Chili Verde Helps Christen Pretty New Pot

Green is one of my favorite colors. Which is just one reason I am crazy about my new Lodge Cast Iron Pot that looks like a Granny Smith apple. Since I got it, I haven't even put it in the cupboard. I keep it on the stove top to admire it.

I stewed long and hard about what would be the first dish I would make in it. A simple soup just wouldn't do. I wanted it to be memorable.

Then, I took a trip to Walla Walla for a weekend of wine tasting and picked up the most beautiful pork roast at Thundering Hooves, a small operation that focuses on pasture-finished meats.

This small bone-in shoulder fit perfectly in the oven-ready pot. I covered it with salsa verde (tomatillos simmered briefly in water with a chopped jalapeno and several cloves of garlic and then pureed with an immersion blender) and cooked it low and slow, in a 300-degree oven for four hours. The kitchen smelled wonderful as the pork roasted.

It turned out so moist and flavorful. I served it shredded with rice and beans and corn tortillas. The family showered me with compliments, but I felt a little guilty. My new pot had done all the heavy lifting.

Can't wait to continue putting it to the test.

-- Leslie Kelly

Comments

[Miss D on December 22, 2009 at 05:03 PM]

Thundering Hooves' is the best!

[HopeSew on December 23, 2009 at 05:57 AM]

That pot is super cute! If I had one, I'd keep it out too.

[Viv on December 23, 2009 at 03:41 PM]

Besides an apple do you have other designs and colors with the enamel? I have so ideas~~~