Got chili recipe?

[Blackhawk]

With ground venison and ground bear meat, I want to make a pot of chili for an upcoming 3-D shoot for 8-10 people.

How about some recipe ideas?  I want it a bit spicy, but please, no flames shooting out my ears, OK?  

[Bill Turner]

With or without beans?  

[Bill Turner]

Texas Campfire Chli:

1.5 lb. trimmed chuck or substitute cut into  1/2 inch cubes

1 large coursely chopped white onion

1 clove garlic minced

2 cups spicy tomato juice
 
1 15oz. can Hunts chopped tomatoes

1 cup beef stock

2 TBS chile powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp oregano

1 TBS masa corn flour

1 TBS water

Brown the meat and the onion in a pot and drain off the excess fat. Add the remaining ingredients except masa and water. Simmer over low heat for 2 hours or until meat is tender, adding more water if necessary.

Combine the masa and water and whisk until smooth. Add the masa/water concoction to the bubbling chili and continue cooking for 15 minutes stirring occasionally until thickened.

Top with cheese and onion and perhaps a dallop of sour cream. Serve with corn bread, floured tortias or crackers and a cold beverage of choice. Sit back and enjoy. Let someone else clean up.

Hope you enjoy

     

[Blackhawk]

I like the idea of the spicy tomato juice and the corn flour.  That recipe looks yummy.

...and can it be chili without the beans?    

[Bill Turner]

Not in my book but I was born in VA. In Texas the Chile cookoffs will not allow beans. I normally make mine with beans, but that is a different recipe then the one above. If you are feeding a crowd the beans serve as an acceptable filler.  

[Blackhawk]

Bill,

I gathered the ingredients this morning (but with beans) and got it going in my big cast iron pot.  It had been simmering for an hour or so around lunch time, so I had to sample it.    

Dang, that chili will make you want to slap your grandma.  

[Bill Turner]

I've never used "Beano" but I add a can of coke or Dr. Pepper to all of my pinto bean recipes. Seems to do the trick. Glad you liked the recipe.  

[Blackhawk]

Bill,

Beano did not work. OUCH!  :eek:  

Next time, coke or Dr. Pepper.  I have already had calls asking me, "Was it the beans or the bear?"  But everyone liked it.  

[Bill Turner]

Can't please'um all Lon. Could be they just needed a good cleaning out. Glad you liked the recipe.

[BTH]

1 pkg Texas Chili Kit seasoning
2 lbs meat
one small can tomato sauce
one large can diced tomato
one large can kidney beans
one small can corn
1 green, red, yellow OR orange bell pepper
1 onion, chopped
three cloves garlic, chopped
olive oil
fresh lime juice

Shiner Bock, at least a six pack (or your beer of choice if Shiner Bock is not available)

Open beer, drink some. Chop the pepper, onion and garlic and sautee in stock pot with oil. Drink more beer.
Brown meat in pan with olive oil. Drink more beer.
Combine veggies and meat in stock pot and add tomato sauce and diced tomato. Add at least one 8 oz can of water, maybe some red wine if you like. Don't forget to drink beer.
Add seasoning packet from Texas Chili Mix. Stir well. And drink beer.
Simmer for about 20-30 minutes. Enjoy your beer in the meantime. Oh yeah, nows a good time to start the cornbread to go with the chili.
In the last five minutes of simmering, add the kidney beans and corn. If you like thicker chili, add the masa flour mixed with water from the Texas Chili Mix and stir it in. If you want it hotter add the cayenne packet to taste. Don't forget the beer.
Finish off the simmering, should have taken out the corn bread by now too. Just before you serve, squeeze in a lime or two and stir.
Serve in a bowl, add sour cream, chedder cheese, more onion on top of that's your thing. Butter and honey for the cornbread and beer to wash it all down. Makes at least 6 servings. You can always use more mix packets and more fixings to double up.

I use venison and wild pig for this. Lately, since I had country suasage made from my last boar, I've used 2 parts ground vension to 1 part country suasage. My latest variation had the lime juice and that last 1/4 of a bottle of Syrah. It was the best chili I have made to this point. But that could've been the beer too.

[Blackhawk]

Bth,    

That recipe should go really good with beer, huh?  

[dakota tim]

I spent years perfecting my recipe.  I finally got it just right & lost the index card during a move!  All I can do now is get close.  I'm going to try Bill's next!

Thanks

[recurvericky]

A simple but very good chili recipe is

1lb ground beef
1lb pork sausage, you choose hot or mild
1 large onion chopped
brown the meat and onions and drain

In a pot combine the meat/onion with the following
2 cans dark kidney beans
2 cans diced tomato's
1 can tomato sause
1 can dice green chili's
2 tbs chili powder or more if you like it hotter
salt and pepper to taste

Bring to a boil,uncovered, lower heat and simmer for 45 minutes stirring occationally.

[Elwood Newman]

Bill Turner  Just Made Your Chili ,The Best I Have Ever Had? Doctered it Up Some Withy Red Kidney Beans And Great Northern Beans,Cut The Chili Powder In Half.Still Hot,But Great Great.
Elwood Newman In Virginia

[Elwood Newman]

Bill Also Used Fine Ground Hamburger And Pork Sausage  I Ground,Run It Through My Grinder Three Times, ( Big Grinder ) I Own The Grocery Stoe Next Door To My House,Ha Ha ,E. Newman