Crock Pot Smoky Slow Cooker Chili

Name: Crock Pot Smoky Slow Cooker Chili
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: pound ground pork; pound boneless pork shoulder, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; cup chopped onion; cup chopped green bell pepper; garlic cloves, minced; tablespoon tomato paste; cup lager-style beer (such as Budweiser); tablespoon chili powder; tablespoon ground cumin; teaspoon dried oregano; teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; tomatillos, quartered; bay leaves; (14 1/2-ounce) cans plum tomatoes, undrained and chopped; (15-ounce) can no-salt-added pinto beans, drained; (7 3/4-ounce) can Mexican hot-style tomato sauce (such as El Paso); smoked ham hock (about 8 ounces); tablespoon sugar; cup finely chopped cilantro; cup finely chopped green onions; ounce crumbled queso fresco (about 1/2 cup); lime wedges

Cook: 6 min

Total: 6 min

Servings: 8

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 teaspoons 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 cups finely chopped cilantro
1/2 cups finely chopped green onions
2 ounces crumbled queso fresco (about 1/2 cup)
8 lime wedges

Instructions

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.