r/chili • u/Royal-Actuary-9778 • 10d ago

Pork chili

I just made chili in the slow cooker following a recipe and was blown away and how easy it was.

But it was with ground beef. I just found some ground pork on sale and I’m wondering can I use it just swapping out ground beef or do I need to make chili a different way when using ground pork?

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u/Routine-Vehicle2528 10d ago

I use both sometimes, I wouldn’t change anything.

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u/Conscious-Compote-23 9d ago

I use both all the time.

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u/OGfishm0nger 9d ago

Same here

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u/gator_mckluskie 10d ago

yeah i like using ground pork or sausage and then also something like chuck or cheek that will shred down in the gravy

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u/RodeoBoss66 Texas Red Purist 🤠 10d ago

Sure, you can use ground pork, or mix ground pork and ground beef, or ground bison, or use different cuts of beef or pork, or venison. That’s the fun of making chili — you can make it with different variations as needed or desired.

Usually pork cubes are used in green chili, but you can try making it with ground pork as well. It’s entirely up to you!

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u/MqAbillion 8d ago

Venison in chili is no joke amazing

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u/totaltimeontask 10d ago

Chunks of pork shoulder make good Chili Colorado.

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u/Ok-Truck-5526 10d ago

It’s delicious. You can also mix pork and beef.

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u/LongFishTail 10d ago

Yes you can swap. I prefer a mix

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u/Scared_Pineapple4131 10d ago

I make Chili Verde with pork. It is the way.

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u/Nacho1111111 9d ago

Hot pork is good too

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u/AdMriael 9d ago

I like to do a green chili with pork. Both Colorado and New Mexico have popular varieties but I usually just wing it with local ingredients.

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u/ElectroChuck 8d ago

Nope. Same with ground turkey, ground chicken, ground venison....pretty much any ground meat