Hearty Pork Chili

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Source: www.PutPorkOnYourFork.com

Yield: 12

Cooking Time: 2-3/4 hours

Ingredients

3 lbs (1.5 kg) Ontario pork leg cubes, boneless, trimmed

1/4 cup (50 mL) all purpose flour

3 tbsp (45 mL) vegetable oil

4 large onions, finely chopped

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 can (4.5 oz./127 mL) mild green chilies, rinsed, drained, chopped

3 tbsp (45 mL) chili powder

1/2 tsp (2 mL) each ground cumin and dried oregano

1/4 tsp (1 mL) each cayenne and pepper

1 can (28 oz/796 mL) crushed plum tomatoes

1 cup (250 mL) water

2 cans (19 oz/540 mL) kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Cooking Instructions

Pat pork dry and toss with flour. In a large deep skillet, heat oil over medium-heat. Brown pork in batches, removing each cooked batch from the pan.

Drain all but 1 tbsp (15 mL) fat from pan. Add onions and garlic; cook gently until tender, about 5 minutes. Add chilies, chili powder, cumin, oregano, cayenne, pepper, pork, tomatoes and water. Stir and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until meat is very tender and mixture is thick. Stir in beans and heat thoroughly.

Serve over rice or in flour tortillas topped with chopped green onions and grated Cheddar cheese.

Credit: www.newscanada.com