Description
Chilorio is a traditional Mexican dish featuring tender chunks of pork simmered in a flavorful, spicy sauce. This recipe yields a juicy and aromatic chilorio that pairs perfectly with tortillas, beans, and rice. Follow these simple steps to create a delicious chilorio dish in your own kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Pork:
- 2 pounds pork shoulder (with a little bit of fat and cut into large chunks)
Chile Sauce:
- 3 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (about 7–8 oranges)
- 1 small white onion (quartered)
- ½ teaspoon ground oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 dried chile ancho (seeded and stemmed)
- 3 dried chile pasilla (seeded and stemmed)
- 3 dried chile guajillo (seeded and stemmed)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lard (or vegetable oil)
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
- Prep the pork: Add pork, orange juice, onion, oregano, cumin, bay leaves, and water to cover in a stockpot. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the pork: Boil and simmer for 40-60 minutes. Drain and shred the pork.
- Rehydrate the chiles: Boil dried peppers in water, soak for 15 minutes.
- Blend the sauce: Blend peppers, garlic, sugar, and vinegar until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sear the pork: Sear pork chunks until golden brown.
- Cook: Strain chile sauce over pork, add reserved liquid, and simmer.
- Final touches: Adjust seasoning as needed.
- Enjoy: Serve with tortillas, refried beans, and red rice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Simmering, Blending, Searing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: Chilorio, Mexican, Pork, Spicy, Sauce, Traditional, Easy, Gluten Free
