Carne Adovada (Red Chile Pork Stew)

kansashortcake's Note:

Found this on about.com have yet to try it. My BF loves chile pork, so I thought I'd keep this here.

• Total Time: 3 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 lbs pork butt , well-trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch pieces (or shoulder)
• 2 onions , chopped
• 6 garlic cloves , chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon flour
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup ground dried new mexico chile powder
• 4 -6 cups water or 4 -6 cups broth

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a large pot over medium heat, add oil. When hot, add pork pieces to brown (add only enough so the pieces are in a single layer and don't touch each other; you will need to do this in batches). Pork should sizzle the minute it touches the pot; if it doesn't, remove it and wait for the pot to heat up. Cook, undisturbed, until well-browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Turn and brown on all sides. Transfer pork to a large bowl or plate and repeat with remaining batches.
3. When all pork is browned and set aside, add onions, garlic, and salt to pot. Cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and pepper and cook, stirring, until flour smells like pie crust, about 3 minutes.
4. Add ground chile and stir to combine. Add 3 cups water and bring to a boil.
5. In a blender, whirl chile mixture until smooth. Return to pot and add another 1 cup water and reserved pork. Bring to a boil, cover, and bake 1 hour. Stir, add additional 1 cup water if stew seems dry, and bake until pork falls apart with a fork and sauce is thick, about another hour.Serve hot.