Kenny Rogers' Fire And Ice Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in syrup
    2 lbs lean boneless pork roast, cut into 1 - inch cubes
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 medium yellow onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, cut up
    1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
    1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
    1 green pepper, chopped (3/4 cup)
    1 medium yellow onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
    2 cloves garlic, minced
    1/4 cup chili powder
    4 teaspoons ground cumin
    1 -3 tablespoon seeded and finely chopped jalapeno pepper
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    chili toppers
    sliced green onion, shredded cheddar cheese and dairy sour cream
Preparation
    Drain pineapple, reserving syrup.
    In a Dutch oven, cook pork, half at a time, in hot olive oil till brown.
    Return all the meat to the pot.
    Add the first chopped onion and 1 clove garlic.
    Cook over medium heat till onion is tender, stirring occasionally.
    Add the reserved pineapple syrup, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, green chili peppers, the green pepper, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, chili powder, cumin, jalapeno pepper and salt.
    Bring to boiling.
    Reduce heat.
    Cover and simmer the chili for 1 and 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
    Add the pineapple chunks.
    Cover and simmer for 30 minutes more.
    Let diners add their own toppers.
    To increase the spiciness of the chili, Kenny adds 2 more T of the jalapeno pepper.

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