Green Chile Stew

Last week during the Balloon Fiesta we had lots of company, and I made a pot of green chile stew. It was a big hit, and I promised to post the recipe, though I don't really have a "recipe" but I can tell you how I made it. It's relatively easy.
You need:
1. about 3 quarts Chicken Broth (I buy the 32 oz boxes of organic broth at Sunflower Market or Trader Joes, but any kind will do, or even better, make your own!
2. One very large onion sauteed just until transparent and sweet.
3. Three or five crushed cloves of garlic
4. About 2 pounds very lean pork, such as tenderloin, cubed, lightly sauteed with the garlic. If you are anti-pork, you can use chicken.
5. Roasted Green Chillies--Hatch, NM chillies are the best, peeled, de-seeded, chopped. The amount depends on how hot you like it. The "big boy pot" I made used about 30, 6-inch med-hot chillies. Frozen chiles work just fine.
6. Five or 6 medium fresh tomatoes. If you have to used canned, or frozen be careful not to use too many so that the tomatoes don't overpower the chile flavor.
7. Crushed dried, oregano and Red chile powder--not the kind in the spice cans, but the kind you find in celeophane bags in the Mexican food section. About a heaping tablespoon of dried oregano pods, crush them in your palm and add to the pot. The red chile, use about a tablespoon or 2, really depending on your own preference.

Mix all that together in a soup pot and simmer about an hour or two, until the meat is as tender as you want it. The longer you simmer, the thicker it gets. And if you want it thicker quicker, you can use a flour or cornstarch thickener. But it is a light, semi-clear stew. If you need to stretch it a bit, add more broth, or a few bullion cubes and water. Even part beef or vegetable bullion or broth works fine.
I like pinto beans in mine, but some folks like their's beanless, so I cook the beans separately, and add them to my personal bowl of stew. I'll post a great method of cooking a pot of pinto beans next.
Serve the stew with fresh made tortillas if they are available.
Yum!
Enjoy!