Smoky Slow-Cooked Chili

Name: Smoky Slow-Cooked Chili
Prep time: 5 h 35 min
Cook time: 5 h 35 min
Total time: 5 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 237 milliliters lager-style beer (such as Budweiser); 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 3 Tbsps chili powder; 118 milliliters finely chopped cilantro; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 414 milliliters chopped green bell pepper; 118 milliliters finely chopped green onions; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 454 grams ground pork; 8 lime wedges; 710 milliliters chopped onion; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 425 grams no-salt-added pinto beans, drained; 822 grams plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped; 118 milliliters ounces crumbled queso fresco (about; 227 grams smoked ham hock (about; 2 Tbsps sugar; 6 tomatillos, quartered; 3 Tbsps tomato paste; 220 grams Mexican hot-style tomato sauce (such as El Pato)

Smoky Slow-Cooked Chili is a gluten free main course. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 515 calories, 39g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. Head to the store and pick up bay leaves, beer, bell pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 35 minutes. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of American food.

Instructions

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add ground pork to pan; cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to slightly crumble.

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Ground Pork

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Drain well.

Transfer pork to an electric slow cooker.

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Pork

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Recoat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Add pork shoulder; cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally.

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Pork Shoulder

Transfer pork to slow cooker.

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Pork

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Recoat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Add onion and bell pepper; saut 8 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Add garlic; saut 1 minute.

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Garlic

Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beer; cook 1 minute.

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Beer

Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker.

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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.

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Chili Powder

Ham Hock

Meat

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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.

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Green Onions

Bay Leaves

Cilantro

Ham Hock

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Sugar

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Serve each serving with 1 lime wedge.

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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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