Calabacita con Puerco (Pork with Squash) Recipe

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook pork chops until no longer pink in the center about 4 minutes per side. Cool until easily handled about 5 minutes. Cut the pork into bite-sized cubes.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the saucepan. Add cubed pork calabaza squash corn onion tomatoes and garlic and cook until onion is transparent about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce cumin salt pepper and garlic powder. Pour in chicken stock and simmer covered until flavors are combined about 2 hours. Stir occasionally and check periodically to see if more chicken stock is needed.