Curts Five Alarm Touchdown Chili Con Carne With Beans Food

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Serving suggestions: White rice, chopped cilantro, shredded Cheddar, chopped tomatoes, minced fresh or pickled jalapeno peppers
• Pat the meat dry with a paper towel and season with the salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large stew pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Sear the meat, in small batches, until well browned, adding more oil to the pan as needed. Transfer meat to a bowl and reserve.
• Discard all but 2 tablespoons of oil from the pan. Saute the onions over medium heat for 10 minutes, scraping up the browned bits with a wooden spoon from the bottom of the pan. Add the garlic and saute for 2 minutes more. Stir in the 1/3 cup chili powder, cumin, and oregano and cook for 2 minutes. Add the canned diced tomatoes and whisk in 4 cups of the stock. Add the meat and any accumulated juices back to the pot. Bring to a gentle simmer. Season the chili with the salt and pepper, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
• In a food processor or blender puree half of the beans with the remaining 1 cup of stock. Add the bean mixture to the chili along with the whole beans. Let simmer, uncovered, 1 hour more or until the meat is tender. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons chili powder and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve with rice and suggested condiments.

CURT'S FIVE ALARM TOUCHDOWN CHILI CON CARNE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• Fry bacon in a heavy pot till crisp and the fat is rendered.
• Remove and reserve bacon.
• Pour off most of the bacon fat into a heavy cast iron skillet, leaving a small amount in the pot.
• Brown the meat and garlic in the skillet.
• Saute onions in the fat remaining in the pot until soft.
• Add the meat, bacon, ground chilies, dried spices, the sauces, green chilies, Jalapenos, chipotle, beer and tomatoes.
• Simmer for two hours.
• Add remaining seasonings and sauces during cooking, as you check and stir.
• Make sure last ingredients are added with at least one hour of cooking time remaining.
• Allow the chili to sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours to give the spices a chance to intensify.
• It is okay to serve it right off the stove, but it is almost always better as leftovers.

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 MEAT CHILI CON CARNE WITH BEANS

Steps:

• In a large pot brown meat in stages, about a 1/4 at a time.
• Remove meat.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until translucent.
• Return meat to the pot, add the tomato juice, and 1/2 the spices.
• Cook about 1 hour and add the tomato sauce and the rest of the spices.
• Let simmer about 2 hours; add the beans and simmer about 30 more minutes, then enjoy.
• I like mine served with corn bread and grated cheddar cheese.