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Carolina Cottage Chili
Cook up a smoky batch of chili coastal-Carolina style chili with zesty pinto beans, bacon, pork shoulder, pepperoncini, and Carolina BBQ sauce. Top it with a little bit of southern charm: in this case, a crispy cornmeal-dusted fried green tomato slice.
- Prep Time
30 Mins
- Cook Time
35 Mins
- Serves
33 Cups
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 cups Vegetable Oil
- 30 oz Applewood Smoked Bacon, ½-inch Diced
- 3 Qt Yellow Onion, ¼-inch Diced
- 1.5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
- 3 Qt Tomato Sauce, Prepared
- 1.5 cups Ketchup
- .75 cup Yellow Mustard
- 3 lb Smoked Pork Shoulder, Pulled, Prepared
- 1.5 cups Pepperoncini peppers, Thinly sliced
- 2.25 Qt Bush’s Best® Easy Entrées® Texas Ranchero® Pinto Beans, Drained
- 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 2.25 Qt Carolina BBQ Sauce, Prepared
- 33 Cornmeal-Dusted Fried Green Tomato Slices, 1/2 in. Slice, Prepared, Reserved Warm
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 cups Vegetable Oil
- 30 oz Applewood Smoked Bacon, ½-inch Diced
- 3 Qt Yellow Onion, ¼-inch Diced
- 1.5 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
- 3 Qt Tomato Sauce, Prepared
- 1.5 cups Ketchup
- .75 cup Yellow Mustard
- 3 lb Smoked Pork Shoulder, Pulled, Prepared
- 1.5 cups Pepperoncini peppers, Thinly sliced
- 2.25 Qt Bush’s Best® Easy Entrées® Texas Ranchero® Pinto Beans, Drained
- 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1 Tbsp Ground Black Pepper
- 2.25 Qt Carolina BBQ Sauce, Prepared
- 33 Cornmeal-Dusted Fried Green Tomato Slices, 1/2 in. Slice, Prepared, Reserved Warm
DIRECTIONS
- Add vegetable oil to a large pot or rondeau set over medium heat. Add bacon and render for 7 minutes, stirring periodically.
- Add yellow onion and sauté for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- Stir in apple cider vinegar, tomato sauce, ketchup, and mustard and mix well. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
- Once at a simmer, reduce the heat to medium. Add pulled pork, pepperoncini peppers, and beans. Mix well. Add salt and pepper.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring periodically. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed.
- For one serving, top 1 cup of chili with 1 Tbsp Carolina BBQ sauce. Garnish with a fried green tomato slice before serving.
