Best Thick Meaty Chili Food

THE BEST CHILI

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.

MEATY THICK MAN CHILI

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until evenly browned. Drain off grease. Place the pot over medium heat, and add the onion, garlic, green pepper, red pepper and kidney beans. Cook and stir for a few minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and water, and season with chili powder. Simmer over low heat for 40 minutes uncovered.

THICK CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and onion in 3 T hot butter until browned.
• Add the kidney beans and tomato soup and cook 10 minutes.
• Combine the chili powder, flour, water and salt and make into paste. Blend into ground beef mixture.
• Bring to a boil and then cover and cook over low heat, stirring frequently, 45 minutes. Depending on your taste, feel free to add more or less chili powder. Serve hot -- with crackers or warm bread.
• If you like your chili less thick, just add the chili powder in step three and omit the flour, water and salt.

NOT THICK, BUT NOT TOO THIN, GOOD OLD ORIGINAL CHILI

Steps:

• Chop all of the onions, peppers, and celery and defrost the beef.
• In a deep bowl, squash the whole tomatoes until they are coarse, but still retain their chunkiness and set them aside for use later.
• In a separate pan, place the beef.
• Cook the beef until it is at a medium--medium-well.
• Drain all of the fat out of the meat pan.
• In the desired soup pot, cook the chopped peppers, onions, and celery.
• Add the meat to the vegetables.
• Add the chili powder and cumin to the meat and vegetables.
• Cook until all of the ingredients have been covered with the chili powder and cumin, or until they take on a red color.
• Add the previously squashed tomatoes to the soup pot.
• Mix well, then add the beans and all of their juice.
• Finally, add the tomato juice.
• Bring to a boil, and then simmer for about 2 hours (this could be less time, if desired, but keep in mind the longer the simmer, the better the taste).
• Serve, but be careful because it's extremely hot!

MEATY MAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat and the oil.
• Add and brown the ground beef.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes and it's juice, onions, garlic and half of the spices. Cover and simmer over low heat for 2 hours, stirring often.
• Add the remaining half of the spices and cook, covered, for 1 more hour. Serve and enjoy.

THICK, HEARTY CHILI

Steps:

• Pack a 1/4 cup measuring cup with jalepeno slices. Dump these on a cutting board, then finely dice them. Put them back into the measuring cup, and fill the cup the rest of the way with liquid from the jalepeno jar.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the water and dehydrated onions. Set aside to allow them to reconstitute.
• Open the cans of black beans and kidney beans into a colander. Rinse well and let drain.
• Dice the red pepper, leaving out the seeds and membranes.
• Brown the bell pepper and meat together in the chili pot until meat is well done. Drain any extra fat.
• With the heat at medium, add the chili powder, cayenne, cumin, and garlic powder to the meat mixture. Saute for 2 minutes to toast the seasonings.
• Add the jalapenos (and liquid), the onions (and liquid). Mix well. Saute for a minute.
• Add in both cans diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Mix well to blend the tomato paste with the mixture. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the chili beans and rinsed beans. Stir.
• Optional items: add brown sugar and/or butter sprinkles. Mix well. At this point, add any optional liquid to thin the chili to your preference. Tip: add liquid 1/2 cup at a time and evaluate the thickness.
• Simmer for 5 minutes. This chili is ready as soon as the beans are heated. Letting it sit and cook longer helps flavors to blend, but is not entirely necessary.
• Enjoy with your favorite extras: crackers, cheese, diced fresh onion, cornbread, corn chips, hotdogs, etc!

BEST DAMN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook , scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.
• Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture. Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, salt, oregano, and black pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes more.
• Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

THICK AND SAVORY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, about half the sweet onion, and garlic powder in the hot skillet until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix tomato chunks, chili beans, tomato sauce, kidney beans, ketchup, and tomato paste in a large pot; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Stir the ground beef mixture and mushrooms into the tomato mixture; season with chili powder, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Cook chili at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors blend, about 45 minutes. Top individual servings with diced sweet onion to serve.

BEST CHILI EVER!

Steps:

• In a very large, deep pre-heated skillet, add olive oil, then add chopped onions and peppers. I also add a little bit of water to the pan (maybe tablespoon or two); cover and cook on medium-low heat, just until onions and peppers begin to sweat. Uncover and add ground beef, using spatula to break up chunks of meat. Cover and cook on low heat until meat is cooked through, about 20 minutes or so (I add a little water during the cooking process). While the meat is cooking, I add the chili powder. I start with 1 Tbsp., and add as I go.
• Once the meat is browned, add the tomato paste, stirring to incorporate completely (I also add more water at this point, enough to make it start looking like chili, a nice, thick chili). Cover and cook on lower heat (slow simmer) for 30 minutes.
• Add the 5 ingredients, stir to incorporate, cover and cook on low (at a slow simmer) for another 60 minutes.
• Add beans and green chiles (including the "juice"), stirring to incorporate. At this point, add more water if you need to do so. Cover and cook on low (slow simmer) for another 40 minutes.
• Total cooking time is about 2-1/2 to 3 hours on stovetop. I know this sounds like a long time, but it really needs that much time to simmer and let the flavors blend.
• Serve with chopped red onion, sour cream, hot sauce, and shredded cheddar, colby and/or Jack cheese(s).