Pa Paws Chili Food

PAT'S FAMOUS BEEF AND PORK CHILI

Steps:

• In large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until lightly crisp, stirring occasionally. Once the bacon is browned, add the garlic, onions, bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, chipotle chili powder, oregano, and smoked paprika and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until the vegetables are tender and seasonings are aromatic. Add the beef and break it up with a wooden spoon. Once beef is broken up and beginning to brown, add the pork. Break up with wooden spoon like the beef, and brown, until no longer pink, roughly 4 minutes. Stir in the beer and beans. Toss together, then add the crushed and diced tomatoes. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, if necessary. Transfer the chili to serving bowls and garnish with lime wedges, sour cream, shredded cheese, and sliced scallions.

PA-PAW'S CHILI

Steps:

• Spice Mix:.
• Place the cumin seed in a skillet and toast on medium heat until aromatic.
• Grind half the cumin seed in a mortar and pestle or in a blender later with other spices. Leave half the cumin seeds whole.
• Chili:.
• Cook ground meat until just gray and drain.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until soft.
• Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth and 1/3 of the spice mix.
• Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Add Beans and 1/3 of the spices and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add remaining spice mix and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add water if needed to adjust consistency.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Note: If desired, substitute 2 ancho or 3 pasilla dried peppers for the chile and chili powder. Heat the broth to boiling and add the peppers to soak for about 5 to 10 minutes. Add spices and blend to make a spice puree. Use this as you would the spices.

PENNSYLVANIA COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot start browning ground beef.
• When beef is half done add all veg. to pot.
• When veg. are half done add remaining ingredients excluding the tomato paste.
• Bring to a boil over high heat stirring often.
• Lower heat to simmer and let cook for 2 to 6 hours stirring often (the longer then better).
• If chili is not thick enough for you add the tomato paste.
• If you want to add beans go ahead, but this chili is great without them!