Apple and Ale Pulled Pork Chili
This Pulled Pork Chili uses fresh ingredients to give it a sweet and spicy flavor. You'd never guess it was an apple chili!
Servings: 5 - 6 people
Calories: 603kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork loin
- 1 teaspoon salted butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced, or ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 (12 oz) bottles red ale
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 (16 oz) can kidney beans or 2 c cooked kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 poblano pepper or small green bell pepper, diced
- 2 serrano peppers or jalapeno, diced
- 2 sweet apples (like Gala), diced
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
- Heat a large Dutch Oven or thick bottomed soup pot over high heat. Add pork and sear on all sides, roughly 30 seconds a side. Remove pork from pot to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and butter to the pot. Once the butter has melted, add onion and garlic. Sauté 3-5 minutes until golden.
- Add the beer and bay leaf, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any stuck bits of meat or onions.
- Return meat to the pot, cover and simmer over low heat for 1- 1 ½ hours.
- Remove pork loin from the broth to a plate and shred it with two forks. Return shredded meat to the pot.
- Add beans, hot peppers, apples, and tomato paste. Simmer, covered, over low heat for 1-2 hours.
- Fifteen minutes before serving, add red pepper and vinegar to the chili. Stir to mix and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 603kcal | Carbohydrates: 69.2g | Protein: 42.8g | Fat: 14.5g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 105mg | Fiber: 15.1g | Sugar: 17.4g