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Expand your menu and create this flavorful Mexican dish with the Cook & Hold Oven from Alto-Shaam. Slow cook the ingredients overnight for increased pork yield, reduced labor and delicious enchiladas Verde your customers will love.

Ingredients:

• 1 pork shoulder, boneless 
• 2 yellow onions, large diced 
• 5 pounds tomatillos, quartered 
• 5 celery stalks, large diced 
• 2 jalapenos, quartered 
• 8 garlic cloves 
• 5 bay leaves 
• ½ gallon chicken stock 
• 1 cup fresh cilantro 
• 30 fresh corn tortillas 
• 1 pound Chihuahua cheese, shredded

Preparation:

1. Liberally season all sides of the pork shoulder with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper. Then sear the pork on all sides.
2. Combine the onion, tomatillos, jalapenos, celery, garlic, bay leaves and chicken stock in a pot, bring to a simmer and then transfer to a hotel pan.
3. Place the seared pork into the pan along with the vegetables and stock. Cover with foil, leaving the corner open so you can probe the meat.
4. Cook overnight in the Cook & Hold at 250°F. Set the probe cut-off to 175°F and hold temperature to 165°F.
5. In the morning, remove the pork and carefully strain the liquid from the vegetables. Reserve the cooking liquid.
6. Blend the strained, cooked vegetables on high for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, add 1 cup of fresh cilantro and continue blending for 1 minute for the perfect salsa Verde.
7. Once your salsa is blended, prepare your work station for enchilada assembly.
8. Thin out 2 cups of the salsa Verde with 1 cup of the reserved cooking liquid. Place 1 cup of this mixture into a new hotel pan where you will cook the enchiladas.
9. Place the remaining salsa in a separate hotel pan. Use this to dip your tortillas before rolling to help keep them flexible.
10. Dip each tortilla and top with pork and Chihuahua cheese. Roll up the tortillas and place in the hotel pan.
11. Ladle sauce over the enchiladas and top with more Chihuahua cheese.
12. Cook in a preheated Cook & Hold at 325°F for 1 hour.

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