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This hearty slow cooker pork chili with pinto beans gets its smoky flavor from the combination of chili powder, cumin, oregano. tomatillos, and Mexican-style hot tomato sauce. Ingredients:
1 pound ground pork |
1 pound boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1/2-inch pieces |
3 cups chopped onion |
1 3/4 cups chopped green bell pepper |
3 garlic cloves, minced |
3 tablespoons tomato paste |
1 cup lager-style beer (such as budweiser) |
3 tablespoons chili powder |
1 tablespoon ground cumin |
2 teaspoons dried oregano |
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
6 tomatillos, quartered |
2 bay leaves |
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped |
1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added pinto beans, drained |
1 (7 3/4-ounce) can mexican hot-style tomato sauce (such as el paso) |
1 smoked ham hock (about 8 ounces) |
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar |
1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro |
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions |
2 ounces crumbled queso fresco (about 1/2 cup) |
8 lime wedges |
Directions:
1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add ground pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to slightly crumble. Drain well. Transfer pork to an electric slow cooker.
2. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add pork shoulder; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Transfer pork to slow cooker.
3. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and bell pepper; sauté 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beer; cook 1 minute. Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker. Add chili powder, and next 9 ingredients (through ham hock) to slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 hours or until meat is tender. Remove bay leaves and ham hock; discard. Stir in sugar. Ladle about 1 1/3 cups chili into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1 tablespoon green onions, and 1 tablespoon cheese. Serve each serving with 1 lime wedge.
4. Note: You can also cook the chili in a slow cooker on LOW for 8 hours. For cooking chili on the stovetop, use a total of 12 ounces beer and simmer, covered, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the pork shoulder is tender.
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