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Pork Chocolate Milk Stout Mole Chili

The flavors of Mexico infuse into the template Beer Chili recipe to create a Pork Chocolate Milk Stout Mole Chili. This dish can be made in advance and used many different ways.

CourseSoup | Stew
CuisineAmerican, Beer Cuisine, Comfort, Mexican, South Western
Cooking Beer StyleSweet | Milk Stout
Pairing Beer StyleAltbier, American Brown Ale, American Imperial Stout, American Porter, American Stout, English Brown Ale, English Stout, Imperial Porter, Irish Dry Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Schwartzbier, Smoked Porter, Sweet | Milk Stout
SeasonalFall Seasonal, Spring Seasonal, Summer Seasonal, Winter Seasonal, Year Around Seasonal
ProductEat Beer Hot Sauce, Nor Cal Mole | Eat Beer Hot Sauce
Food SectionChili, Chocolate, Pork, Wild Game
Cooking MethodBaking with Beer, Braising, Cooking with Beer
BreweryBeer Advocate

Servings	Prep Time
4guests	15minute

Cook Time

2hour

Servings	Prep Time
4guests	15minute

Cook Time

2hour

Ingredients

Mole Beer Chili Spice Blend Ingredients:

2teaspoon cumin, ground
2teaspoon coriander, ground
1teaspoon paprika, ground,sweet, hot or smoked
1teaspoon salt, kosher
1teaspoon peppercorns, blackfreshly ground
1teaspoon cinnamon, Ceylon, ground
1teaspoon sesame seeds, white
1/2teaspoon allspice, ground

Pork Chocolate Milk Stout Mole Chili Ingredients:

2tablespoon oil, olive
1each onion, yellow, large,peeled and chopped
1each pepper, red bell,seeded and sliced
1each pepper, poblano,seeded and sliced
1-3each peppers, chipotle in adobo sauce,minced
2each garlic, clovespeeled and minced
1pound meat, cubed or ground,such as pork or wild boar
1tablespoon flour, all-purpose
1/4cup raisins, organic
14 1/2ounce tomatoes, canned,preferably fire roasted tomatoes, diced
24ounce Milk Stout,such as Left Hand Milk stout or other Milk stout
1cup water or stockpork | chicken | roasted vegetable
14ounce beans, black,canned
4ounce chocolate, darksuch as a 70% cocoa
salt, kosherto taste
Eat Beer Hot Sauce Nor-Cal Moleavailable HERE , depending on heat level and use

Instructions

Mole Beer Chili Spice Blend Directions:

Place a medium-sized pot or Dutch oven add cumin, coriander, paprika, salt & pepper, cinnamon, sesame seeds and allspice (and/or any other spices, if using). Turn the heat to medium and stir with a spoon until you start to smell the spices and they start to smoke, about 2 – 3 minutes. This will toast the spices, helping them release their flavors, and will heat the pan for the onions at the same time. Remove the spices to a bowl and return the pot to the heat.

Pork Chocolate Milk Stout Mole Chili Directions:

To the pot, add olive oil and onions, peppers and chilies and stir occasionally until the onions are transparent and starting to turn brown, about 7 – 9 minutes. This will add a depth of flavors created by caramelization of the simple sugars found in onions, converting them to sour organic acids: sweet, bitter and fragrant molecules. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
Using a spoon, gather the onions | peppers | garlic to one side of the pot, creating a small pile and add pork in one single layer to the rest of the pot. If the meat layer is more than half an inch thick, remove half of the meat and repeat the following step. Leave meat for 3 minutes; this will brown the meat, intensifying the flavors, adding more richness and complexity. Stir the meat for another 3 minutes to cook evenly. Add the toasted spices and flour to the meat and cook for another minute. The flour will help thicken the chili, giving it extra body. Add in the raisins and the tomatoes, cooking for 2 minutes in reduce the tomatoes moisture. Deglaze the pan with Milk Stout, scraping the bottom of the pot to remove any browned bits or fond; then add the water | stock, black beans and bring to a simmer. Once the liquid is bubbling, turn heat to low and let cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper, adding in the chocolate and allowing it to melt into the finish chili. The mole version of beer chili is serve.
Optional: One can dice a peeled white onion, grate some smoked cheddar or sharp cheddar cheese, have some sour cream | Mexican crème | crème fraîche to add some richness and tang or even a smoked salsa to have available for garnishing this Beer Chili. Add Eat Beer Hot Sauce | Nor Cal Mole for more kick and punch!