Beef / Pork

Pork and Pumpkin Chili is for Dinner.

Pork and Pumpkin Chili takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Pork and Pumpkin Chili takes 300 minutes to cook.

Pork and Pumpkin Chili makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pork and Pumpkin Chili are:

- Pork, fresh, loin, boneless - 12 oz
- Pumpkin, raw - 600 grams (1.25-1.5 lb)
- Yellow Sweet Corn, Frozen - 400 grams (14 oz)
- Beans, black, uncooked, soaked - 1cup dry
(~2 cups after soaking)
- Diced Tomatoes - 2 cups
- Tomato Sauce - 1 cup
- Jalapeno Peppers seeded, chopped - 1 cup
- Salt - 1.5 tsp
- Garlic powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin powder, 1 tbsp
- Paprika - 1 tbsp
- Oregano, dried leaves - 1 tbsp
- Ginger, ground - 1 tsp
- Water, tap, 5 cups
- 1-1.5 tbsp cooking oil

Here is how you make Pork and Pumpkin Chili:

PREPARATION - - - - - - -Soak 1 cup, dried black beans in water (enough to cover beans) overnight.Drain and rinse beans thoroughly.Seed and scrape a fresh pumpkin. Peel and cut about 1.25-1.5 lb of pumpkin into cubes approx. 1".Seed and chop Jalapeno peppers into medium pieces.Cut 12 oz. of pork loin into cubes approx. 3/4-1".COOKING - - - - - - - - -In a large soup pot, lightly brown pork over medium-high heat in about 1.5 tbsp of cooking oil - cook only enough to sear exterior surfaces of pieces.Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to pot.Add spices and 5 cups of water and stir to dissolve and distribute all spices.Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil over medium-high heat.Cover pot and reduce heat to low.Simmer ingredients covered for about 1.5-2 hours.Remove lid from pot and simmer uncovered until liquids have reduced to preferred consistency (I take this to a medium thick soup - not all the way to stew - takes about 2 hours, if heat is maintained at levels that keep liquids at a low simmer).NOTE: One of the cans of diced tomatoes I use is RoTel diced tomatoes with Habanero peppers to kick the heat up a notch; that with the Jalapenoes gives a good heat. Adjust your seasonings to suit your preference for spiciness.SERVING - - - - - - - - - Each serving is about 2 cups accompanied by saltine crackers.Makes about 4 2-cup servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RICHARDHARRISON.

The nutritional information for Pork and Pumpkin Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 484.5

• Total Fat: 10.6 g
• Cholesterol: 60.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,646.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 65.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 16.7 g
• Protein: 38.4 g