Chili Caribbean Style Food

CARIBBEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Season meat with salt and pepper.
• In a large Dutch Oven brown ground meat (If using lean meat put in a Tbsp of vegetable oil to prevent sticking). While meat is browning drain and rinse beans.
• Add chopped bell pepper and onion. Cook until onion is translucent.
• Add beans and cook for a about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and salsa.
• Bring to a simmer and add spices, start out small until you reach the amount of kick you like. Depending on the heat in the salsa and the tomatoes you use, the amount of spice varies.
• Cook at a low simmer for about 30 minutes.

CHILI -CARIBBEAN STYLE

Steps:

• You will need a large skillet and a dutch oven or a crock pot.
• Saute the onion, peppers, and celery in oil until just browned. You may need to do in batches. When done, dump it in the dutch oven.
• Brown the meat, chopping fine, drain and put in dutch oven.
• Add remaining ingredients to the dutch oven and simmer on low for at least an hour. You can also use a crock pot in place of dutch oven and simmer all day long on low.

CARIBBEAN DREAM CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in pork and sirloin; cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease from the pot.
• Crush tomatoes by hand and add them to the pot with their juices. Pour in beef broth. Stir in black beans, raisins, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt, allspice, and cloves. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until raisins are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Stir green olives and almonds into the pot. Simmer until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.

HAWAIIAN-STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large Dutch oven until hot over high heat. Add the ground beef, and cook until barely pink, stirring constantly to break into small pieces. Stir in onions and bell pepper, cook until the meat has browned, and the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour meat into a large mesh strainer and press to expel excess fat.
• Place meat back into Dutch oven along with stewed tomatoes, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and pineapple chunks; season with chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, or until chili reaches desired consistency.

CARIBBEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Drain beans. Place in a large pot with 8 cups water and bring to a boil. Add peppers, ginger and bay leaf. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove from heat and remove bay leaf. In a separate pot add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chili powder, oregano and tomatoes. Simmer on low heat for 1/2 hour, stirring frequently.
• Combine bulgur wheat with 1/2 cup boiling water n a seperate bowl and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Take one cup of the cooked beans, along with some cooking liquid and puree. Pour this back into the bean mixture along with tomato mixture, bulgur wheat, and salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Serive over rice.

SLOW COOKER BLACK BEAN & MANGO CARIBBEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except the mangoes and additional salt and pepper to a 3-quart or larger Crock Pot. Stir gently to combine. Cook on low for 8-10 hours (or on high for 4-6 hours). Stir in the mango, cover, and cook for another 10 minutes or so - just enough to warm the mangoes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
• Scoop into large bowls and top individual servings with an assortment of toppings, if you like.