Samuel Adams Boston Lager Pork and Pumpkin Chili

Ingredients:

• 2 bottles Samuel Adams Boston Lager
• 4 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cubed
• 2 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbsp salt
• 1 Tbsp ancho chili pepper
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 1 poblano pepper
• 1 can cannellini beans
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 2 cups cubed pumpkin
• Toasted pumpkin seeds
• Grated Jack cheese

Season pork shoulder with pepper, salt and ancho chili. Saute in a large pan until pork is browned. In a large pot, sweat the onions, garlic and poblano pepper in oil until browned. Add in the tomato paste and stir. Add the browned pork to the onion mixture. Serves 6.

Deglaze the pork saute pan with Boston Lager and reduce by two thirds. Pour into a large pot and add cannellini beans and chicken stock. Simmer on low for 3 hours until the pork is tender. At 2.5 hours, add in the cubed pumpkin. Finish with toasted pumpkin seeds and grated Jack cheese

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