Brooks Beans Chili Food

GROUND BEEF CHILI WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes into a large stockpot over medium heat.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to the stockpot.
• Cook and stir chorizo in the same hot skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer chorizo to the stockpot.
• Heat oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onions and garlic until very well cooked and translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add cumin and chili powder and cook for about 3 minutes more. Transfer onions to the stockpot with lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Stir black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans into the pot.
• Heat the skillet over medium-high heat and lightly saute bell peppers, about 5 minutes. Add to the stockpot.
• Add corn to the stockpot and season with additional salt and pepper. Add hot sauce to taste and simmer for 30 minutes more. Sprinkle cilantro on top and serve.

BROOKS BEANS® EASIEST EVER CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef with green peppers and onion in large sauce pot.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer uncovered 25 minutes. Serve, if desired, with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream.

RICH BROOKS' DAMN GOOD CHILI

Steps:

• Chop the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and mince the garlic clove.
• Heat the vegetable oil on med-high heat and saute the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and garlic until they are soft and onions are translucent.
• Add the beef and continue cooking until the beef is no longer pink, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• When finished cooking, spoon any excess oil from beef mixture and transfer the beef mixture to a soup/chili pot.
• In a separate bowl, mix the chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, hot sauce, salt and pepper, and the beer. Let it sit for a few minutes.
• Add the chili powder mixture from the bowl to the beef mixture in the soup pot.
• Next add the water, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced green chilies, and bay leaf to the pot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• I serve it with shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. It's also good with Fritos, crackers, or as just plain chili!

GRANNY'S FAST AND EASY CHILI

Steps:

• In large dutch oven cook ground round until no longer pink and nicely browned. Drain any grease that has accumulated.
• Add remaining ingredients to browned ground round and mix well. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until heated thru.
• Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, or any topping of your choice.