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Pork Chili with Cornmeal Dumplings

Pork Chili with Cornbread Dumplings

Chili filled with pulled pork, pinto beans, corn, and bell peppers - topped with cornbread dumplings.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

For the Pork Chili:

  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 orange bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 minced jalapeno
  • 1 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 tsp. each dried oregano, cumin, chili powder
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. black pepper
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 cup pulled pork
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup cooked pinto beans
  • 1 cup frozen corn

For the Pulled Pork:

  • 2 onions, cut in one inch pieces
  • 3 pounds boneless pork butt
  • ½ tsp. each black pepper and garlic powder
  • 2 tsp. each chili powder and paprika
  • 6 cloves peeled garlic
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • ¼ cup brown sugar

For the Cornbread Dumplings:

  • ¼ cup fine cornmeal (30g)
  • ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. each salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, cold and cubed
  • ½ cup whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Begin by making the pulled pork: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Place the sliced onions and garlic on the bottom of a Dutch oven. Add the pork with the fatty side up. Mix together all the spices ( but not the sugar) and spread them all over the pork. Pour the chicken stock into the bottom of the pot. Cover tightly and cook for four hours. Shred the pork with two forks and stir it back into the onions. Add the sugar to the pork and stir until combined. You will only need one cup of pork for this recipe, but this pork freezes great.
  • Meanwhile, begin making the chili: In a second Dutch oven, heat the olive oil on medium heat. Cook the onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno until they're softened, for about ten minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring them to a simmer.
  • For the Dumplings: Sift together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the dry mixture, until it resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the milk until just combined. Drop the dough by the tablespoon on to the top of the chili. Cover the pot and simmer for twenty minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through.
Keyword chili, pork
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