Smoked Pork, Black Bean and Corn Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1� cup diced onion
• 1� cup diced celery
• 1� cup diced yellow pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1� pounds ground pork
• 1 smoked pork tenderloin, about 1� pounds, cut into small pieces
• 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
• 2 15 oz cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 can corn, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup water
• 1 5.5 oz can tomato paste
• 3 tbsp chill powder
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• � tsp cayenne pepper (if you prefer a spicier chill, add more cayenne)

Directions

1. Heat oil, on medium heat, in a dutch oven or large pot.
2. Add ground pork and fry until fully cooked.
3. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to break the ground pork into crumbled small chunks of meat during cooking.
4. Add onion, celery, pepper, garlic and smoked pork to the dutch oven and fry, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender.
5. Stir in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
6. Lower heat, stir and cover with lid.
7. Let the chill simmer for 90 minutes.
8. Serve hot.