Chili Verde... AGAIN... but better!!!

Last week was just bizarre wasn't it?  The bombings in Boston, the manhunt on Friday   This world is going  nuts I tell ya!  After being glued to the TV and the radio all day Friday  just patiently waiting for them to catch that little shit, I just had to turn the news off for the weekend!  I know all that chaos was raising my cortisol through the roof!

This weekend was a good one.  Got work caught up at the house, planted a garden... stayed on track with my workout and eating plan... all in all!  It was good!

Had a long conversation about the 5 pounds I lost with the Hubs!  He brought up a good argument!  So why do we say we lost 5 pounds, when we should be saying we got rid of 5 pounds!  When you lose something, you usually want to find it!  Something to ponder! 

So I cooked two things this weekend that tickled my fancy...  Saturday nights dinner and Sunday mornings breakfast.  I think I will save the breakfast for another post, because I don't think you can handle all this goodness at once!  I also changed up the Chili Verde from the last time I made it... not because the other wasn't good, but because I didn't decide to cook it until we were at the grocery store and I didn't have my recipe with me so I guessed on what I needed!  Turns out... it was AWESOME!!!  I also really wanted a tortilla, so I remembered seeing a coconut flour tortilla like thingy on my favorite blog PaleOMG.  Check out her blog post here for the recipe! ( RECIPE LINK!)   I made them super thin and they did the trick.

Chili Verde 

"On The Fly"

2 lb Pork Shoulder Roast (Cut into cubes)
1 lb Tomatillos
1 White or Yellow Onion
4 cloves of Garlic
6 Anaheim Peppers
2 Cups Chicken Stock
2 Tbsp Lime juice
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
Cilantro (1 bunch)
Salt
Pepper
Red Chili Flakes

In large pot, brown the pork in the coconut oil and set aside.  (I do mine in batches so each piece of meat gets it's own time in the heat)  Once meat is set aside, saute onions and garlic in the coconut oil and pork drippings until softened.  Salt and Pepper.  Add Pork back to pot and combine.  Add Chicken stock and let simmer covered on the stove.  While this is simmering, peel and wash tomatillos and peppers.  On a hot skillet, roast tomatillos and peppers, turning frequently until they get soft and have some charred looking spots on them.  Combine roasted items along with cilantro and lime juice in a food processor and blend to a liquid consistency   Add mixture to pot, stir in well and add red pepper flakes to taste.  Let this simmer for about 4 to 5 hours.  For the last hour... uncover to allow the sauce to thicken.  Top with Avocado and Cilantro... OLE'

Chili Verde... MMMMM!

Now that we have got the hang of this Paleo lifestyle... I just really want to start experimenting and try to make some creative dishes.  There are a lot of people out there who have already started doing this and why re-invent the wheel I say.  Later I will probably get daring and start experimenting with my own, but right now I just want to focus on this new way of eating! 

Some of the people I am currently stalking... Sara Fragoso over at Everyday Paleo, and Juli Bauer over at PaleOMG!  First, Sara has been doing this for a long time.  She has recipes that are super easy to make and fit in with a family lifestyle.  I just ordered her new book, I will let you know how it is.  Juli?  What a hoot she is!  Love her!  I love her writing style... she tells you how it is and she comes up with some pretty awesome recipes! 

So this Chili Verde... it's a Everyday Paleo Recipe!  (Click on the Chile Verde and it will take you there)!  I'm a huge fan of Tomatillo's and every chance I get to cook with them, I jump on it!  I cooked this pot o' goodness all afternoon on Sunday while I cleaned the house!  It was absolutely delicious.  As as side dish... I made some baked okra.  I've been loving the farmer's market lately, and honestly, I think that's the only thing I like about summer.  Anyway... they always have fresh okra there.  In the olden days of yore... I would have breaded, fried and threw in a green tomato!  In most recent "gluten free" days of yore... I would have done the same but with gluten free flour.  How am I going to Paleo this I wondered?  Well, one thing I have learned with the Paleo lifestyle, that most of the time, simple is better!  That's what it really is all about you know, taking fresh food and not adding tons of crap to it.  Real food DOES taste good!  I washed it, cut it up and threw it in a bowl.  Tossed it with some coconut oil and some seasoning and baked it in the oven at 425 until the outside was crunchy!  It was just my son and I eating that night, and honestly there was not one okra morsel left!  It was awesome! 

So head on over to Sara's page, go get some Tomatillo's and give it a shot!  You're gonna love it!