pork shoulder for chili?

[negolien]

hey all,

Gonna do another batch of chili soon. I usually go with Ground beef.. Sometimes i also throw in some sirloin... I have some pork shoulder though. Would that be weird to go ground beef and pork shoulder?

 

[smokerjim]

Wouldn't be weird to me

 

[tallbm]

hey all,

Gonna do another batch of chili soon. I usually go with Ground beef.. Sometimes i also throw in some sirloin... I have some pork shoulder though. Would that be weird to go ground beef and pork shoulder?

Nope not weird at all as long as you still rock ground beef and don't go more pork than beef, unless you are trying for a different kind of chili than fairly typical chili flavor.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I say go wild with the pork. We do all pork Chile all the time, beef is great also, we mix them and solo them at will, end result is most delicious. Run with what is on your mind, no wrong answer.

 

[bill1]

I love pulled pork, cut short, in my chili. But somewhat surprisingly, even when juicy, it tends to dry out the chili a bit...just a surface-area-to-volume ratio argument I guess.
So make sure you have your favorite chili "thinner" on hand, whether that's red wine, apple cider vinegar, orange juice, or all of the above.

 

[kelbro]

I've tried it and it was like using ground turkey in the chili. Would not absorb the 'chili' flavors. My guests did not care for it at all. Try brisket. It's cheap per pound in most places.

 

[chilerelleno]

Do anything but grind it up.

Another vote to Pull it.
Or even better, cut it up, season it and grill it for a good char.
Then cube it and toss in the chile.

Hope the chile comes out fantastic.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Your chili, your way.
No one can say your chili is wrong
as long as there is enough for your crowd and us, lol

David

 

[negolien]

Do anything but grind it up.

Another vote to Pull it.
Or even better, cut it up, season it and grill it for a good char.
Then cube it and toss in the chile.

Hope the chile comes out fantastic.

was thinkin same same

 

[jcam222]

Pork in chili would be just fine shredded, cubed or yes even ground and browned. I have done all the above. Honestly in a dish like chili it’s virtually indistinguishable from beef.

 

[negolien]

I think I am gonna do some ribs this week I might smoke that shoulder a bit then freeze for crock pot chili

 

[pit 4 brains]

I've used pork quite a few times for chili. I like to cube it, brown it then cook as normal to the point where the meat is still whole but pulls when served and broken down with a fork. It's more along the lines of carnitas but with your regular chili seasoning. Chili verde is most always done with cubed pork to my knowledge.
Either way, it sounds like some good tortilla fodder.

 

[MileHiGuy]

I agree with the posts in this thread, your chili your way. Personally, I would go 50 / 50 pork and beef but that's just me. You do you.

 

[NefariousTrashMan]

I had some leftover pulled pork from yesterday made a chili outta it today. It tasted amazing.
Put all the ingredients in a Dutch oven on the Traeger had to leave out the hot peppers the ladies in the house don’t care for them

 

[cowboyj103]

hey all,

Gonna do another batch of chili soon. I usually go with Ground beef.. Sometimes i also throw in some sirloin... I have some pork shoulder though. Would that be weird to go ground beef and pork shoulder?

Not at all. I always do chili with leftover shoulder and it’s great, just make it in the instant pot if you have one. We love it