Tangy Pork with Tomatillos, Tomatoes, and Cilantro

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Becky Luigart-Stayner; Lydia DeGaris-Pursell; Food Kellie Gerber Kelley
Yield
4 servings (serving size: 1 cup pork mixture and 1 cup rice)
June 2001
RECIPE BY Cooking Light

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

Nutritional Information

  • Calories 375
  • Caloriesfromfat 18%
  • Fat 7.7g
  • Satfat 1.6g
  • Monofat 4.1g
  • Polyfat 0.9g
  • Protein 29.4g
  • Carbohydrate 46g
  • Fiber 4g
  • Cholesterol 74mg
  • Iron 4.3mg
  • Sodium 379mg
  • Calcium 62mg

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.

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Ratings & Reviews

very good, easy prep

DiveGirl54
February 25, 2017
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

SHANN1105
June 10, 2015
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

Nicola
April 14, 2014
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

adventurecook
October 18, 2010
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

carolfitz
June 07, 2010
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

cookingcommuter
March 18, 2010
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

Kim
January 13, 2010
Soooooooooooo flavorful! Will definitely be making this one again.

jmeehanmills's Review

jmeehanmills
October 04, 2009
great!