Recipe Chili With Pulled Beef & Pork for a Crowd (Main Dish)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 (2 pound) flat, boneless beef chuck roasts, patted dry
• 8 country-style pork ribs, patted dry
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or other flavorless oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 cup mild chili powder
• 4 teaspoons dried oregano
• 4 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 large onions, diced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 12 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 4 (15.5 ounce) cans pinto or kidney beans, rinsed (optional)

Preparing/Cooking:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 450 degrees.
• Set a large, heavy-duty roasting pan over 2 burners on medium heat.
• Pour 2 Tbs.
• oil into a medium bowl.
• Add half the meat; coat.
• Generously sprinkle with salt, pepper, and 1 Tb.
• cumin.
• Repeat entire process with rest of meat.
• Increase heat under roasting pan to medium-high.
• Add half the meat; cook until a solid brown crust forms on one side, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Turn over; cook until a crust again forms, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer meat to a soup pot.
• Brown remaining meat; add to soup pot.
• Set roasting pan aside.
• Add 2 1/2 cups water to the soup pot and cover with heavy-duty foil, pressing down so foil is concave and touches the meat.
• Seal foil around the top of the pot so it is airtight; place lid on pot.
• Heat until you hear pan juices bubble.
• Set pot in oven.
• Cook, without checking, 90 minutes (meat should be very tender).
• Carefully remove from oven and let cool.
• Shred pork and beef into bite-size pieces, discarding pork bones.
• Measure meat juices, then add enough water to equal 12 cups.
• Meanwhile, in a medium skillet over low heat, slow-toast chili powder, oregano and remaining 4 teaspoons cumin, stirring constantly, until spices are fragrant and darker in color; be careful not to burn.
• Set roasting pan over two burners on medium-high heat; add remaining 1/4 cup oil.
• Add onions; saute until soft, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add spices, tomatoes, meat and juices.
• Simmer until flavors are unified, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add garlic, chocolate and optional beans; simmer 5 minutes.
• Serve.

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