Lenores Chili From Scratch Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the beef and onion and saute until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the stewed tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, beans and water.
• Season with the chili powder, garlic powder, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.

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:

• Soak one 32-ounce package of small red beans in a large pan over night to soften the beans. Drain. In the morning, simmer your beans for two hours in fresh water with 2 or 3 carrot pieces (secret ingredient to eliminate consumers from getting gas when eating this chili!), and a couple of teaspoons of salt. During the last hour while the beans are cooking, brown 4 pounds of hamburger meat with three chopped onions. Salt and pepper to taste. (I usually use Lawry's seasoning salt and pepper.) When beans are tender and have finished cooking, drain the water they cooked in and add fresh water. Heat and add the hamburger mixture. Add 5 - 28 ounce cans of chopped tomatoes. Add one large can of tomato sauce. Add 3 - 4 Tablespoons of salt and 4 Tablespoons of chili powder. Cook and simmer for an hour. (I actually let it simmer all day on the stove and the flavors really blend and it even tastes better! I end up adding a couple of glasses of water throughout the day as the chili simmers down) The above ingredients are for a LARGE pan of chili. Cut recipe in half for smaller amounts. Note: Season to taste. The amounts of salt and chili powder are close but I taste as I go. Remember, you can always add more seasonings but if you add too much up front you can't take any out later! Large batches can be frozen for later use! (Yummy!)

Steps:

• Rinse the beans under cold water, sorting out any rocks/particles. Cover in cold water and soak for 6 to 8 hours.
• Drain the beans and place in a stockpot with the ham hock; cover with fresh water by 2 inches. Add the tomato sauce, chili powder, brown sugar, white vinegar, garlic, onions, 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons pepper.
• Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer, adding a little more liquid if the level gets too low, until the beans are tender, 3 to 4 hours. Taste, and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or soup kettle, brown beef with onions until the beef is brown and the onions are tender; drain. Stir in spices and tomato sauce. , Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Combine flour and vinegar; stir into chili. Simmer another 15 minutes or until thickened.

Steps:

• **A lot of the measurements are to taste.**.
• Heat a large Dutch oven with some E.V. Olive Oil. Once hot, reduce heat to medium high & sauté garlic & onions until fragrant & slightly brown.
• Add meat & brown.
• Slowly add all of the liquids: V-8 Juice, Chicken Stock, dissolved Beef Bouillon, Liquid Smoke, Molasses, & Worcestershire Sauce.
• Mix well.
• Reduce heat to low & simmer for 5 -10 minutes.
• Add tomatoes.
• Add the spices: Chili Powder, Salt, Pepper, Cayenne, Cumin, & Allspice.
• Cover Dutch oven & simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Continue simmering until chili becomes thick & hearty (about an hour or more).
• Be sure to taste throughout cooking process & feel free to add to the chili.
• If chili becomes too salty, chop a potato into 8 large chunks & place into chili. The potatoes will absorb the extra salt.
• Serve chili in bowls and dress with a fine layer of grated cheddar cheese, a dollop (spoonful) of sour cream, and serve with crackers.

Steps:

• Put the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
• When it's hot, add the ground meat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Adjust the heat so it sizzles steadily, and cook, stirring occasionally to break it up until the meat browns all over (5 to 10 minutes).
• Add the onion, and cook, stirring once in a while, until it softens and turns brown (3 to 5 minutes).
• Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and oregano, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes fragrant (another minute).
• Add the tomatoes, chili, and beans to the pot, along with enough water to cover everything by 2 or 3 inches.
• Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the mixture bubbles steadily, but not furiously, and cover.
• Cook, undisturbed, for 30 minutes.
• After that, stir the chili every 20 minutes or so and adjust the heat so it continues to bubble gently.
• Add more water, 1/2 cup at a time, if the chili starts to stick to the bottom of the pot.
• When the beans begin to soften (30 to 60 minutes, depending on the type of bean and whether you or not you soaked them), sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Continue to cook, stirring occasionally and adding water if the pot looks too dry, until the beans are quite tender but still intact. This will take about the same amount of time as it took for them to soften.
• When the beans are very tender, taste, adjust the seasoning, and serve garnished with cilantro.

Steps:

• Prepare your vegetables. Chop 1 large onion into small dice, about 5mm square. The easiest way to do this is to cut the onion in half from root to tip, peel it and slice each half into thick matchsticks lengthways, not quite cutting all the way to the root end so they are still held together. Slice across the matchsticks into neat dice.
• Cut 1 red pepper in half lengthways, remove stalk and wash the seeds away, then chop. Peel and finely chop 2 garlic cloves.
• Start cooking. Put your pan on the hob over a medium heat. Add 1 tbsp oil and leave it for 1-2 minutes until hot (a little longer for an electric hob).
• Add the onion and cook, stirring fairly frequently, for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft, squidgy and slightly translucent.
• Tip in the garlic, red pepper, 1 heaped tsp hot chilli powder or 1 level tbsp mild chilli powder, 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp ground cumin.
• Give it a good stir, then leave it to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Brown 500g lean minced beef. Turn the heat up a bit, add the meat to the pan and break it up with your spoon or spatula. The mix should sizzle a bit when you add the mince.
• Keep stirring and prodding for at least 5 minutes, until all the mince is in uniform, mince-sized lumps and there are no more pink bits. Make sure you keep the heat hot enough for the meat to fry and become brown, rather than just stew.
• Make the sauce. Crumble 1 beef stock cube into 300ml hot water. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture.
• Add a 400g can of chopped tomatoes. Tip in ½ tsp dried marjoram, 1 tsp sugar and add a good shake of salt and pepper. Squirt in about 2 tbsp tomato purée and stir the sauce well.
• Simmer it gently. Bring the whole thing to the boil, give it a good stir and put a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat until it is gently bubbling and leave it for 20 minutes.
• Check on the pan occasionally to stir it and make sure the sauce doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan or isn't drying out. If it is, add a couple of tablespoons of water and make sure that the heat really is low enough. After simmering gently, the saucy mince mixture should look thick, moist and juicy.
• Drain and rinse a 410g can of red kidney beans in a sieve and stir them into the chilli pot. Bring to the boil again, and gently bubble without the lid for another 10 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks too dry.
• Taste a bit of the chilli and season. It will probably take a lot more seasoning than you think.
• Now replace the lid, turn off the heat and leave your chilli to stand for 10 minutes before serving. This is really important as it allows the flavours to mingle.
• Serve with soured cream and plain boiled long grain rice.