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Well folks, here's something to sink your teath into. I picked up a pack of pork shoulder steaks from my local supermarket that were really chunky thick cuts and too tempting to let pass by. Oh! And they were actually cheaper than the pork and beef mince that I normally buy. :-) I didn't have anything in particular on my mind at the time, in terms of what to do with them. But, here's a little twist on your usual chilli con carne — I made Pork Chilli using pork shoulder steaks to add an extra layer of texture & Chunkiness to a dish that is normally made with minced meat.

This Pork Chilli really is a truly delicious homely meal and it cleared out alot of tins from my larder. So give it a try, it doesn't take long to put together and I can pretty much guarantee that you wont have any complaints! You will also have around 8 portions! From 4 Pork steaks.

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide on how to make Pork Chilli with pictures.

pork chilli cooked

ingredients

Here's what you you need :¬)

serves 4 - 6

Spices

  • 1 tsp coarse salt ground
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns ground
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds ground
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp hot chilli powder
  • 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

Fresh ingredients

  • 750g pork shoulder steaks - large dice
  • 1 large white onion sliced
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 2 stems celary finely sliced into half moons
  • 1 red pepper sliced & halfed in length
  • 1 green pepper sliced & halfed in length
  • 1 yellow pepper sliced & halfed in length
  • 2 indian green chilli's
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed

Store cupboard ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp vegetabe oil
  • 1 vegetable stock cube crumbled
  • 1 x 198g tin of sweetcorn or use frozen
  • 1 x 400g tin Red kidney beans
  • 1 x 400g tin Plum tomatoes
  • 1 x 400g tin Cannellini beans
  • 1 x 285g tin whole white button mushrooms or fresh button mushrooms
  • 1 x 400g tin Tomato soup*
  • 2 tsp Chipotle chilli paste
  • Dash of Worcestershire sauce to taste

nutty tip clean *No need to splash out on really expensive soup, I just buy the supermarket's own saver brand and it's absolutely perfect for this dish.

method

OK! I guess we're ready to cook!

I'll summarise the process as follows:-

Minimal chopping. A lot of stir frying followed by a gentle simmer, then add peppers, cook till soft and your work is done!

I like to get all my ingredients out together so that I don't miss anything from the dish:

Ingredients to add to the pork
ingredients

So, here we go, a little prepartion and we are ready to go!

  1. Grind the following and add to the other ingredients in step 2 below:
    • 1 tsp coarse salt
    • 1 tsp black peppercorns
    • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  2. Combine all the powdered spices above with the following:
    • 1 tsp cumin powder
    • 1 tsp hot chilli powder
    • 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
    • ½ tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp smoked paprika
    • 1 OXO™ vegetable stock cube
  3. Mash the tinned tomatoes
    • 1 x 400g tin plum tomatoes

OK! So now all that's ready...

Let's Cook!

  1. Put a heavy bottom pan onto heat up to hot
  2. Chop your meat and veg' while the pan gets hot
  3. Add some oil to the pan
  4. Allow it to come to a shimmering heat
  5. Put the Cumin seeds in to toast for a minute
  6. Gradually add the meat to the hot pan
  7. Brown & seal it in stages
  8. Stir occasionally to get an even seal on the meat

Note: Don't add too much meat at a time, otherwise the temperature of the pan will drop and the meat will stew instead of browning and sealing!

brown the cubes of pork
pork browning
  1. Add all the other spices to the meat & stir to combine
  2. Then add:
    • celary
    • carrots
    • onions
    • garlic
  3. Stir-fry on high until softened
add the carrots, onions & celary
carrots onion celary added
  1. Add the sweetcorn
add the sweetcorn
sweetcorn added
  1. Add the Cannellini beans
add the cannellini beans
add cannellini beans
  1. Add the tinned mushrooms & kidney beans
add the mushrooms & kidney beans
add kidney beans
  1. Add the tomatoes & tinned soup
add the tomatoes
add tomatoes
  1. Add the Chipotle paste & stir well
add the chipotle paste
add chipotle paste
  1. Cover & bring to a rapid boil
  2. Reduce heat & simmer for 25 mins
  3. Add the sliced bell peppers
  4. Cook until they are as soft as you like them

nutty tip clean Note: I bought some REALY FRESH bell peppers from my local specialist supermarket recently and they took forever to cook, so I'm not going to give a timing on them, just cook them until they are soft as you like them to be when served up!

pork chilli cooked
pork chilli cooked

Serving Suggestion:

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pork chilli with wholemeal pitta bread

Too hungry to mess around! Here I've just served this Pork Chilli with a wholemeal pitta bread, buttered on the inside! But, you know this is going to pair perfectly with rice or dare I say it! Pork Chilli & Chips :¬P

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