Ingredients
Pork:
- 3 pounds uncut pork butt
Marinade:
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1-ounce hot sauce
- Granulated garlic, to taste
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salsa:
- 5 cups water
- 9 ripe tomatoes
- 2 whole peeled onions (yellow or white)
- 1 whole head garlic, peeled
- 1 bell pepper, stemmed
- 2 celery stalks, halved
- 1-ounce Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1-ounce dried oregano
- 1-ounce granulated garlic
- 1 slice wheat bread
- 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro leaves
Roasted peppers:
- 4 dried chiles de arbol
- 1 dried ancho chile
- 2 dried California chiles
- 1/2-ounce sesame seeds
Italian dressing:
- 5 ounces extra-virgin olive oil
- 5 ounces apple cider vinegar
- 1 small head garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2-ounce dry oregano
- Pinch salt
Directions
Marinade: Put the pork in a roasting pan. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Pour the marinade over the pork and massage it into the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
After marinating, put the covered roasting pan in the oven and roast for 1 hour while preparing the salsa.
Cook's Note: You will prepare the roasted peppers, Italian dressing, and salsa base separately, and then combine them together in the end of the recipe before simmering together with the pork.
Salsa:
Put the water and tomatoes, onions, garlic, bell pepper, and celery in large pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes.
Roasted peppers:
Over an open flame, grill, or griddle over high heat, roast all the peppers, approximately 2 minutes. Add the sesame seeds to a small skillet over low heat and toast. Set aside.
Italian dressing:
Vigorously mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Add the roasted peppers, sesame seeds and boiled vegetables to a blender along with the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, oregano, granulated garlic, bread and cilantro leaves. Blend until smooth.
Add the Italian dressing and blend thoroughly.
Put the mixture into large saucepan over medium heat and bring to boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the pork from the oven to a cutting board and cut into bite-size chunks.
Add the pork pieces to the saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.


















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By gwellborn1
Summerville SC
on January 28, 2012
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Tried this recipe and found the flavor did not represent enough of the traditional tastes of New Mexico. It would compare more to a bar B cue than adovada. Good flavor but not the real thing.
By jhawk2676
on November 08, 2010
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i made this at home and it was a hit. my family and friends ate it all and wanted to know if i had more. one took home the reicipe.
great job guy.
By duanec.price_pl...
Las Vegas, 68
on August 10, 2010
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So far my wife and I have followed Guys lead to three fantastic places. Salsa Brava in Flagstaff, AZ for the Carnitas, The Mad Greek in Baker, CA for the Shawarma, and Glorias in Los Angeles for the Carne Adovada. By far, Glorias Carne Adovada gets my vote as the "Best Thing I Ever Ate." If you prefer things a little spicy and full of flavor, this is gonna make your list complete. Gloria Flores and her staff were wonderful, her restaurant is completely authentic, and her Sangria is to die for. If you ask her nicely, she'll even autograph a take out menu for you. Dear sweet lady. Next trip will be to try her Seven Seas soup. Thanks for the tip Guy, you're batting a thousand so far.
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