A few years ago my husband and I went to a chili cook-off at our church. We tried all of the different chili recipes but there was one that both of us couldn’t get enough of. It was simply amazing. The pork was perfectly tender and the taste was outstanding. I finally got up the nerve to ask for the recipe and permission to share it here on FavFamilyRecipes. I am so excited to share it with all of you. It is definitely an award-winning recipe! Thanks Diana for sharing with us!
*Keep in mind this is a little spicy. Feel free to cool it down with cheese and sour cream.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. pork, diced (I used boneless pork ribs)
- 1 c. onion, chopped
- 14 oz. chicken broth
- 1½ tsp. garlic powder
- 2 ½ Tbsp. chicken stock
- 1 tsp. celery salt
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- ½ tsp. oregano
- 1 Tbsp. cumin
- ½ Tbsp. jalapeno
- 4 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
- ½ Tbsp. chili powder
- 1 Tbsp. green Tabasco sauce
- 10 oz. green enchilada sauce
- 27 oz. canned green chiles, chopped or diced
- 8 oz. canned green chiles, pureed
- 1-2 cans white beans, drained and rinsed (optional)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Brown pork and drain. Add onion & chicken broth (will not cover meat). Simmer 1 hour, stirring often. Combine garlic powder, chicken stock, celery salt, cornstarch, oregano, cumin, jalapeno, cilantro, chili powder, and green Tabasco sauce. Simmer 1 hour stirring often to avoid sticking.
- Add green enchilada sauce and stir. Simmer ½ hour. Add chopped green chiles and cook for 15 minutes. Add pureed green chiles, white beans and salt to taste (about 1/2 tsp).
- Serve with cheese, sour cream, chips and/or flour tortillas.
- SLOW COOKER INSTRUCTIONS: Brown pork and drain. Saute onion and add to slow cooker with meat. Add chicken broth and cook on low heat for 3 hours. Add remaining ingredients and cook additional 2 hours on low heat.
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Erica, I rarely stray from the standard beef and tomato version with red kidney beans which is real comfort food. However I like the seasonings in this one and I will definitely give it a whirl the next time I get a craving for chili. i may have to hunt a bit for some of the ingredients but I am pretty sure they are available here.
It's funny that you say that because my Dad is the same way. He loves the tomato based chili with beef and beans. I am making this for him tonight and he is pretty skeptical (but I am sure he will love it). I will let you know what he thinks!
this might be a dumb question… what cut of pork do you use? chops, roast??? just wondering. it looks delicious! cant wait to try it
Not a dumb question.. I used pork ribs. I will put that on the recipe. Thanks for catching that!
This was fabulous!! Thanks for sharing. I took it to our Church trunk or treat on Halloween and I won the chili cook off with it. I used pork chops diced up and they worked great!!!Thanks for sharing your great recipes- Jessie (www.foodbringsfamiliestogether.blogspot.com)
looks so good! i am going to try making it with chicken because i have some on hand.
It really takes 35 oz of green chiles???? How many little cans is that?
Yeah it is 35 oz.
It is a lot of chilies! What I did was get a big can of whole chilies (they should be by the small cans) and chopped them up in the food processor. I found the big can of them at Winco. I have looked at Albertsons and they don't have the big cans so you might have to look around a little until you find a store that carries them.
Tried this and my entire family absolutely LOVED it!!! My boys had three bowls each! It was spicy but the sour cream and a bit of grated cheese helped taper-off the heat. We don't have big cans here (in Hawaii) but I realized that the generic brand at Walmart is about a third of the price from everywhere else. Also, I didn't chop or puree ANY of the chilis, I even had a can of whole chilis and that oferred a nice variation in textures.
Can I just say that I absolutely LOVE and LOOK FORWARD to your entries; I think it's my favorite blog! Your recipes are amazing (and usually not too crazy-difficult)! Thanks so much for sharing.