietary Fiber

8 g

Total Sugars

6 g

Protein