Chili Beans Food

BEAN-AND-BEEF CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Pat the beef dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown in batches, about 4 minutes, adding more oil as needed. Transfer to a plate.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add 1 1/2 tablespoons oil to the pot. Add the onions and garlic; cook, stirring, until golden, about 6 minutes. Add 1/3 cup chili powder, the oregano and tomato paste; cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
• Return the meat to the pot and stir in the tomatoes with their juices, broth, espresso and pinto beans. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, until the beef is tender, about 2 hours.
• Stir the remaining 2 tablespoons chili powder into the chili. Divide among bowls. Top with cheese, sour cream and/or avocado.
• Hot:
• This base recipe is relatively tame; a last-minute hit of chili powder adds just a touch of heat.
• Hotter:
• Add 5 crumbled dried arbol chiles to the pot with the tomato paste, then continue as directed.
• Hottest:
• Add 5 crumbled dried arbol chiles with the tomato paste and continue as directed, omitting the beans. Stir in 1 cup chopped pickled jalapenos before serving.

EASY CHILLI BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan.
• Add onion and cook on medium heat until softened.
• Add the kidney beans and tomatoes, then stir in the rest of the ingredients.
• Bring to a slight boil.
• Simmer for approx 20 minutes (longer if you like), stirring occasionally.
• Serve with rice.

RIC'S CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• On Medium high heat brown ground beef in a skillet or dutch oven.
• Add 1/4 tsp blk pepper and the onion salt with seasoned salt. Drain.
• Add beans and tomato sauce, chili powder and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
• Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Seve as a side to meat or serve in bowls as a meal.
• We enjoy saltine crackers, chips or tortillas with this chili.

CHILI BEANS

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.

BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion, red bell peppers, jalapeno, mushrooms, tomatoes and corn for 10 minutes or until the onions are translucent. Season with black pepper, cumin, and chili powder. Stir in the black beans, chicken or vegetable broth, and salt. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium low. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the soup to food processor or blender; puree and stir the bean mixture back into the soup. Serve hot by itself or over rice.

MEXICAN CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• Sort and wash beans.
• Cover beans plus one (1) inch with beef stock, bring to a rolling boil for five (5) minutes, turn off heat, cover and let stand one (1) hour.
• Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce heat to a slow simmer, cover and cook about four (4) hours or until beans are tender and sauce has thickened, adding beef broth as need to keep beans slightly covered.
• Freely substitute 2 lbs small red kidney beans, or pinto beans, or a combination of the two (2).
• You may also substitute 3/4 lb of salt pork, diced, for the smoked bacon, adjusting salt as needed.

BEAN & PEPPER CHILLI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and peppers, and cook for 8 mins until softened. Tip in the spices and cook for 1 min.
• Tip in the beans and tomatoes, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 mins or until the chilli is thickened. Season and serve with rice, if you like.

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.

THREE BEAN MEXICAN CHILLI

Steps:

• If using dried beans, soak and cook as recommended on the packaging prior to starting the chilli
• Add the carrot, celery, onion, garlic and fresh chilli if using to the oil in a large wide pan on a medium hot heat and sweat until onions are translucent, about 10 mins
• Add tomato puree and stir for 30 seconds, then add the cumin, coriander, bay and cinnamon, smoked paprika and dried chilli if using. Stir fry for a minute.
• Add chopped tomatoes, chopped pepper and soy sauce, bring to simmer, cover and leave on low heat for 10-20mins, stirring occasionally, until veg is cooked through. Adding pepper at this step leaves a bit of crunch. If you like it more cooked add with other veg at step one.
• Add all the beans, stir, bring to simmer, cover and cook on low heat for 10-15 minutes until beans are hot. Keep an eye on it, add a couple of tblsp of water if it is a bit dry.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and serve with a dollop of sour cream and plain rice.

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.

CHILI CON CARNE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Saute meat, onions and garlic until done.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 hours.
• The beer is optional but does add a good flavor and, of course, the alcohol is cooked out during cooking.

FIVE-BEAN CHILLI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a casserole dish and fry the onion and peppers for 10 mins over a medium heat until the onion is golden brown. Add the garlic and spices, and fry for 1 min. Pour in the tomatoes, both cans of beans, 50ml water, then add the sugar and season. Simmer, stirring regularly, for 15-20 mins until thickened.
• Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions. Serve the chilli on the rice and scatter over the coriander. Top with a spoonful of soured cream, or guacamole, if you like.

MIXED BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Soak the dried beans overnight.
• heap a little oil in a large pan. Add onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened.
• Stir in cumin and chilli powder and cook, stirring, for about 1-2 minutes.
• Add the drained beans and stock and bring to the boil. Boil vigorously for about 10 minutes.
• Trnasfer the mixture to the crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 10 hours, until the beans are tender.
• About 20 minutes before serving, add the chopped yellow pepper and stir.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir in the sugar.
• Serve immediately.