Pork Chili Recipes

PORK CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork in oil; drain. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker; add remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Reduce heat to low and cook 4 hours longer.

PORK CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium heat and fry onion and garlic gently until softened (about 10 minutes).
• Add pork and chorizo sausage and cook unti pordk changes colour.
• Add the spices, sugar, cocoa, stock powder and sugar and stir cooking for about 1 minute.
• Add the tomato paste to the pan and cook it for a few minutes-I think this takes away the "raw" taste.
• Add the water and tomatoes and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours and until it is a nice thick consistency (add more water if it gets too thick).
• About 15 minutes before serving, add the kidney beans to the chili.
• We like to eat our chili topped with sour cream, grated cheese and pickled jalapenos and sometimes guacomale.

GREEN PORK CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the onions, tomatillos, jalapenos, and garlic with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and spread on a baking sheet. Roast until soft and starting to brown, about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring twice during roasting.
• Meanwhile, in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil and heat. Brown the pork, in batches, until well-browned. When browned, add all of the pork back to the pan and cover with chicken stock. Add the roasted vegetables, cover the pan and place in the oven. Cook until the pork is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• While pork is cooking, place the cilantro in a food processor. Add 2 tablespoons of water and puree. Remove the pork from the oven and stir in the cilantro puree. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve with warm flour tortillas.

SLOW-COOKER PULLED PORK CHILI

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pork in slow cooker; sprinkle taco seasoning mix over top. Toss to coat. Add remaining Chili ingredients to slow cooker; stir to combine. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours or until pork is tender and easily pulled apart.
• Transfer pork to cutting board and shred, using two forks. Add shredded pork back into slow cooker; stir to combine, and continue to cook about 15 minutes or until hot. Serve with Toppings.

EASY CROCK POT PORK CHILI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut the pork into 1-inch cubes.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the pork cubes and cook until browned on all sides, stirring and turning frequently.
• While the pork is cooking, peel and chop the onion. Remove the seeds from the bell pepper and jalapeño. Chop the bell pepper and mince the jalapeño.
• Place the pork in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker and add the chopped vegetables and minced garlic.
• Add the tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, and salsa, along with the chili powder and cayenne pepper.
• Stir until the ingredients are well blended.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper as needed.

SPICY RED PORK AND BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, turning, until crisp. Transfer with tongs to paper towels to drain and pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pot. Crumble bacon. Pat pork dry and season with salt and pepper. Add oil to pot and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown pork in about 6 batches without crowding and transfer with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add onion and jalapeños and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add garlic, oregano, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne, then cook, stirring, 1 minute. Return pork to pot with any juices accumulated on plate and add broth, coffee, water, and tomatoes with purée.
• Simmer chili, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until pork is very tender, about 2 hours. Stir in beans and bring to a simmer, stirring.
• Serve chili with bacon and accompaniments.

PORK CHILI

Steps:

• For pork rub, mix all seasonings together in a small bowl. Rub mixed seasonings all over pork and place pieces at bottom of 6 quart slow cooker.
• Add all remaining ingredients except chopped apples and kidney beans. Stir to combine. Cook on HIGH For 5-6 hours or LOW for 10-12 hours.
• Once the meat is fall apart tender, transfer pork to a cutting board. Add the apples and beans to the slow cooker, turn heat to HIGH.
• While the apples and beans are cooking for 30 minutes, allow the meat to sit until cool enough to handle. Shred the pork and add back to the pot. Serve chili with sour cream, fresh cilantro, and shredded cheese.

MEXICAN PORK CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Season the pork shoulder with salt, pepper, fennel and cumin. Take a large roasting dish and place over medium-high heat. Add a 3-count of olive oil and sear pork shoulder all over until golden brown on the outside, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add vegetables, spreading out tomatillos, poblanos, onion, garlic and bay leaf around the seared pork shoulder. Drizzle with olive oil, squeeze lime juice all over and season with salt and pepper. Cover the whole tray with aluminum foil and roast in the oven for 2 to 2 1/2 hours until the pork is falling apart. Remove from oven, set the pork aside and pull apart. Rake all the other ingredients into a blender (a bit at a time) with the bunch of fresh cilantro and process until smooth. Pour into a large Dutch oven. Set over medium heat and add chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and whisk in masa harina to thicken the sauce up. Fold in shredded pork shoulder and season with salt and pepper to finish. Serve with Chili bar toppings.

PORK LOIN CHILI

Steps:

• Pour 4 tablespoons of the oil into a large, heavy bottomed stockpot and place over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Season the pork with a dash of salt and pepper and brown it in batches, 3 to 5 minutes per batch. Set aside the browned pork.
• Pour the remaining oil into the pot and add the onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapenos. Season the veggies with the brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and cilantro. Sweat the vegetable mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the onion is soft. Add the pork back to the pot along with the tomatoes, honey, coffee, bourbon. Add the beans, stir well, bring up to a simmer and then lower the heat to the lowest setting.
• Let simmer 2 to 3 hours, until the pork is juicy and buttery soft. Serve directly from the stovetop with side bowls of sour cream, sliced jalapenos, and shredded cheddar.

PULLED PORK CHILI

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix together the brown sugar, garlic powder, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
• Season the pork roast well on both sides and place into your slow cooker.
• Add the onion, beef broth, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, bbq sauce, chili beans, and hot sauce to the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• Shred the pork using two forks and stir the chili well. Serve immediately.

CHILE VERDE PORK

Steps:

• Season pork pieces on all sides with salt and pepper.
• Heat a large stock pot over high heat. Add oil. Once hot, sear the pork pieces until browned on all sides.
• Remove the pork from the pot. Add a little additional oil to pan, if needed.
• Add onion and saute until tender. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in the cumin and oregano. Return pork to the pot and add the chicken broth.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 2-4 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce.
• Place rack on second to top level of oven and turn the oven to high broil.
• Lightly spray a jelly roll pan with cooking oil. Wash the poblano peppers, jalapeños and tomatillos.
• Slice the tomatillo and both types of peppers in half, and remove stems. Seed the peppers and remove the white veins inside if if you do not want the chile verde to be very spicy. (See my note below about spice level). Do not seed the tomatillos.
• Place the poblano peppers, jalapeño and tomatillos on baking sheets cut side down. Broil for about 7-10 minutes or until browned.
• Immediately place peppers in a plastic bag and tie the bag. Allow them to steam for 5 minutes, and then peel off their outer layer of skin. (It should come off easily)
• Add the peppers, tomatillos and cilantro to a blender and puree.
• Add mixture to the pot with the pork and cook everything together for an additional 30 to 45 minutes.
• Serve with tortillas, and a side of Mexican rice and beans.