Blazing Smoked Steak Chili Food

RACHAEL RAY'S ROASTED POBLANO STEAK CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high.
• To roast the poblano peppers, drizzle them with EVOO, season with salt and pepper, and place on a cookie sheet. Transfer to the broiler, turning every 1-2 minutes, until charred on each side.
• Remove from the oven, place in a brown paper bag and seal to keep the steam in for about 10-15 minutes. If you do not have a brown paper bag, place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap for about 10-15 minutes.
• After that time, peel the skin off, remove the seeds and stem, and chop into bite-size pieces.
• While the peppers are steaming in the bag or bowl, place a large dutch oven over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons EVOO, 2 turns of the pan. Add the steak and brown, about 3-4 minutes per side.
• Add the red onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander and smoked paprika to the pot and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
• Add the beer, scraping the bottom of the pan with the back of a wooden spoon to release any brown bits. Add the tomatoes, chopped poblano peppers, lime zest and juice, and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• To serve, ladle a portion of the chili into a bowl and top with grated manchego cheese and finely sliced scallions.

BLAZING SMOKED STEAK CHILI

Steps:

• Rub the steaks with the chili powder and some salt and smoke them for a few hours over mesquite wood. Add the peppers for the last hour, and try to get some char on them. Skin the peppers and roughly chop, and chop the steak into 1" square chunks. Boil the small hot chiles and the anaheim in the beer for a moment, then soak for 20 minutes. Remove the chiles and chop to a pulp.
• Chop the onion and garlic and saute in a little oil until starting to carmelize, then add all the rest of the ingredients, including the beer that the chiles were boiled in, and of course the steak-- everything except the tomato sauce, beans and smoked poblanos. Simmer for 1 hour with the lid off to reduce, and then add the rest and simmer another 20 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and top off with chopped raw onion and shredded cheddar to your liking!

CHIPOTLE STEAK CHILI

Steps:

• Cut beef into ¾" cubes.
• In a 4-quart Dutch oven, brown meat, half at a time, in 1 tablespoon hot cooking oil.
• Remove meat, reserving drippings in pan.
• Cook onion, sweet pepper and garlic in drippings until tender; drain fat.
• Return meat to Dutch oven. Stir in chipotle chili peppers in adobo sauce.
• Stir in beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, basil and black pepper.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Simmer, covered, about 1 hour or until the meat is tender.

SLOW-COOKER STEAK CHILI (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat; add steak, onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until steak is browned and onion and garlic are translucent.
• With a slotted spoon, remove steak, onion and garlic to a slow cooker, leaving juices behind in pan. Add one cup water, celery, beans, tomatoes with juice, salsa, tomato sauce and seasonings to slow cooker; stir. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours.
• Shortly before serving time, whisk together flour, cornmeal and remaining 1/3 cup water until smooth. Add mixture to simmering chili; stir for 2 minutes, until thickened. Garnish as desired.

STEAK & SHAKE CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and salt in oil-If there is a high fat content to the ground beef you can omit the oil.
• Put soup in blender, blend for 1 minute.
• Add all to crock pot.
• Drain beef before adding to pot.
• Let simmer on low for 6 hours or on high for 2 hours.

TEQUILA FLATS SMOKED CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large cast iron pot on high. When oil is hot, add cubed beef and cook until browned, stirring occasionally.
• When beef is browned, remove from pot and set aside. Drain any liquid from the pot.
• Return pot to stove and, on medium-high heat, cook the pork sausage and chopped onions until sausage is cooked and onions are translucent.
• At this point, return the cubed beef to the pot along with all the remaining ingredients.
• Stir well, cover and simmer on low to med.-low for 3 to 4 hours stirring occasionally, until beef brisket is tender and chili has thickened.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with shredded cheese blend & green onions.
• American beer (tequila/lime) substitutes Mexican beer.
• 3 to 4 fresh jalapeños, seeded & chopped, substitutes chipotle pepper.