Ole Chili Con Carne Food

CHILLI CON CARNE RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare your vegetables. Chop 1 large onion into small dice, about 5mm square. The easiest way to do this is to cut the onion in half from root to tip, peel it and slice each half into thick matchsticks lengthways, not quite cutting all the way to the root end so they are still held together. Slice across the matchsticks into neat dice.
• Cut 1 red pepper in half lengthways, remove stalk and wash the seeds away, then chop. Peel and finely chop 2 garlic cloves.
• Start cooking. Put your pan on the hob over a medium heat. Add 1 tbsp oil and leave it for 1-2 minutes until hot (a little longer for an electric hob).
• Add the onion and cook, stirring fairly frequently, for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft, squidgy and slightly translucent.
• Tip in the garlic, red pepper, 1 heaped tsp hot chilli powder or 1 level tbsp mild chilli powder, 1 tsp paprika and 1 tsp ground cumin.
• Give it a good stir, then leave it to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Brown 500g lean minced beef. Turn the heat up a bit, add the meat to the pan and break it up with your spoon or spatula. The mix should sizzle a bit when you add the mince.
• Keep stirring and prodding for at least 5 minutes, until all the mince is in uniform, mince-sized lumps and there are no more pink bits. Make sure you keep the heat hot enough for the meat to fry and become brown, rather than just stew.
• Make the sauce. Crumble 1 beef stock cube into 300ml hot water. Pour this into the pan with the mince mixture.
• Add a 400g can of chopped tomatoes. Tip in ½ tsp dried marjoram, 1 tsp sugar and add a good shake of salt and pepper. Squirt in about 2 tbsp tomato purée and stir the sauce well.
• Simmer it gently. Bring the whole thing to the boil, give it a good stir and put a lid on the pan. Turn down the heat until it is gently bubbling and leave it for 20 minutes.
• Check on the pan occasionally to stir it and make sure the sauce doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan or isn't drying out. If it is, add a couple of tablespoons of water and make sure that the heat really is low enough. After simmering gently, the saucy mince mixture should look thick, moist and juicy.
• Drain and rinse a 410g can of red kidney beans in a sieve and stir them into the chilli pot. Bring to the boil again, and gently bubble without the lid for another 10 minutes, adding a little more water if it looks too dry.
• Taste a bit of the chilli and season. It will probably take a lot more seasoning than you think.
• Now replace the lid, turn off the heat and leave your chilli to stand for 10 minutes before serving. This is really important as it allows the flavours to mingle.
• Serve with soured cream and plain boiled long grain rice.

GOOD OLD CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Place a large casserole over medium-high heat, and add 1/4 cup olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onions, garlic, carrots, celery and red bell peppers. Stir, and add chili powder, cumin, cinnamon and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Stir every 30 seconds for about 7 minutes, until softened and lightly colored.
• Add the garbanzo beans, kidney beans, tomatoes and ground beef, stirring to break up the meat. Fill one of the tomato cans with water and then add the water to the pan. Coarsely chop the cilantro leaves and refrigerate until needed. Finely chop the stems and add to the pan. Add balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, partly covered, for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Transfer to a warmed serving bowl or individual bowls, and garnish with cilantro leaves. If desired, serve with basmati rice, crusty bread, baked potato or couscous, accompanied by yogurt, guacamole and slices of lime.

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan (Dutch oven) cook beef, onion and garlic until browned and done. Drain the fat.
• Add cabbage, celery, green pepper, tomatoes with their juice, tomato sauce, kidney beans and seasonings.
• Cover and simmer over for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Exchanges per 1 1/8 cup serving - 1 starch, 2 protein.

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Add Pork and Beef to pan and brown meat.
• Then add onion, garlic, water, tomato sauce and tomato paste.
• Mix Cocoa, chilli powder, salt, cumin, oregano and add to pan slowly, mixing in well.
• Cook on low for 1-2 hours or until meat is tender OR pile ingredients into crockpot and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
• This dish is quite unique as it uses cubed meats rather than mince.

OLD JOHN'S CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in frying pan add one onion, the ground chuck, the 3 sliced cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon each of cumin, paprika, tumeric and 1 tablespoon chili powder, saute until beef is browned and drain off the liquid/oil.
• Place drained beef and onion mixture into a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the remaining onion, the diced clove of garlic, the drained kidney beans and the tomato sauce and stir well.
• If the mixture is too thick, thin it with the reserved bean liquid or add another can of tomato sauce.
• Add the tomato paste, another TBSP each of the cumin, paprika and tumeric, 2 TBSP of cocoa powder and 2 to 4 TBSP of the chili powder. (sometimes, I'll use the entire jar) Cook until the onion is tender, stirring occasionally and thinning as desired with the reserved bean liquid.
• Add enough tomato ketchup to correct for the acid balance (see note above).
• Serve with grated cheddar cheese and sour cream if desired.

BUCK'EM-OFF-CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Cut rib steaks or roast into 3/8" cubes.
• Place into a large bowl and sprinkle with flour, mixing well to coat.
• In a large frying pan, heat olive oil on medium high heat.
• Add coated meat cubes and fry until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Transfer meat cubes to a large cooking pot.
• Add chopped garlic, chopped onions, red kidney beans including liquid, plum tomatoes including liquid, tomato paste, beef broth, mushrooms including liquid, chili powder, ground cumin, sugar, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, dried oregano leaves, black pepper, salt, sweet red pepper, green pepper and celery and simmer covered, for at least 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Add beer and red wine and continue to simmer covered, for 15 minutes.
• At this time, adjust seasonings to taste.
• In a small bowl, mix together tapioca starch with 1/4 cup of water.
• While chili is simmering add tapioca mixture to thicken slightly.
• When serving, add some grated sharp cheddar cheese and finely chopped onions for garnish.
• You can substitute and use 2 pounds of lean ground round instead of chuck steaks.
• Dredge ground round in flour and fry until lightly browned.
• Continue with the recipe.

CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Sautee ground beef with onion; drain.
• In a large pot, combine ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients, except for the kidney beens.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours, stirring occassionally. You can also cook this in a crock pot for 5-6 hours on low.
• Add kidney beans and simmer until thoroughly heated.

GRANDMA W'S CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Cook onions in olive oil until tender.
• Brown beef; drain fat.
• Blend all ingredients in a large pot; bring to simmer and cook slowly for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

EASY CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• In a frying pan fry up beef, onions and mushrooms until beef is golden brown.
• Add peppers at this point, cook until slightly soft. (I add some chili powder to the beef to cook it in when the kids aren't eating it.).
• In a large pot (spaghetti noodle size -- you know what I'm talking about) add tomato soup, tomato paste and chili beans and simmer over low heat.
• When the beef, onion and pepper mix is ready add it to the pot and stir.
• Sometime I add chili powder now.
• Serve.

ONE-POT CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until brown. Drain and set aside.
• Saute the onions, celery and bell pepper until onions are soft and translucent.
• Add the ground beef, onions, celery and bell pepper with the remaining ingredients to a large pot.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and grated cheddar cheese on top.

SMOKY CHILI CON CARNE

Steps:

• Brown Italian sausage and ground meat together over medium heat in large pot draining any excess fat.
• Add onions, celery garlic and cook until softened.
• Add sweet pepper for a few minutes, otherwise they are too soft.
• Add chili powder, minced chipotle,and liquid smoke.
• Add tomatoes, sugar and corn, mixing well.
• Bring to boil and let simmer slowly for an hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add kidney beans and let simmer another 15 minutes.
• Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.