7 con can recipes

Learn how to make beer can chicken. Tender, fall-off-the-bone grilled chicken that's moist on the inside, crispy on the outside.

Jalapeno basted beer can chicken. Grilled and smoked to perfection, juicy and moist barbecued chicken.

Texas-style venison chili con carne with no beans, loaded with cumin, paprika, oregano, and pure chili powder. Lean, bold, and freezer-friendly wild game chili.

This recipe will produce a notably hot chili. But there are plenty of points where you can modify the heat level. You can substitute a bell or poblano pepper for the fresh hot peppers, substitute olive oil for the chile oil, and adjust or eliminate the hot sauce and/or cayenne pepper.

Green chili con carne with cubed pork loin braised in tomatillos, fresh green chilis, cumin, and white wine in a pressure cooker. A New Mexican-style green pork stew.

Old-school Texas chili con carne built on rehydrated ancho and pequin chiles, cubed beef, cumin, and oregano. No tomatoes, no beans, no shortcuts. Just pure chile-forward heat the way the Lone Star State intended.

Traditional chile con carne tamale filling with shredded beef or pork, red chile, comino, and oregano simmered thick in beef stock. The authentic filling for homemade tamales.