Chili A Al Franey Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Lay fries in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, until crisp and golden.
• In a large pot over medium heat, break up ground beef and brown, stirring constantly to break up all the clumps to fine ground.
• Add remaining ingredients through the onion powder. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve hot fries on a plate smothered with chili and topped with shredded cheese, if using.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until just browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add the jalapeno and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, until coated and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the beef broth and crushed tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the cooked ground beef and any accumulated liquid, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the chili, partially covered, until the beef is tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the beans and their liquid and simmer uncovered until the beans are softened and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with sour cream, Cheddar and scallions. Serve with tortilla chips.

Steps:

• Cook ground beef with onion and garlic over medium heat, stirring until meat crumbles are brown.
• Combine meat mixture, beans and the other ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer in low heat for about 1 hour or until all the flavors blend well, checking the liquid and if it needs more just add beef broth.
• NOTE: Or place in a slow cooker in low setting for about 2 hours and serve over spaghetti or rice with corn bread and a salad. This is a complete comfort food meal.

Steps:

• Cut the meat into one-and-one-half-inch cubes. 2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. When it is quite hot, add about one-third of the cubes of meat. Cook, stirring, until nicely browned.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cubes to a separate platter. Add another third of the remaining cubes to the pressure cooker and cook until nicely browned. Transfer to the platter. Continue cooking the remaining cubes and transferring them to the platter.
• Add the green peppers to the fat remaining in the pressure cooker and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the garlic and cook about five seconds, stirring.
• Return the meat to the cooker. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover the cooker with the lid and pressure regulator. Cook 20 minutes. Remove the lid from the cooker, following the manufacturer's instructions. Cook down, uncovered, about 10 minutes or until the sauce is reduced slightly. Serve with cumin rice (see recipe).

Steps:

• Put the broth in a pot or Dutch oven and add the beef a little at a time until it separates into small pieces. Bring to the boil. Cover and let simmer 30 minutes.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions. Cook, stirring often, until the onions are wilted and start to brown. Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, hot red pepper, bay leaf and tomato sauce and bring to the boil.
• Add the tomato mixture to the meat mixture. Add the cider or vinegar and chocolate. Bring to a boil and cover. Simmer one hour. Refrigerate. When ready to serve, skim off the fat, reheat and serve over cooked spaghetti topped with cheese, beans and onion.