Old Fashioned Chili Food

OLD MAMA'S FASHIONED CHILI

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly and browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Stir drained ground beef, black beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, green bell peppers, yellow onion, garlic, and chili seasoning together in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are slightly tender and chili is heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with hot sauce, salt, and ground black pepper to taste.

CHILI

Steps:

• InstructionsBrown your hamburger meat and drain the grease. Add the hamburger to your slow cooker.Add your chopped yellow onion and butter to your skillet and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add your onion to the slow cooker.Add the remaining ingredients to your slow cooker and stir well.Cook on high for 4 hours.Serve with sour cream, cheese & green onions and enjoy!

DAVE'S OLD FASHIONED CHILI

Steps:

• In a frying pan, brown ground beef. Drain. Add remaining ingredients and drained ground beef into a 6 quart pot. Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• A note added: "Dave likes to add fresh, chopped onions on top of his chili serving.".
• My note: I'm guessing that by "small red beans" he meant pinto beans.
• This yields 16 (8 ounce) servings.

REALLY OLD-FASHIONED CHILI WITH SALSA CRUDA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over med-high heat, cook the ground sirloin, onion, bell pepper, and garlic until the meat is browned, breaking up any clumps; drain.
• Transfer mixture to a slow cooker; add in the kidney beans, tomatoes, sauce, broth, chili powder, oregano, and cumin; stir to mix well.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8-9 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Season with salt to taste during the last hour of cooking.
• To make the salsa cruda: combine all the ingredients in a bowl; refrigerate until ready to serve; if you must make the salsa the night before, add the cilantro and lime juice at the last minute.
• Serve the chili in bowls topped with salsa, cheese, and avocado slices.

OLD-FASHIONED FIRESIDE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, over medium heat brown ground beef together with onion, crushed red pepper, garlic and black pepper. Drain off any fat and transfer to a large Dutch oven. Stir in mushrooms, baked beans, kidney beans, (along with liquid), tomato paste, honey, carrots, celery, green pepper, red pepper, beer, and BBQ sauce.
• Bring to 350°F When bubbles begin to form arund the edges, lower the temperature and simmer for 2-3 hours. Delicious with homemade cornbread!

OLD-TIME HOT DOG SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute ground beef and onion over medium heat, stirring often, until beef is browned. Add tomato sauce, chili powder, and Worcestershire sauce. Bring mixture to a boil, lower heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• NOTE: For a real taste treat, place cooked hot dogs on rolls and top with sauce; you should have enough for about 10. Add your favorite regular toppings, too. To make the sauce taste as if it came from a New York pushcart, add a little cinnamon. Oregano will give it a Greek or Italian flavor and a teaspoon of ground cumin will make it an authentic chili dog.

CLASSIC CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large soup kettle, saute green pepper, onions and celery in oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add kidney beans. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes longer. If desired, serve with tortilla chips.

SOUTHERN CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Once oil is hot, add chopped onion and saute 3 minutes, then add 1tsp garlic, 2 tsp paprika, 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, and saute 30 seconds longer. Pour onions into crockpot.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat, add in ground turkey. Stirring occasionally until ground turkey has browned. Once cooked drain and add to crockpot.
• In crockpot add in remaining ingredients, diced tomatoes, kidney beans (drained), 1/2 cup of water or beef broth, 1 tsp granulated sugar, and a tsp each of salt and pepper.
• Stir all ingredients together, cook on low for 6 hours.
• Serve warm. Enjoy!
• Serve topped with: Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, or hot sauce! Optionally serve with for sides: fresh cornbread or biscuits, baked potatoes, saltine crackers or tortilla chips!