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Guatemalan Jocon

Cuisine: Guatemalan
Type: Pork
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs 908g / 32ozPork loin
3 cups 711mlWater
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
3 tablespoons 45mlButter
2   Roma tomatoes - chopped
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozTomatillos - husked, chopped
2   Garli cloves - chopped
2 cups 474mlWater or chicken broth
2   Whole cloves
5   Black peppercorns
2   Green onions
1   Green bell pepper - cut in chunks
1   Parsley
1/4 cup 15g / 0.5ozCorn masa (not instant masa flour)
3/4 cup 177mlWater

Recipe Instructions

Cut pork into 8 equal pieces. Cook pork in 3 cups water with salt over medium heat about 30 minutes. Remove excess liquid.

Heat skillet until very hot. Add butter. When butter melts, add tomatoes, tomatillos and garlic and fry 2 minutes. Then add 2 cups water, cloves and peppercorns and cook 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and blend in blender with green onions, bell pepper and parsley. Add more water or broth if needed for blending. Add this mixture to pork and cook 5 minutes.

Dilute corn masa with 3/4 cup water and add some of masa liquid to sauce and cook 5 minutes more. Sauce should be medium thickness. Taste and adjust seasoning.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 686 calories; 856 mg sodium; 146 mg cholesterol; 58 grams fat; 11 grams carbohydrates; 28 grams protein; 0.60 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 05-10-2000

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