Braised Pork With Sesame and Pumpkin Seed Sauce (Choc'a) | Saveur

Name: Braised Pork With Sesame and Pumpkin Seed Sauce (Choc'a) | Saveur
Ingredients: 4 lb. trimmed boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3-inch chunks; 10 medium tomatoes (2 1/2 lb.); 1 medium white onion, quartered; 1 tbsp. plus 1/4 tsp. kosher salt, or more to taste; 3⁄4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds (4 oz.); 3⁄4 cup pumpkin seeds (4 oz.); 7 black peppercorns; 5 cloves garlic; 2 dried guajillo chiles, or another dried red mild to medium-heat chile, stemmed and seeded; Cooked rice or corn tamales, for serving

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This pork stew with a spicy, nutty sauce can be tracked down only in the agricultural valley town of Almolonga in Guatemala.

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Ingredients

4 lb. trimmed boneless pork shoulder, cut into 3-inch chunks
10 medium tomatoes (2 1/2 lb.)
1 medium white onion, quartered
1 tbsp. plus 1/4 tsp. kosher salt, or more to taste
3⁄4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds (4 oz.)
3⁄4 cup pumpkin seeds (4 oz.)
7 black peppercorns
5 cloves garlic
2 dried guajillo chiles, or another dried red mild to medium-heat chile, stemmed and seeded
Cooked rice or corn tamales, for serving