Chili Colorado

Description

This is a rich, mild chili and pork stew. It is one of my favorite things, which I like to eat from a bowl with plenty of saltine crackers and a salad on the side. It’s also good served over rice or chili beans.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ pounds boneless pork, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 tablespoon bacon drippings, or vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • 1 (4 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 3 cups water

Instructions

  1. Place 3 tablespoons flour in a plastic bag. Add pork and shake to lightly coat with flour; set aside.
  2. Heat bacon drippings and vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until meat is evenly browned
  3. about 5 to 8 minutes.
  4. Stir in 1 tablespoon flour; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Stir in onion
  5. tomato sauce
  6. chili powder
  7. cumin
  8. garlic powder
  9. salt
  10. pepper
  11. and water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until pork is just falling apart
  12. about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Servings: 4

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