Yesterday, I was going to have chili dogs for dinner. A can of Hormel, some all beef franks, cheese and onion on top.......it sounded great!
Well, my gf thought it was a great idea, but she didn't like the idea of canned chili. So, she stopped off right after lunch and dropped off a lot of grocery bags. Turns out she wanted home made chili. So, I spent an afternoon making it.
It took me hours.
1 pound each of Hot and Mild handmade Italian sausage, 2 of hamburger.
2 each, Yellow and Red Onions, Red and Green Bell peppers, (saute'ed).
6 cloves of Garlic, minced. 1 tbsp of white and black Pepper. Three tbspn of Mexican oregano, and cumin.
5 different kinds of chili powders, as well as Red pepper flakes. 6 Jalepenos, and two fire roasted Poblano(?) chili's, peeled and finely chopped.
One chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. Two Habenero peppers.
Two Corona beers, and two boxes of beef broth. Two cans of diced tomatoes.
Allow to simmer for about 4 hours, adding broth or beer if too much liquid is lost . Add all of the spices again, seasoning to taste. I don't usually add salt, because the low sodium beef broth has enough. Add a couple of tablespoons of corn meal to thicken up just a little before serving.
All of that just to cover to some all beef franks, topped with cheddar cheese and chopped onions.
Does anyone else have a good chili recipe? I am always looking for suggestions to make stuff better. Help a brother out!
Well, my gf thought it was a great idea, but she didn't like the idea of canned chili. So, she stopped off right after lunch and dropped off a lot of grocery bags. Turns out she wanted home made chili. So, I spent an afternoon making it.
It took me hours.
1 pound each of Hot and Mild handmade Italian sausage, 2 of hamburger.
2 each, Yellow and Red Onions, Red and Green Bell peppers, (saute'ed).
6 cloves of Garlic, minced. 1 tbsp of white and black Pepper. Three tbspn of Mexican oregano, and cumin.
5 different kinds of chili powders, as well as Red pepper flakes. 6 Jalepenos, and two fire roasted Poblano(?) chili's, peeled and finely chopped.
One chipotle pepper in adobo sauce. Two Habenero peppers.
Two Corona beers, and two boxes of beef broth. Two cans of diced tomatoes.
Allow to simmer for about 4 hours, adding broth or beer if too much liquid is lost . Add all of the spices again, seasoning to taste. I don't usually add salt, because the low sodium beef broth has enough. Add a couple of tablespoons of corn meal to thicken up just a little before serving.
All of that just to cover to some all beef franks, topped with cheddar cheese and chopped onions.
Does anyone else have a good chili recipe? I am always looking for suggestions to make stuff better. Help a brother out!
