7 slow cooker smoky Recipes

ground pork, boneless pork shoulder , cut into 1/2 inch pieces, chopped onions, chopped green bell peppers, garlic cloves, minced, tomato paste, beer , lager-style, salt, divided, chili powder, ground cumin, dried oregano, freshly-ground black pepper, tomatillos, quartered, bay leaves, tomatoes, undrained and chopped, pinto beans , no-salt, drained, mexican hot tomato sauce, smoked ham hock , about 8 oz, sugar, chopped cilantro, chopped green onion, crumbled queso fresco , about 2 oz, lime wedges

red potatoes or 4 medium yukon gold potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, boneless pork shoulder , cut into 1 inch pieces, diced tomatoes with juice (preferably fire roasted), canned chipotle chiles , in adobo seeded and sliced 1/4 inch thick (3 to 4 chiles, not 3 to 4 cans), canned chipotle chile puree (sauce from the can the chiles came in), worcestershire sauce, dried oregano, preferably mexican, garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped or crushed in garlic press, white onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick (optional), salt, fresh mexican chorizo sausage, casing removed (about 1/2 cup) (optional), corn tortillas, warmed, queso fresco, crumbled (can sub feta or goat cheese), avocados, pitted & sliced into 1/2 inch thick slices for serving

bone-in boston butt pork roast, smoky-sweet bbq rub, bottled barbecue sauce

red kidney beans, ham (center-cut slice with bone), brown sugar, canned pineapple chunks (will be used only to season ham and not put in beans!), little smokies sausages, green bell pepper, garlic (minced ), seasoning salt (to taste), hot sauce (to taste), bay leaf, white onion, stalks celery