slow burn green chili stew

How To Make slow burn green chili stew

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  In crock pot, toss in ham bone. I used one from my spiral cut ham that was cooked night before and frozen overnight.
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  Dump in frozen green chilies straight from tub, if you can get it to pop out.
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  Add dried onions. We love them, so 1 cup may seem like quite a bit. I promise that this will not be what you taste in the end. :)
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  Add one and half cup of water and liquid smoke.
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  Add the can of veg broth.
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  Chop up the carrots. I didn't even peel these suckers. Sliced them up and tossed 'em in the pot.
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  Clean up the 2 small- medium (depends on your taste, I didn't want them to take over with their consistency when blended). Chop potatoes into about 1/4" cubes. Not terribly important, will be blended. I didn't peel these either.
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  Toss in cube of beef bouillon.
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  Roll lime around a bit to make it juicy. Cut in half and squeeze into pot. Watch for seeds.
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  Toss in the teaspoon of dried jalapenos, if you can handle them. The kind that I buy are kinda hot when simmered.
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  Coarsely chop garlic cloves. We LOVE garlic, too, but use the amt makes you feel comfortable. I assure you that this also will not be what you taste in the end. :)
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  I buy a large bag of peeled garlic cloves from Sam's. It's a lovely short-cut, but the garlic must be inspected for white spots when buying. Learned that the hard way.
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  Set Crock pot for 3 hours at high. Mine has programming so I am able to also add 1 hour at low.
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  Remove ham bone or other bones used.
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  Scoop most of the hot stew into a blender or processor. Pulse until smooth. I left about a cup to two cups of stew in the crock so that there is a little chunky texture in the end. Add smooth mixture back to the crock pot. And set it for another couple hours.
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  Add Bulgur Wheat or other grain.
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  Dump in 3 cans of Hatch green chilies and stir pot up. I added an extra splash of water here.
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  Allow pot to cook until grain is hydrated. This took mine less than half hour.
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  I served the stew over Frito Corn Chips with cheese grated on top. To mine, I added the little bit of ham that cooked on the bone
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