Tangy Pork with Tomatillos, Tomatoes, and Cilantro

Name: Tangy Pork with Tomatillos, Tomatoes, and Cilantro
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup pork mixture and 1 cup rice)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided; Cooking spray; 1 cup chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion; 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic; 2 cups chopped tomatillos (about 8 ounces); 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes (about 8 ounces); 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 4 cups hot cooked instant rice

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Tangy Pork with Tomatillos, Tomatoes, and Cilantro

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell; Food Kellie Gerber Kelley

Yield

4 servings (serving size: 1 cup pork mixture and 1 cup rice)

Total time: 28 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
Cooking spray
1 cup chopped Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
2 cups chopped tomatillos (about 8 ounces)
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes (about 8 ounces)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 cups hot cooked instant rice

How to Make It

Step 1

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add pork; toss well. Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray. Add pork; sauté 3 minutes. Remove pork from pan; keep warm.

Step 2

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté for 30 seconds. Add tomatillos; sauté 1 minute. Add pork; cover and cook 10 minutes or until pork is done. Add tomatoes and cilantro; cover and cook for 1 minute. Serve with rice.

Ratings & Reviews

very good, easy prep

2017-02-25T10:40:44-05:00 DiveGirl54

Made to recipe except used fresh garlic instead of bottled. Instead of instant rice, made simple (no tomato) black-beans-and-rice. Had Sunset's spicy avocado poblano salad while the pork was simmering. Very good dinner.

Kim's review

2015-06-09T20:15:31-04:00 SHANN1105

Really good flavors in this recipe, I think we chopped the tomatillos too finely, because they were lost in the sauce next time we will cut them into 3/4 inch cubes.

Nicola's Review

2014-04-14T17:03:41-04:00 Nicola

My husband LOVED this dish. Even more than the pork chile verde I make, which takes at least three hours. My kids love this one too and have for years. My oldest daughter, who's a graduate student now, makes this for herself now because she gets cravings for it.

SHANN1105's Review

2010-10-18T19:20:45-04:00 adventurecook

This recipe is a standing favorite in our house, and we make it often and serve over white rice. I make it exactly as the recipe states and it is quick and easy and SO tasty. I absolutely fell in love with tomatillos when I first made this dish.

cookingcommuter's Review

2010-06-07T01:30:18-04:00 carolfitz

My husband and I both rated this recipe a ten on taste. Even better, the most time consuming part of the recipe was cooking the rice. In the ten minutes that the pork simmered, I had the kitchen clean and table set.

adventurecook's Review

2010-03-17T23:37:41-04:00 cookingcommuter

My supermarket did not have fresh tomatillos, so I substituted green salsa as suggested in a previous review. Tomatoes are also not in season, so I used an assortment of fresh sweet Italian peppers and served over rice. This was a very easy, tasty dish. Perfect for a weeknight dinner. I will definitely make this again.

DiveGirl54's Review

2010-01-13T00:08:02-05:00 Kim

Soooooooooooo flavorful! Will definitely be making this one again.

jmeehanmills's Review

2009-10-03T23:21:27-04:00 jmeehanmills

great!

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