This recipe for green chili stew is adapted from his new cookbook, A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes (Artisan). A standard dish in northern New Mexico, it is usually made with pork—though lamb ...

Pork in chili verde is a staple ... sauce are traditional in Mexican home cooking. New Mexican-style green chili, on the other hand, is a brothy stew that's eaten out of a bowl.

Some people are loyal only to the version made in New Mexico ... Grandma's Green Chile remains on the menu, vibrant green with a thick, smooth, stew-like consistency and large chunks of pork ...