Dads Famous Chili Recipes

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:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef and ground pork. Cook and stir until the meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease. Set meat aside. Melt the butter in the pot over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, bell pepper, and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked meat, pinto beans, tomatoes, parsley, chili powder, pepper, monosodium glutamate, salt, and cumin. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Brown beef in skillet and drain fat.
• Heat oil in separate frying pan and add 1/2 of the chopped onions, sauté until soft, but not brown.
• In blender, purify the other 1/2 of onion, the red bell pepper, garlic, black pepper, and tomato puree.
• Pour the blended ingredients, ground beef, and sautéed onions into a crock pot or a large stock pot.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, chipotle, cayenne pepper, crushed red peppers, chili powder and stir.
• Simmer in pot for about 2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• The longer you leave it cooking on low heat, the more the spices and seasonings will blend together and the better it will be.
• Serve over cooked white rice.

Steps:

• In a large 6-8 quart stock pot, brown the sausage and ground beef together, adding the diced green pepper and onion in the last 5 minutes or so.
• Add the bouillon cubes, garlic, diced chili pepper (if used), tomato paste, and all seasonings EXCEPT bay leaves. Stir well until completely mixed.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes (including liquid), canned diced green chilis, ale or stout (if used), and the bay leaves. Then carefully mix in the kidney and black beans being careful not to mash the beans.
• Simmer on low for at least 45 minutes, up to 2 hours. Be careful not to burn the bottom.
• Serve with crackers and shredded cheddar cheese; add a splash of pepper sauce if you like it HOT.
• This recipe makes about 6 quarts of chili that tastes even better the second day, and withstands freezing very well.
• NOTE:.
• If using dried beans, adjust the recipe as follows:.
• 1 lb. + 1 cup dried kidney beans.
• 1 cup dried black beans.
• 3 Tblsp sugar.
• 1½ Tblsp salt ADDITIONAL to recipe.
• Dried beans must be soaked overnight and PRECOOKED BEFORE being added to chili (simmer black beans for 45 minutes, kidney beans for 1 hr 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Brown beef in large skillet then drain fat.
• Chop peppers and onions into"thumb size" chunks.
• Combine all ingredients into 10 Quart pot.
• Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour stirring often.
• If you like your chili thinner than this, add beer to thin, not water.
• (When serving, we like to garnish with sharp cheddar or sour cream and crackers or cornbread.).