Rich Brooks Damn Good Chili Food

THE BEST CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until just browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Add the jalapeno and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the tomato paste. Cook, stirring frequently, until coated and fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the beef broth and crushed tomatoes and bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in the cooked ground beef and any accumulated liquid, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the chili, partially covered, until the beef is tender and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the beans and their liquid and simmer uncovered until the beans are softened and the chili is thickened, about 30 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Top with sour cream, Cheddar and scallions. Serve with tortilla chips.

COWBOY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook ground beef, garlic and onion over medium heat, stirring until beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Drain well.
• Stir tomatoes with liquid, broth, chili powder, cumin, oregano and cayenne pepper into beef mixture.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Add pinto beans and salt.
• Cook stirring, for 15 minutes longer.
• note: The flavor of the chili actually improves once the ingredients blend making this the perfect do-ahead meal.
• Refrigerate chili until ready to use, then reheat over low heat.

BEST DAMN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add worcestershire sauce and garlic powder.
• Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.
• Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture.
• Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, oregano, and black pepper.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes.
• Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

NEVER-ENTERED-IN-A-CONTEST-BUT-STILL-SUPER-GOOD CHILI

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown meat. Drain and set aside.
• Spray a large (6- or 7-qt.) pot with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, garlic, and celery, and saute briefly.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes and the Rotel.
• Add several shakes of cumin and chili powder (I do it until I can smell them -- you can always add more later), and also the italian seasoning, basil and oregano, if using.
• Cook for about 8 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the beans, browned meat, red pepper flakes, and chili seasoning.
• Partially cover, and simmer for at least 4 hours.
• Serve with shredded cheese and cornbread, if desired.

RICH BROOKS' DAMN GOOD CHILI

Steps:

• Chop the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and mince the garlic clove.
• Heat the vegetable oil on med-high heat and saute the onions, peppers, celery stalk, jalapeno, and garlic until they are soft and onions are translucent.
• Add the beef and continue cooking until the beef is no longer pink, adding salt and pepper to taste.
• When finished cooking, spoon any excess oil from beef mixture and transfer the beef mixture to a soup/chili pot.
• In a separate bowl, mix the chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, hot sauce, salt and pepper, and the beer. Let it sit for a few minutes.
• Add the chili powder mixture from the bowl to the beef mixture in the soup pot.
• Next add the water, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced green chilies, and bay leaf to the pot.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• I serve it with shredded cheese and a dollop of sour cream. It's also good with Fritos, crackers, or as just plain chili!

JUST GOOD CHILI

Steps:

• Brown beef in skillet with onion till done.
• Drain meat and put into crock pot.
• Add rest of ingredients to crock pot and mix well.
• Cover and cook on LOW setting for 8 to 10 hours.

MY PENZEY'S CHILI RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown beef in two batches in a thick-bottomed soup kettle.
• Drain off the fat and set browned beef aside.
• Heat 3 TB. oil in the kettle over medium high heat, adding onions when hot.
• Sauté for 4-5 minutes, stirring often. add the red bell pepper and continue cooking for 2-3 more minutes.
• Add the Chili 3000, stirring until the spices begin to stick to the bottom of the kettle and brown (about 30-45 seconds).
• Quickly add the water.
• Add the tomato puree, chopped tomatoes and the juice they were packed inches.
• Add the kidney beans and salt.
• Add the beef but try not to include any fat that may have accumulated.
• Stir.
• When the chili begins to boil, reduce heat to low and cover.
• Ideally chili should be simmered 3 hours to let all the flavors blend together.
• Stir about every 15 minutes, while checking to make sure heat is not too high, causing chili to stick to the bottom of the kettle.

AUTHENTIC 1840 TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Render the fat to liquid.
• Add the beef, and brown lightly, then add onions and garlic.
• (IMPORTANT Do NOT drain the fat or drippings).
• Cook over medium heat, until onions are translucent, then add spices, stirring gently until blended.
• Continue over low heat for at least two hours, stirring every 30 minutes.
• Add salt to taste, though it doesn't need much.
• If it gets too thick, you can add water, but remember that chili is reputed to be able to stand a spoon up straight!
• Its edible after two hours, but improves vastly with time, so don't be afraid to cook 6 or 8 or ten hours --
• After you've tried the "original" recipe as above, you could add one or two jalapeno's, a single tomato and/or green pepper, just to fully appreciate how far this dish has evolved -- .

DAMN GOOD CHILI MIKE

Steps:

• Saute.
• 1 Cup Garlic.
• 4 Yellow Onions.
• 4 Cups Green Onions.
• 1 Cup Olive Oil.
• 1 Cup Cilantro.
• 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Add-Spices.
• 1 Bottle Beer.
• 4 Tablespoons-Cumin.
• 4 Tablespoons-Oregano.
• 2 Tablespoons-Cayenne Pepper.
• 6 Tablespoons-Paprika.
• 4 Tablespoons-Ancho Chili Powder.
• 2 Tablespoons-Salt.
• Move ot 5 Gallon pot- medium heat 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Add: Pre-Browned & Drained Meats.
• 2 Pounds- Ground Chuck.
• 1 Pound- Spicy Sausage.
• 1 Pound- Sweet Sausage.
• 2 Pounds-Round Steak.
• Continue to cook all ingredients until meat is thoroughly cooked.
• Add:.
• 1 Cup-Tomato Paste.
• 2 Cups-Hot Salsa.
• 2 Cups-Medium Salsa.
• 6 Cups- Whole Tomatoes.
• 1 Cup-Jalapenos.
• 4 Cups-Black Beans.
• 4 Cups-Red Beans.
• 5 Chipotle Peppers.
• 3 Cups-Anejo Tequila.
• Medium-Low heat 4 Two or more hours stirring regularly top off pot.
• Hope u enjoy ;).