Calabacita con Puerco (Pork with Squash) Recipe

Prep Time::10 mins

Cook Time:: 2 hrs 13 mins

Additional Time::5 mins

Total Time:: 2 hrs 28 mins

Servings::8

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

4 boneless pork chops

5 calabaza squash, halved and sliced 1/2-inch thick

1 cup whole kernel corn, drained

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup chopped tomatoes

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 (6 ounce) can tomato sauce

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

2 cups chicken stock, or more as needed

Directions

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pork chops; cook until no longer pink in center, about 4 minutes per side. Cool until easy to handle, about 5 minutes; cut into bite-sized cubes.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same saucepan. Add cubed pork, calabaza squash, corn, onion, tomatoes, and garlic; cook until onion translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, cumin, salt, pepper, and garlic powder; stir in chicken stock and simmer, covered, until flavors combined, about 2 hours, stirring and checking periodically to see if more stock needed.

Editor's Note:

Calabaza is a squash popular in Central and South America. Pumpkin may be substituted for the calabaza.

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