Smoky Kentucky Chili Food

KENTUCKY CHILI

Steps:

• Brown meat, a handful at a time in oil in a large frying pan.
• Transfer to a Dutch oven or stockpot, add bourbon, beer and tomato paste.
• Cover and let simmer 20 minutes.
• Add all remaining ingredients, except the corn flour.
• Stir, cover and let simmer for two hours, stirring frequently.
• Combine two cups of the liquid to the corn flour to make a smooth paste.
• Slowly add the paste into the meat mixture to thicken.
• Add additional water if mixture is too thick for your taste.

SMOKIN' TEXAS CHILI

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 6-quart saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the beef in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned, stirring often. Remove the beef from the saucepot.
• Add the remaining oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it's tender. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the salsa, water, chili powder and cumin. Heat to a boil. Return the beef to the saucepot. Stir in the beans. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Uncover and cook for 30 minutes or until the beef is fork-tender.
• Sprinkle with the cilantro and Chili Toppings, if desired.
• Chili Toppings: Chopped tomatoes, chopped onions or shredded cheese.

SMOKY KENTUCKY CHILI

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saute pan, brown the beef and turkey. Season with smoked salt and smoked pepper. Drain and add to a large pot or slow cooker insert.
• In the same pan, toast the garlic with bourbon-smoked chili powder, chipotle chili powder, cumin, oregano, coriander, smoked paprika, and turmeric until fragrant. Add to pot or slow cooker insert and stir to combine with meat mixture. Add beer, beef stock, crushed tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans, Worcestershire sauce, and chipotle pepper sauce. Stir to combine.
• Simmer on low in large pot or cook in slow cooker on low for at least 2 hours, longer if possible. Make sure to taste the chili before serving and adjust the seasonings as necessary.
• Serve chili with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, diced onions, tortilla strips, or any other toppings of your choice.

KENTUCKY CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato juice, water, chili beans, chili powder, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and stir into chili.

SMOKY BARBECUE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add onions and garlic to pan; saute 5 minutes. Add chiles; cook 2 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until chiles are tender. Cool slightly.
• Place half of the chile mixture in a blender.
• Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid spills). Blend until smooth.
• Pour into a medium bowl and repeat procedure with remaining chile mixture.
• Heat 1 1/2 tsp oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook 7 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan.
• Heat remaining 1 1/2 tsp oil in pan. Add pork and cook 7 minutes or until browned.
• Add chile mixture and beef to pan.
• Stir in tomato puree and remaining ingredients except beans; bring to a boil.
• Partially cover, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in beans; cook 15 minutes.
• Garnish with sour cream and chopped green onions, if desired.

SMOKY BEEF-AND-BACON CHILI

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottomed pot over med. high heat, cook bacon, stirring until it just begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add onion, lower heat to med., cover, and cook stirring occasionally, until translucent, 4 to 7 minutes. Uncover pan, stir in garlic, and cook 1 minute.
• Increase heat to med.-high and add ground beef; break it up with a wooden spoon and stir gently until it loses its raw color, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in spices and 1 tsp salt and cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer, and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover partially, and cook 30 minutes.
• Add beans and cook 10 minutes uncovered. Season to taste with additional salt. Serve warm with toppings on the side.

BOB'S LITTLE KNOWN, LESS CARED ABOUT CHILI

Steps:

• Cook bacon and onion together in a large pot over medium heat until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, garlic and cumin to the pot; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir kidney beans, diced tomatoes, water, chili powder, liquid smoke, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce into the beef mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until thick, about 1 hour. Skim excess grease if desired.

SMOKY CHIPOTLE CHILI

Steps:

• Wash beans thoroughly, soak overnight, and drain.
• Place beans in slow cooker. Add water and next 7 ingredients.
• Cook on LOW for 6 hours, till beans are tender.
• Brown the meat well in a frying pan for 8 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Then add the steak, peppers, corn, tomatoes, and salt to the beans, and cook an additional 30 minutes. If desired, add more chipotle chili powder for more heat.
• Garnish with low-fat sour cream, if desired, and the fresh chopped cilantro.