A busy night means leftovers and an early post the morning after! This post is about the first things Jim ever made me for me. So a little background...I have pretty much always used a recipe and measured other than a few dishes that I have made regularly. Jim on the other hand, never uses a recipe or any type of measuring device. NEVER! I've started to follow in his footsteps and have been enjoying it. Anyway, the first dish Jim ever made for me was mole chicken tacos - he just cooked chicken breast tenders in mole sauce. It was wonderful but this is about the second meal he made me. This was the night following the mole chicken tacos...I was starting to feel spoiled!
It was a delicious pork stew with a Mexican flair. He used both dry hominy and beans, so these had to soak. Side note: I tried a "quick soak" once I found online that worked quite well - boil beans in water about 2-3 minutes, remove and let soak for 2-4 hours. I changed the water a couple times to cool the water and beans a little. Anyway, back to Jim! Brown pork and then add broth and with carrots, parsnips, hominy, beans, cilantro, and seasonings. I believe there was cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne... Let this simmer for a couple hours and serve!
We ate it with baked tortillas, chopped cilantro, and sour cream. This was divine!!! And it made so much we had leftovers for days...even a couple freezer servings! It tasted just as good reheated weeks later!
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