Recipe

Cook Pork 

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Heat a 4- or 5-quart heavy-gauge, oven-safe pot or Dutch oven over high heat. Season pork well with salt and pepper. Add 1 tbsp oil to pot, then add pork. Cook 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until browned. Remove pork, place on platter and reserve.
3. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 tbsp oil to pot. Add onions and peppers and cook 4 minutes, or until vegetables have softened. Add garlic, coriander, cumin and cinnamon and cook 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add 3 cups stock or water and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pot. Break dried peppers in half and shake out and discard seeds. Stir dried peppers, agave and bay leaves into pot. Return pork to pot. If needed, top up with enough stock or water to reach 3⁄4 up side of pork. Return to boil. Cover with foil to keep in moisture and top with tight-fitting lid.
5. Bake for 3 1⁄2 to 4 hours, or until very tender.
6. Remove from oven and remove lid. Let meat cool to room temperature in pot. Remove meat and place on platter. Skim any fat off top of remaining sauce. If sauce is too thin, bring to boil and cook until thick and glossy. Shred meat with two forks, then stir into sauce. (If making pork a day ahead, refrigerate cooled pork in sauce and scrape off solid fat following day. Shred meat and return to sauce to reheat.)

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