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Chipotle Sweet Potato Pork Chili

A chipotle-seasoned pork chili made with black beans, dark red kidney beans, sweet potatoes, and fall-apart tender pieces of pork shoulder.

Prep 30m
Cook 145m
Total 175m
Yield 10 servings

🥄 Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder, (diced into bite-sized chunks)
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt, (divided)
  • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons coarse-ground mustard
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 6 garlic cloves, (minced)
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans ((undrained))
  • 1 (15-ounce) can dark red kidney beans ((undrained))
  • 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, (diced)
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground allspice
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, (diced)
  • 1 large poblano pepper, (diced)
  • sour cream
  • cilantro
  • avocado slices
  • tortilla chips

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, add the pork, 1 1/2 tablespoons of kosher salt, black pepper, and coarse-ground mustard. Stir together until the meat is fully coated. Set aside.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  3. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.

  4. Add the seasoned pork and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the meat has browned.

  5. Add the fire-roasted diced tomatoes, canned black beans, canned dark red kidney beans, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, red wine vinegar, fish sauce, the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of kosher salt, ancho chili powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, ground cloves, ground cinnamon, and ground allspice. Stir together to combine.

  6. Raise the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 1 1/2 hours.

  7. Stir and scrape up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the Dutch oven.

  8. Add the sweet potatoes, poblanos, and stir to combine. Cover and cook for 30 more minutes.

  9. Serve in bowls topped with cilantro, sour cream, and avocado slices.

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

349 kcal Calories
20 g Carbs
40 g Protein
7 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.