Kathouse Chili Verde

Kathy Stewart

2001 3rd Annual Chili

Verde Championship

Kathy Stewart won the World's Championship Chili Verde competition after only competing in the qualifying cookoffs since 2000. She and her husband Mike began cooking traditional red chili as a team in 1985. Kathy says to make life easier at home, they decided not to compete against each other. She qualified for the World's Championship by winning the chili verde competition at the Copper World Classic in Phoenix, Arizona.

 Ingredients:

4 lbs pork, cubed
1 lb hot green chilies, chopped
1 1/2 lbs tomatillos
1 lb mild green chilies, chopped
2 onions, minced
2 jalapenos, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t oregano
1/4 cup cilantro
2 T cumin
4 cups chicken broth
2 bay leaves
Salt & pepper
oil

Instructions:

Chop chilies, onions, garlic, jalapenos, tomatillos, cilantro.

Saute onions and garlic in pot. Brown pork with salt & pepper in oil. Add to pot with onions & garlic. Add chicken broth, bay leaves, hot & mild chilies, tomatillos, oregano, jalapenos, and cumin. Cover and simmer.

1/2 hour before turn in, remove bay leaves, add chopped cilantro. Add salt to taste.