Dinner for 4

Pork in Green Pipian Sauce

Name: Pork in Green Pipian Sauce
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb tomatillos; 4 serrano peppers; 1 poblano pepper roasted (optional); 1 cup pumpkin seeds; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 lb pork cut in bite size cubes; 1 white onion halved and sliced; 1/4 a teaspoon marjoram; 1 bay leave; 2 cloves garlic; 2 carrots peeled and sliced; 1 dash nutmeg

$16.63for 4100 minServes 4

Pork cubes simmer in a green tomatillo sauce thickened with pumpkin seeds, peppers, garlic, and warm spices.

Pork in Green Pipian Sauce with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Tomatillos, 2 lb$2.49/lb typical	2 lb	$4.98Typical price
	Jalapeno peppers, 4$0.25 each typical	4	$1.00Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 4.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	4.5 oz	$3.15Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Pork roast, 2 lb$2.49/lb typical	2 lb	$4.98Typical price
	Onions, 0.4 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
	Mint, 0.5$1.99 each typical	0.5	$0.75Typical price
	Carrots, 0.3 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$16.63

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices
Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

100 minstart to table
Involveddifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Mexican Dairy-free Gluten-free High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.16 per serving$16.63 for 4

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Ingredients

2 lb tomatillos
4 serrano peppers
1 poblano pepper roasted (optional)
1 cup pumpkin seeds
2 cloves garlic
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 lb pork cut in bite size cubes
1 white onion halved and sliced
1/4 a teaspoon marjoram
1 bay leave
2 cloves garlic
2 carrots peeled and sliced
1 dash nutmeg

Steps

Heat the oven to 425 F and roast the tomatillos, serranos, poblano, and garlic on a baking pan for 15 minutes.
Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes.
Blend the roasted vegetables, pumpkin seeds, and 1 cup water until smooth.
Heat the oil in a large pot and brown the pork over medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
Add the onion, carrots, marjoram, bay leaf, nutmeg, and blended sauce.
Cover and simmer over low heat for 60 minutes until the pork reaches 160 F and the carrots are tender.

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