Good eats for cold days. (Makes about 7 quarts.)
Non-Meats
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Spices
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Meats
Pairings
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Directions
Pulled Pork:
Pulled Pork:
- Put 2-3 lb pork in slow cooker with 1 can Cola or Pineapple Juice, 1 cup water, and desired seasonings.
- Let sit 8 hours on low heat. (midnight – 8am; this gives time to make chili for dinner.)
- Shred, drain pot (or not), and start chili in same pot.
- Rinse Beans, Dice Onion and Pepper.
- Fill an 8qt slow cooker (or larger pot) with Non-Meats and Spices.
- If not doing pulled pork, you may add pineapple juice or soda here instead of water. Sometimes I add the pineapple as well (it doesn't stay sweet).
- In a 12in skillet, lightly brown Stew Meat with Olive/Avocado Oil, but leave some pink
- For a twist, you can rub the stew meat with brown sugar before cooking it
- DO NOT OVERCOOK, Toss in pot. (It will finish cooking in the chili)
- Cook Ground Beef/Turkey in leftover grease and COOK THOROUGHLY, toss in pot.
- Add Bacon if desired.
- Cover pot, set to med-low and let it sit 2-8 hours. Stir occasionally.
- Serve with Pairings. Refrigerate leftovers.
- Ground turkey tends to dissolve into the chili and disappear, unlike ground beef.
- Pressure cookers (like the #instapot) can be used instead to majorly decrease cook time, BUT be careful when using a pressure cooker to make pulled pork as you can easily overcook it. Instead of slow cooking your chili, set the pressure pot for 12-15 minutes (I think, but haven't tested yet to determine adequate timing). Let pressure release naturally afterwards (about 20 minutes).